Learn effective ways to manage and stop the thumb-sucking habit in children using gentle guidance, support, and proven thumb-sucking prevention methods ...

Discouraging a child’s pacifier or thumb sucking habits is not a one-size-fits all decision, said Dr. Sarat Thikkurissy, a pediatric dentist and spokesperson for the American Academy of ...

If you are finding it hard to break your child’s pacifier or thumb sucking habit, there's probably a good reason for your reluctance to take away an easy self-soothing tool for your fussy kid.

Pediatricians may also advise against a pacifier or thumb sucking habit if it’s getting the child sick. In particular, thumb sucking has been associated with frequent ear infections, said Dr ...

I recently took my son for his first dental appointment and the dentist remarked that his thumb sucking habit was pushing her teeth out. He is now four years old. I’ve tried everything and I can ...

When it comes to anxieties around how and when to intervene on a child’s pacifier or thumb sucking habit, Finney Harden is one of many parents who has struggled, according to a May 19 poll ...

If you are finding it hard to break your child’s pacifier or thumb sucking habit, there's probably a good reason for your reluctance to take away an easy self-soothing tool for your fussy kid.

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Every night, Lauren Finney Harden and her husband would awaken to the cries of their first-born daughter, and a routine game of “paci pong” — where each ...

When it comes to anxieties around how and when to intervene on a child’s pacifier or thumb sucking habit, Finney Harden is one of many parents who has struggled, according to a May 19 poll ...

Pediatricians may also advise against a pacifier or thumb sucking habit if it’s getting the child sick. In particular, thumb sucking has been associated with frequent ear infections, said Dr ...