How To Stop My Toddler’s Thumb Sucking Habit?

Thumb sucking is a common habit for every young child. However, thumb sucking can interfere with language development and cause language problems. If you want to stop your child's thumb-sucking habit, here are some ways to stop it.

Bitter medicine

You can seek advice from your child's pediatrician or dentist about the bitter-tasting medications available to stop thumb sucking in young children. You can also buy the hand stopper thumb guard for your child through various websites.

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This medicine or liquid should be applied to the child's nails to stop thumb sucking. 

Some mothers may think it is cruel and hesitate to make their child go through it, but it is one of the most effective solutions to break the habit. Sometimes you may even need to use the medicine again.

Cover their thumb

Covering the thumb is a great solution to breaking the thumb-sucking habit. A closed thumb doesn't feel as good or comfortable as a bare thumb. Try covering their thumb with tape or something. Thumb sucking at night is a difficult habit. 

If your child continues to suck his thumb at night, then the thumb should be covered with a sock or similar at night. To get rid of the problem of thumb sucking at night, you can also put a glove in their hand. 

So use these tips to break this harmful habit in your child and make attempts to stop him from sucking his thumb.