Gentle Ways to Stop Nighttime Thumbsucking How do I stop my 4-year-old from sucking his thumb at night? His front teeth are starting to be affected. Your statement “his front teeth are being affected” is a red flag that supports your mother’s intuition that something must be done now to stop the nighttime thumbsucking. Once […]
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Easing Nighttime Thumb Sucking
How Do I Gently Stop Thumb Sucking? I have an almost 2-year-old, who falls asleep with his thumb in his mouth and can sleep with it for a long time. I worry about his teeth. How can I help him to quit his thumb sucking? Thumb Sucking to Fall Asleep Both the nighttime thumb sucking […]
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