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I have a four and a half-year-old daughter still sucks on her fingers what can i do to breaker of this habit?
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Thumbsucking: Not much. You can point out that big girls don't do that. If she still uses a bottle and you're friends with a family with a family with a younger child you might suggest that she give her bottle to the young baby (after you have cleared it with the other parent). Realize that in time she will give up the habit. How many adults do you see walking around sucking on their fingers?
Answered 5/17/2014
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