2006-12-13 09:22:55 · 14 answers · asked by loswolf62 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I wouldn't worry about it before the ages of four to six (when permanent teeth come in), especially since most children tend to drop the habit around age four anyway.
2006-12-13 09:28:22 · answer #1 · answered by Bry 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Replace the "bad" behavior with a new one. I always let my kids have the pacifiar...that way I could take it away from him/her or "trade" for it. Too expensive to have surgery to remove a thumb just for sucking on it! lol Anyways, they do make a liquid out there that is specifically made for thumb suckers wishing to break the habit. Taste nasty and is FDA approved. Ask your ped or pharm. Btw, thumb sucking is a means of relaxation to a very young child. It sooths them. Find something else that may sooth him that uses the hand for which has the thumb that he sucks. Good luck!
2006-12-13 17:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by luv2bake 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there's a finger nail polish that's to help stop biting your nails try putting that on his thumbs the taste is really bitter.
2006-12-13 17:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by Andrea H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know that i chew my fingernails but i cant after ive used fingernail polish remover bc i cant stand the taste. i'd recommend that but i dont know if it would be poisonous to a child.
2006-12-13 17:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start telling him that if he doesnt stop pretty soon it will start to turn black... remind him everyday for a while and if he doesnt believe you and you still want him to quit, at night when he is sleeping start to paint his thumb black, use shoepolish, start with small spots at first, increase them in size until he quits... if he changes to fingers do the same thing... :o)
2006-12-13 17:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
reward them for not sucking on the finger and no rewads for when they do. Do not say you are rewarding them for that but they will figure it out and it goes away.
2006-12-13 17:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by James F 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well you dont let them start doing it in the first place...I use binkys you can throw those away...but if you really want to know put vinigar on their finger tips....good luck!!!!
2006-12-13 17:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by Joy D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can get this nail polish that is clear and put it on his thumb. the one i used on my son is called hoof, it tasted bad whenever he put it in his mouth
2006-12-13 17:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by lemon_luver33 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you tried putting baking soda on his finger
2006-12-13 17:25:15 · answer #9 · answered by <3♥Judy♥<3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep a band aid on it! Works great, I guess
2006-12-13 17:26:36 · answer #10 · answered by Steve-o 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋