thumb sucking
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Steve West
@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
7 Sep 16
When I was quite young, I never got into sucking my thumb. I was a finger nail biter though. I've know a child or two that have sucked their thumb. For some children, it provides comfort or a sense of calmness. For others, it...
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153529)
• India
16 Jul 16
It is fine when a baby is seen thumb sucking but not when grown up kids do it. My older brother carried on with that habit for many years.Mother had a tough time to get him rid of the habit. She would apply some bitter stuff on...
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
15 Jul 16
This article says that thumb sucking (my sister) and nail biting (me) might reduce allergies.
I'm here to say - it didn't work for us!
My sister is still plagued by allergies and, well, I think my friends here know that I have...
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str8_up_cutie83
@str8_up_cutie83 (217)
• United States
4 Feb 10
Hey mylotters, Maybe you can help me. I have 2 children, my oldest is my daughter who turned 5 in July. She used a pacifier until she was 3 months old, for some reason she started to refuse them and suck her thumb instead. At...
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jheaps2
@jheaps2 (15)
• United States
16 Aug 08
When I switched my son over from the bottle to a sippy cup he started sucking his thumb. So I tried that nasty tasting stuff on his thumb and he moved on to his finger. He curls it in his mouth so that he is sucking on the middle...
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hopejordan
@hopejordan (3561)
• Australia
19 Jul 08
i know my dad said that i sucked my thumb but when he smacked me i never did it again but my daughter sucks her thumb and she is 8 years old and i have a thumb sucking spray and she does not like it i tell her that your teeth will...
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se7enthbird
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
8 Jul 08
my child did thumb suck but around two to three weeks only and from then on did not try to thumb suck again. my wife just always reminds him not to and he just stops doing it. but there are stubborn kids that they always make a...
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shizuoka
@shizuoka (352)
• United States
14 Apr 08
My youngest daughter will be 4 years old in June. She still sucks her thumb. My husband and I have suggested to her that she's getting a little old for that, but it is a firmly entrenched habit and a strong form of comfort. We're...
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zavansky
@zavansky (57)
• United States
5 Jul 07
I have tried: stuff you paint on the nails (thum and other brands) tabasco, a ring on her thumb, rewards for not sucking, small punishments, constant reminders, ignoring it for a few weeks, EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF... She has...
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Kaeli72
@Kaeli72 (1229)
• United States
13 Feb 07
My 11 year old daughter still sucks her thumb and has a blanky that she carries around the house to hold while doing the thumby.
When she was just an infant, I had to go back to work. My lazy ex husband would stay up all night...
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