Thumb Sucking Toddler

Not sure if this will help as my son only did it at certain times... but we learned thst they are sometimes sensory seeking when they suck their thumbs, which is what seemed to be the issue with him. I used to just give him a tiny piece of clay to roll, or a paper to tear, or something soft to hold, and once he had some kind of sensory stimulation he forgot all about his thumbsucking.

Hi Zoecat,

My LG really struggled to give up her dummy and did suck her thumb on occasion especially when she stopped using the dummy at around 4 years old. She stopped the thumbsucking about 8 months later.

I really like this article with advise and insight about thumbsucking:

www.askdrsears.com/topics/parenting/disc...haviors/thumbsucking

Hi All

My little one is now 25 months old,
How can I stop him from Thumb sucking.

Any thoughts???