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My 14 month old daughter keeps sucking her thumb to the point where it has become infected. what can i do to stop her sucking it so that it heals?
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Thumb sucker: Try behavior modification.Praise her when you see she doesn't have her thumb in her mouth. Reward her with little prizes for longer periods of free thumb sucking.Try replacing her thumb with a toy or other forms of distraction.
Answered 1/29/2013
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