Thumb/finger sucking FAQs FROM I’M POWERED™
Thumb/finger cessation
Help your child become their own Super Hero! I’M POWERED’s mission is to empower kids to overcome thumb/finger sucking. Review our thumb/finger sucking cessation resources to learn more about why thumb/finger sucking occurs and options for overcoming this behavior.
YOUR CHILD’S DENTAL HEALTH – FINGER AND THUMB SUCKING
Stop Finger and Thumb SuckingThumb Sucking is common among young children, and babies. Young children suck their fingers for security and anxiety relief and are considered a normal reflexive action. Academic research has determined that Thumb Sucking can lead to fewer...
EMPOWER YOUR CHILD TO STOP THUMB SUCKING
What can I do to encourage my child to stop thumb sucking? Talk to your child about his or her thumb sucking. You are more likely to be successful in stopping the habit if your child wants to stop and helps choose the method involved. In some cases, paying no...
DO PACIFIERS AFFECT THUMB SUCKING?
As seen in "Mouth Healthy" by the American Dental Association® Thumb Sucking and Pacifier Use Thumbsucking is a natural reflex for children. Sucking on thumbs, fingers, pacifiers or other objects may make babies feel secure and happy and help them learn...
THUMB-SUCKING: WHY IT HAPPENS, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Kids suck their thumbs because it's comforting and calming. Your preschooler probably practiced this habit while she was still in the womb and perfected it as an infant.Now she turns to her thumb when she's tired, scared, bored, sick, or trying to adjust to challenges...
BREAKING THE THUMB SUCKING HABIT
Help your child overcome thumb suckingMy 8-year-old, Michael, had me concerned. He was finishing up third grade and still sucked his thumb."What can I do to make him stop?" I asked my pediatrician. His grandmother had been successful the previous summer at getting him...