My son is 1.5 years old. He has a bad habit of sucking his thumb Pls advise is it harmful in anyway and how to prevent it.

1 Answer

Sunita MahatoMom of 2 children3 years ago

A. thumb sucking if baby develop it becomes habit for the baby.. try to divert or distract the baby as the baby is doing so.. restrict baby.. as doing so baby will give up the habit in some time..

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