Is it wrong to suck your thumb

@iqalburn (147)
United States
October 17, 2006 11:06pm CST
My son is now 8 years old and I still see him sucking his thumb. Is that wrong?
5 responses
psmohan
@psmohan (1877)
• India
18 Oct 06
Yes it wrong. First it can cause infection and also the thumb will loose its strength.
iqalburn
@iqalburn (147)
• United States
18 Oct 06
I have tried several ways to stop him, I have even embarrassed him in front of his friends, but he continues, I asked his counselor at school about it and she said it was just a phase that would pass...yea right he is still doing it, I would hate for him to get sick.
psmohan
@psmohan (1877)
• India
18 Oct 06
In the night time while asleep apply some bitter oil or substance in the thumb.
aditya007
@aditya007 (163)
• India
18 Dec 06
no thats ok ,but u hav to care full to look after his thooth.B'couse of the thumb the gap between his teath hapens,
istanto
@istanto (8548)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 06
I think its normal until he's 10 year.
Poison_Girl
@Poison_Girl (4150)
• United States
7 Dec 06
I don't know if it's necessarily "wrong". I sucked my thumb for a long time, too. My parents would put Tabasco sauce on my thumb, but it never worked. I would just wipe it off and go back to sucking on it again, so I don't recommend taking that route. Out of us 4 kids, I sucked my thumb the longest, yet I was the only one who didn't have braces. *knock on wood*
cdbuxton1
@cdbuxton1 (15)
•
8 Dec 06
nope its npt wrong at all, its a natural thing for everyone, they will soon get out off the habbit of sucking there thumbs so do not worry about it