Thumb Sucking

tell them a story about a kid you used to know that sucked their thub and one day it turned purple then it droped off.

they'll stop straight away if you tell them it's true and they believe you

They CAN suck their thumb, however by that age, they should have grown out of it.

Depending on your age and the health of your dental structures, the best way is to make sure the intensity, duration and frequency is high (usually 6 or more hours each day). It also helps to exert reasonable pressure on the upper incisors. Note, though, that the older you are and the healthier are your dental structures, the less likely it will create an "overbite", or more correctly, an overjet.

Get him to suck something else...

No.

No. But don't suck on your thumb, it's weird.

Gently remove her thumb and replace it with a pacifier. In the long run, when it is time to break the habit, you can take away the pacifier and make a clean break. Thumb sucking is much more difficult because it is always with them. When they go to bed at night, it is right there. Pacifiers also tend to be more hygienic.

Yes she does, check online they is one pic showing her doing it.

Thumb sucking at age 11 is indulged in by about 10% of those that age with the ratio of female to male being about 2:1. As such it's "normal" and, in fact, can be found in about 2% of the adult population of the United States.

This best illustrates the process of negative reinforcement, as Laurie's thumbsucking behavior is reinforced by the removal of anxiety or discomfort.

they are exploring and still learning how to use there mouth muscles to chew bigger things so they suck there thumb to start.

Neosporin and if u don't want her sucking on it put gloves on her hands

tell them to stop everytime you see them sucking their thumb. i had the same problem my mom had to yell at me to stop

it is possible, but its not a good idea. sucking your thumb pushes your teeth "out" while braces pushes them "in" causing basically zero effect from the braces, resulting in you having to wear them longer.

If you engage in proper oral hygiene and don't have any underlying gum disease, sucking your thumb will not necessarily result in halitosis, the technical name for bad breath.

Usually there are two reasons for halitosis: odor from the stomach, usually based on some form of indigestion, or odor from the tongue (or from food lodged between the teeth) caused by the chemical results of certain kinds of bacteria.

They are several pictures of Madonna sucking her thumb, in fact in her biography told by a very close friend, she mentions some thumb sucking activity of Madonna in her early years teens and early 20´s, mostly to get attention but also as part of her childhood habit. I am not sure she still does this, although I can assure she was a thumbsucker until her 30´s. There is also an unofficial video while making the video VOgue, where she is sucking her thumb during the breaks. So, hey, why not ask her, maybe she still does.

Who cares? Justin Bieber is a little queer and little girls are obsessed with him and cry over that excuse of a singer.

Sucking of the thumb is a bad habit that cant be stopped easily. Wrap paper tape on your thumb if it there you wontwon't want to suck it. Do this for some months. The habit should stop.

Considering that thumb sucking is free, legal, convenient, effective at producing calm and sleep under a variety of conditions, is nonintrusive (like smoking for instance), quiet, without drugs, alcohol, or calories...why not. It's the best, easy habit around. It's only problem is that it's not socially acceptable but if enough people do it publicly, that too can be overcome.

The downside is that it can cause extensive dental damage. The roof of them mouth can be reshaped from the sucking pressure around the thumb, which can cause swallowing difficulties. The movement of the teeth can be so severe that is causes speech issues. There is also just the cosmetic factor of the overbite and tooth gapping that comes with it. It is something that you may want to speak to your dentist about. If you are stressed and need a coping mechanism, there are healthier outlets.

Yes, it's a known fact buttressed by numerous photos that depict this behavior clearly.

Though there's a published estimate of 10% this is most probably false. It's probably closer to 1 to 2 percent.

I wasn't able to stop smoking until I restarted my thumb sucking habit. This was when I was almost 12 years old (yes...I know...) and had been smoking since I was 8 after I stopped sucking my thumb shortly before.

Though it has changed the shape of my teeth (my uppers are far more forward than they used to be), and I'm now 18 years old, I think sucking my thumb is far better than smoking, in terms of health. I don't care what others think or do or stare about. It's my thumb and I'm not interfering with their space, so thumb's up...and in!

I know if I stopped sucking my thumb I'd start smoking again.