Would appreciate some views on this. DD is 4 in July and starts school in September. She has sucked her thumb since babyhood.
We recently found out that she has some slight hearing issues and her speech, whilst not awful, is below her peers and we have been referred to SALT.
When we last went to the dentist he said I needed to break her thumb habit as she was effecting her teeth quite badly and developing an overbite.
So I have tried to encourage her to stop in the day but I think it is actually getting worse ie she sucks more now than before.
She does it when bored, upset, tired, but also just generally when wandering around.
I tried a sticker chart last week and it really helped but this week she is disinterested in it even though we have a prize she has not yet won..
Someone said in the playground yesterday that they thought I should just back off but all the experts keep telling me to get her to stop...
I really don't want her to have to wear a thumb guard or the like but I am running out of ideas
Anynideas?