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Nipit Hand Stopper (Thumb Sucking)

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  • 24-09-2020 2:49pm
    #1
    Kintarō Hattori
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    Folks, the missus is on the verge of getting one of these:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-2-7-Stop-Thumb-Sucking/dp/B00VQU2DZS

    Our three & a half year old is a chronic thumb sucker. Sitting on the sofa, at the table, in bed at night she's on it a lot. She's possibly got sensory processing disorder and personality wise she's quiet, a little anxious so it's a means to calm herself.

    Personally I'm not sure that the above is the right way to go about stopping thumb sucking. Have you any suggestions?


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    eviltwin
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    That looks awful. Why don’t you let your daughter grow out of it in her own time.


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    bee06
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    eviltwin wrote: »
    That looks awful. Why don’t you let your daughter grow out of it in her own time.

    Totally agree. My cousin and my sister in law were thumb suckers until maybe 5 or 6. Both of them in their 30’s now and of course they grew out of it. I would think the impact of putting that thing on your child especially if she sucks her thumb to comfort herself would be a lot worse than the thumb sucking.


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    jlm29
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    It looks a bit gimicky. Would she not just pull it off anyhow? I know my kids would have that off In seconds


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    shesty
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    Same here....no hope of getting it on a 3.5 year old, or of them leaving it on.Wouldn't happen.It does look a bit gimmicky tbh OP.She is 3.5, I would leave her.Maybe just gently remove her thumb at tables and that, outside of sleeping, but she will grow out of it.


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    lazygal
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    Why would you take something that comforts her away.


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    gogo
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    That looks like a device from the Middle Ages in pretty colours.. horrific!
    She is only 3.5, and if it comforts her let her be, she is still a baby, she will grow out if it in her own time.

    If you do still proceed to try and stop her, please come up with another method other than that thing..


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    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,966 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    eviltwin wrote: »
    That looks awful. Why don’t you let your daughter grow out of it in her own time.
    bee06 wrote: »
    Totally agree. My cousin and my sister in law were thumb suckers until maybe 5 or 6. Both of them in their 30’s now and of course they grew out of it. I would think the impact of putting that thing on your child especially if she sucks her thumb to comfort herself would be a lot worse than the thumb sucking.
    lazygal wrote: »
    Why would you take something that comforts her away.
    gogo wrote: »
    That looks like a device from the Middle Ages in pretty colours.. horrific!
    She is only 3.5, and if it comforts her let her be, she is still a baby, she will grow out if it in her own time.

    If you do still proceed to try and stop her, please come up with another method other than that thing..

    The posts above are exactly the reason I've posted here asking for advice. I don't believe myself that it's the right way to go about things. For me it seems somewhat cruel, it doesn't seem an intelligent approach to the issue.

    I don't really have a problem with the thumb sucking myself but my partner goes on about it all the time and is convinced she's doing damage to her teeth. I'm no expert on the matter and she's our first and only child so don't have any previous experience to go on. I feel the best approach would be to try to encourage her not to do it but certainly not to physically deny her it.


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    Neyite
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    I sucked my thumb up until I was about 12 and my teeth are perfectly straight. In contrast my son never sucked his thumb, and lost interest in a soother very young and even though he's only got a few adult teeth so far I can already see he will more than likely need braces in his teens.



    Just let her suck her thumb. Especially if she has anxiety and sensory issues.


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