Health Tip: Quit Thumb Sucking
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Medline PlusPosted
Mon 06 Sep 2010 6:00am
Encourage your child to stop
By Diana Kohnle
Monday, September 6, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Usually, your child will give up sucking on a thumb with time. But if the practice seems to go on too long, you can take steps to encourage your child to stop thumb-sucking.
The American Academy of P ...
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Thumb Sucking
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Dr. Dean BrandonPosted
Wed 18 Apr 2012 8:06pm
Although I have addressed the issue many times in other posts, I just realized I don't have a specific post on Thumb Sucking. I hear all the time, "how do I get my child to stop sucking their thumb?" Well, here is a rundown of some general advice that I give in the office. Basically, lots of kids suck either pacifiers, thumbs, or one or m ...
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Medicine Monday- Bruising, Thumb Sucking and Anemia in Children
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Dr. Sheila CasonPosted
Tue 12 Aug 2008 4:22pm
Hi Everyone!!
Welcome to my first Medicine Monday! This is where each week I post the answers to the questions I have received in the previous week. Some of the questions come from my readers and some from my clinic. Believe it or not I frequently have to admit that I need to do some research and get back to them!
Yes doctors look stuff ...
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Thumb-sucking, Comfort Object and Teddy Needs a Bath Product Review
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Amy R.Posted
Thu 01 Mar 2012 7:00am
Meet Buddy. Not the child, the stuffed doggie. This is my Sophie’s all-time favorite thing/person/friend/comforter in her entire little world. When she is hurt she needs Buddy. When she is tired she needs buddy. When she is bored, lonely, excited, mad…..you get the idea……she needs Buddy. (Oh and don’t mind the mullet Sophie is sporting……. ...
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Putting an End to Thumb-Sucking
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The Verigin Dental Health TeamPosted
Wed 04 Apr 2012 11:13am
Actually, surgery is more like a last resort – and then, only in certain, specific cases. Most times, an open bite caused by thumb-sucking or similar oral habit can be corrected through a combination of myofunctional therapy and dental orthopedics (orthodontics). “Myo” is especially helpful in that it helps stop the thumb-sucking ...
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Day 3. No more thumb sucking
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AwilleyPosted
Mon 22 Feb 2010 10:12pm
On Monday the older 2 boys went in for their dental checkup. I am still amazed at how fast their Dentist is. We got there at 8:25 am and were walking out the door by 8:45. X-rays, cleaning, fluoride and consultation all done.
Since Noah still enjoys sucking his thumb, and does not want to give it up, the Dentist and I discussed putting a ...
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4 Thumb-sucking Remedies That Work
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Cascia T.Posted
Thu 31 May 2012 10:44am
Healthy Kids from Teeth to Feet: Kids & Health
4 Thumb-sucking Remedies That Work
By Ylonda Caviness for Healthy Kids from Teeth to Feet
Got a sucker? As sweet as it may seem when...
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quitting thumb-sucking: it's not just hard on kids
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Linda and Cara ..Posted
Thu 22 Sep 2011 5:00pm
When my kids were newborns, I clung fervently to the almighty pacifier as a soother - even learning to tuck the bottom half right into their "baby burrito" swaddling at night to encourage it to stay in place. As they...
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Sucking Thumb: My daughter does it…Any advices?
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LauraPosted
Wed 20 Jan 2010 3:44pm
My daughter will be six in March and still sucks her thumb. Sucking her thumb really calms her down and it’s really a comfort for her to be able to do so. She was a baby that never wanted a pacifier and she only started thumb sucking at the age of 2,5 years. I remember quite well that it was summer and she started being interested in the ...
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Sucking Thumb: My daughter does it…Any advices?
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LauraPosted
Tue 18 Nov 2008 8:54pm
My daughter will be five in March and still sucks her thumb. Sucking her thumb really calms her down and it’s really a comfort for her to be able to do so. She was a baby that never wanted a pacifier and she only started thumb sucking at the age of 2,5 years. I remember quite well that it was summer and she started being interested in the babi ...
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