That's right,my two girls are sucking their thumbs. At first,it didn't bother me--being told that it was a sign that the girls would behave well,etc..etc. Seeing how challenging everyday is with them, I begin to wonder.;)
Now that Ate is 3 yrs.old, her thumb sucking is affecting her teeth and of course her speech. I can clearly hear that when she pronounces her S. What bother me most is seeing other older children sucking their thumbs. It worries me that if don't do anything now, they would end up like that,too. I really don't want my girls to grow up with that habit.
Do you have any suggestion?
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but they really cute and lovely..
http://www.ehow.com/how_2086362_stop-thumb-sucking.html
I remember that I was also shucking my thumb (when I was a toddler, of course). I stopped it by myself after I saw a doctor on television mentioning bad effects of thumb shucking :D
I hated her for being a 'sucker' but we were best pals at the time. I can imagine how her daughter would be like 10 years from now.
I took Psychology in college and there I realized that sucking is a proof of how strongly attached the child is to the mother. This unusual bond will develop into a habit unless not tolerated.
Anyway, just refrain them from doing that. Ganun kasi ginawa ko sa girl nun napansin ko na parang magtthumbsuck na siya noon. Naagapan naman. Bsta you just restrain them pag nakikita mo. Effective naman un.
Take care! :)
My sister was a thumbsucker until she turned two or three (I think). My Mama had to do something about it because there´s a bunion that´s forming on her thumb after years of thumbsucking and it looked gross!
Try putting something bitter tasting on the thumb to discourage them from thumbsucking. It worked for my sister. ;)
hi! visiting you back :)
and I don't recommend putting chili on their hands either so they won't suck them anymore, lol! maybe they will change along the way :)
Your girls are very cute!I hope they'd stop the habit. Good day to you Mayet!
I tried coaxing her and even bribing her with gifts in exchange of her thumb-sucking. Those did not work.
I searched the internet and found the solution. I forgot the exact brand I bought but I got it from the pharmacy. It's a solution you put on the thumb. It's safe and was created to stop thumb-sucking.
I got it here in Dubai from one of the pharmacy. I asked my daughter what it tasted like, she said "YUCK!"
It was the one thing that stopped her completely from sucking her thumb ever again. Whenever she was tempted, I'd shake the bottle right in front of her and she didn't even reconsider...LOL. Just check the net for various brands.