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Guardian of a 5 yr 1 m old girl3 years ago
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my daughter is 2yrs old now but still she is sucking her thumb during sleep time and sometimes during the day as well..how to stop her??

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years ago
A. babies have natural rooting and sucking reflexes, which can cause them to put their thumbs or fingers into their mouths . because thumb sucking makes babies feel secure, some babies might eventually develop a habit of thumb sucking when they're in need of soothing or going to sleep. sometimes due to stress also this can occur. it is many times increased during the teething process also. you can wait till max till permanent tooth eruption starts most experts agree that a thumb-sucker younger than 5 shouldn't be pressured to stop stop byd 1 positivde reinforcement : praise when child does not do it. also offer bed time stories and outside entertainment when child does not do it. 2 identify trigger as what led to it. stress ?? 3 gentle reminder. do not scold and severely criticize last option- dentist treatment after 5years .
AbhayaMom of a 15 yr 8 m old boy3 years ago
A. Hi mom u can apply neem juice or garlic juice on the thumb. The bitter taste of this will discourage your baby to suck thumb. normally the kids they outgrow this habit with time. so no need to worry that much.
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