Open AccessProgram to eliminate thumb (or finger) sucking
Author(s) -
Roberta Pierce
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
the international journal of orofacial myology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2694-2526
pISSN - 0735-0120
DOI - 10.52010/ijom.1994.20.1.7
Subject(s) - rule of thumb , thumb , key (lock) , psychology , medicine , computer science , computer security , surgery , algorithm
The key to successful elimination of thumbsucking is motivation. The child and the parents must understand why the sucking must be stopped and the damage it causes to the teeth and palate. In some instances, a parent believes the child needs to suck, and that eliminating thumbsucking will rob the child of a necessary psychological satisfaction or will cause other aberrant behaviors to emerge. This is simply not true. In other instances, a child may have tried numerous gimmicks unsuccessfully or has been nagged relentlessly to get your thumb out of your mouth . 'The most important goal in presenting a thumb program is to convince both parent and child that you have a method which really works.