I have a friend like 12 and she still sucks her thumb and tells me she can't stop what can she do?
2006-09-13 11:35:21 · 15 answers · asked by veronica s 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
She also ahs really straight teeth and the othadontist tells her she would never need to get braces and she has been sucking on her thumb for her whole life
2006-09-13 11:41:36 · update #1
tell her to keep putting lemon juice on it
eventually she'll stop
2006-09-13 13:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by BruceNasty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I actually knew of 2 adults that sucked their thumbs---I thought I seen it all! Sometimes there are a few that continue to even as adults but most of the time, they stop. They have to be ready though, you really cant make them.
2006-09-13 15:08:57 · answer #2 · answered by CTMEDS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to suck my thumb when I was little. I remember my mom and dad trying to get me to stop. They tried the stuff you put on your fingers and nails, (I learned that taste only lasted a little while). They tried to bribe me with toys, games, and my favorite restaurant. I remember other kids making fun of me.
I guess it's just a comfort thing. I don't remember when I stopped, but I stopped. My brother used to suck on his finger. He was older when he finally stopped, probably around 12 or 13 years old.
I think it just takes time. Nothing is going to make her stop until she is ready to stop.
2006-09-15 06:03:32 · answer #3 · answered by zil28ennov 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes it is learned behavior that cannot be stopped so easily, but ask her if she thinks a boy wants to date a girl he views as still a baby because she sucks her thumb?!
2006-09-13 15:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by mya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will eventually quit, but if you wnat to prevent buck-teeth, you could put hot sauce on her thumb or something she hates, and she wont suck it. My cousin still does, but she loves hot stuff so what ever works for your friend
2006-09-13 11:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by horsecrazygal01 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know someone who does the exact same way he sucks his thumb through middle school, and all through highschool. Maybe his parents didnt tell him to stop. and your friends parents should tell her to stop before she gets buck teeth.
2006-09-13 11:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by mamas_grandmasboy06 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell her to try putting something really gross on her thumb, like hot sauce. Then, when she sucks on it, it'll taste terrible. It might help her stop.
2006-09-13 11:43:41 · answer #7 · answered by kimilou2001 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a product out there that you can use it's really nasty tasting but it doesnt make you sick or vomite. I am not sure what the name is called but it is used to stop bitting nails. Just go to your local store and ask if they have anything to help stop bitting your nails.
2006-09-13 14:37:02 · answer #8 · answered by medevilqueen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put anything that is spicy around her thumb while she's sleeping so when she wakes up in the morning she would taste the her thumb is spicy and will never suck her thumb again
2006-09-13 14:12:07 · answer #9 · answered by taGaLOG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eventually she will stop... especcialy if she has sibblings Cause they'll make fun of her. Then you can always tell her that because she sdoes that she can mess up her teeth and have to get braces.
2006-09-13 11:39:26 · answer #10 · answered by Wise One! *DuH* 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋