Sentences with word «thumbsucking»

Many later problems of children are rooted in inadequacies in this first, trust - forming stage — depression, feelings of unworth, withdrawal from relationships, continued infantile behavior such as thumbsucking and overeating, for example.

Thumbsucking in infants is quite common and very natural.

The ADA reports that children usually stop thumbsucking between ages 2 and 4.

Problems that can result in orthodontic treatment include thumbsucking, crossbites, overbites, protruding upper teeth, open bites and / or crowded teeth.

«Parents worry that their child must need his thumb, and they'll be taking away something he'll need; but it's an anachronism,» said Dr. Susan Heitler, a clinical psychologist in Denver and the author of a children's book on the topic, «David Decides: No More Thumbsucking» (1993, Avon, $ 8).

If your baby or toddler discovers the joys of thumbsucking you won't be so lucky.

Kind of like weaning from a pacifier or a lovey that prompts thumbsucking — restrict its use to the crib or bed at first.

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Kirn, meanwhile, manages to weigh in with his thoughts on thumbsucking and the curious process of assembling a family from scratch before Mills starts treating him like a glorified psychoanalyst.

Naturally, it's impressive that Alan Shearer scored so many goals that his raised arm became a thing, or that Francesco Totti was so good for so long that his thumbsucking stopped being weird and started being just a thing that he did.

In addition to causing physical problems for children, thumbsucking can also impact a child's social acceptance and development if other children take note of it and tease a child at school and in other social settings.

You can also talk to your child's pediatrician about recommending a therapist if you think her thumbsucking is related to an emotional or psychological problem.

Although most school - age children who suck their thumbs do so in private (they become aware that thumbsucking is not an accepted practice), there is a small percentage of children who continue sucking during the day.

For an older child, however, thumbsucking is not a simple reflex.

«When permanent teeth start to come in, thumbsucking could prevent proper spacing and tooth alignment,» the ADA states.

Thumbsucking.

Distract your child or ignore your child's thumbsucking.

Thumbsucking may increase when breast or bottle feeding decrease.

Thumbsucking is a natural reflex.

Remember, thumbsucking is a way that children self - soothe and comfort themselves.

Don't acknowledge the thumbsucking, just keep him busy.

You get the ultrasound images, maybe even are lucky enough to catch a kick or some thumbsucking or stretching while the sonographer chases down the baby.

I know I've talked about how I sucked my thumb for a loooong time when I went to sleep, and then a few years ago when I needed braces I asked my orthodontist if it had anything to do with my thumbsucking.

I'm sure one day we'll be fighting to curb the thumbsucking habit and then one day after THAT we'll be explaining why it's time to give up the loveys.

Thumbsucking and pacifier use.

Very young children (i.e., children under 4 years) have little if any comprehension of the divorcing process and they simply react to the change in their lives by showing their distress through disturbed sleeping and eating patterns as well as regressive behavior such as bedwetting or thumbsucking.