[blParent] Thumbsucking how do you stop it?

[Sharon Payne]

Children who are stressed need to learn a better outlet for their stress
and be re-directed. Are you and your partner physically active and keeping
up with her and if not, then is she attending a mommy and me or other
exercise type class, do you have a riding pony with springs or other
exercise equipment available for her? Immobile parents are not good for
their children. Riding a bike, even keeping her balance while you pull her
on a wagon to go to the park, a long walk, learning to skip, hula hoop
games, balls with bells are all much more difficult with your thumb in your
mouth, and the activity lowers the street that caused the thumb sucking.
Swimming is almost becoming possible and is easy if signed up for a class
with other moms/dads and a teacher to give extra hands. Kids karate can be
fun too.
Another Sharon - daughter of mom with a disability and mom to a blackbelt
twice over.

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 2:10 PM Donna via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> My 14 & 16 year olds still suck their thumb. The suck to soothe themselves
> & as a stress releiver.
>
> Donna
> >
> > Honestly, I'd leave her alone. If word ever gets out about this, I'll
> deny it to my dying breath, but I was a secret thumb sucker till my
> mid-teens. My mom tried everything when she caught me at it, mostly
> violence, but nothing stopped me except getting a retainer after braces. I
> would have needed braces whether I had my thumb in my mouth or not--I had
> eight adult teeth pulled, four on the top and four on the bottom, because
> there was no room for them in my face. Three is pretty young to worry about
> the habit anyway. The more attention you bring to it, the more entrenched
> it will become. Your sweet pea will probably lose the thumb-sucking all by
> herself, the more she hangs out with other kids her own age.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tara Briggs
> via BlParent
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:16 AM
> > To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Tara Briggs <thflute at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [blParent] Thumbsucking how do you stop it?
> >
> > hi all! My daughter is about three now. She has been a thumbsucker ever
> since she was a baby. She went to the pediatrician for her three your
> appointment. The pediatrician noticed that the thumb sucking is starting to
> affect the shape of her mouth and could lead to pretty severe orthodontic
> problems in the future if my little girl can’t stop it. We have tried
> working with her on it. We have tried chocolate chips, that works a little
> bit. We have also tried talking to her about it, which doesn’t seem to
> work. The more stressed my little girl is the more she sucks her thumb. For
> example, my in-laws took the family on a trip to San Diego California a
> couple of weeks ago. Everybody had a good time but it was at times a little
> bit stressful. During the stressful times my daughter definitely had her
> thumb in her mouth. Any advice or tips would be great!
> > Thanks so much!
> > Tara
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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Sharon Payne
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Certified Low Vision Specialist
Certified OrCam trainer
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