What is the best way to get a 4 year old to stop sucking their thumb?I have tried bitter tasting liquid.?

I've tried putting tape on her thumb and putting bitter tasting liquid.She doesn't seem to care.Her teeth are becoming bucked.

What is the best way to get a 4 year old to stop sucking their thumb?I have tried bitter tasting liquid.?
hot sauce, but you got to put it on alot
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Reply:My Dad used to put Black Pepper on My Sister's Thumb and that stopped her instantly.Good Luck
Reply:try finding something that the child doesn't like the taste of (hot sauce is what some parents use). You might be able to "trade" thumbsucking for cuddling a teddybear or something.
Reply:A friend of mine had this problem. She went to the dentist and the dentist said not only were the child's teeth bucking, but the teeth were becoming brittle due to something with sucking her thumb. I'm not sure the exacts, but she said that it was messing up the childs teeth. They gave her a retainer type thing that aids in the breaking of this habit.
Reply:As a person who sucked her thumb until she was 5, I can understand the problem! The bitter tasting stuff isn't all that bad.





Get her on board. Tell her that she's going to practice breaking the habit. Wrap toilet paper around her thumb and then lots of tape. It is a reminder for her not to suck her thumb. You have to get her willing to want to quit as she will otherwise just remove it and suck her thumb.



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