Topic: THUMB SUCKING Posted By: ALI ASGHAR ESBATI Date: 07 Jul 2000 9:16 AM
my 8-year old dauther sucks her finger (thumb) since 8 years ago. one
month after she was born.
Responses:
Subject: Thumb sucking From: Jane Date: 07 Jul 2000 9:51 PM
If you're wondering how to get your 8-year-old to quit sucking her
thumb my experience has been that it's best to just let her quit on her
own. The more you make a negative issue out of it the more she will
need to suck her thumb for comfort. I quit sucking my thumb when I got
old enough to worry about what my friends would think if they saw me.
My father was on me constantly about getting it out of my mouth and
that only made me more frustrated. In my opinion, time will take care
of the situation.
Subject: tom sucking From: Theresa Date: 08 Aug 2000 11:36 PM
I agree with Jane. I sucked two of my fingers until I was nine or ten,
mostly at night to fall asleep. I eventually just quit on my own. If
my parents had made a big deal out of it, I probably would have done it
longer due to stress. Don't worry about it, she'll stop on her own. The
most I would do is teach her to wash her hands often to keep from
getting sick from germs. Good luck.
Subject: thumb sucking From:cher Date: 02 Feb 2001 8:18 AM
I would not feel bad about the thumb sucking I did for 12 yrs. and the
only thing I would worry about is that the child is not lacking in
something. Some times the child does this for security.
