How to Stop Oral Fixation
Breaking the oral fixation in your child can be traumatic for them, because you are removing one of their primary sources of comfort – one that has been there, in some cases, since before birth. With origins at infancy or even in the womb, the sucking instinct in babies is as natural as bees making honey. Stresses of childhood development through the early childhood stages often result in urges for sucking fingers, biting nails, or gnawing on objects.
Why to Stop Thumb Sucking
Why to Stop Thumb Sucking and Preventing Oral Deformities. There are many reasons why to stop thumb sucking, including physical, social and psychological. Ultimately it is up to your child to decide to stop, and their top reasons are because they are motivated by mom or dad, and they are ready to be a “big kid.”
When to See Your Dentist About a Thumb Sucking Appliance
Thumb sucking is a normal behavior that children should outgrow between two and six years of age. By the age of six the behavior has developed to a habit and begins causing permanent damage. While the permanent teeth are working their way out, if the habit is not, a thumb sucking appliance may be required…
Thumb vs. Pacifier, Which is Worse?
Many parents are concerned about their child’s thumb sucking, finger sucking or pacifier use. You may be wondering at what age it should stop, or if it is harmful and what could happen if your child does not stop, and of the thumb and pacifier which is worse. Surprisingly, both the thumb and pacifier are…
When should my child stop pacifier sucking?
Every parent has one ultimate priority – to comfort our children in every situation. A pacifier is one of these well-known devices designed to soothe children. They are here to help, but sometimes they can disserve us. Offering comfort is not always easy. Sometimes it needs you to dive into it completely and sometimes it…