We no longer have a thumb sucker in our house!! I had planned to wait until the summer to break the habit, but the dentist had suggested sooner rather than later so we got through the holidays and then started the process. He would only do it in the bed as he was going for naps or night, but he also seemed to keep at it most of the sleepy time. We made a chart and promised a reward if he could go 7 days without his thumb. He did it!! He sometimes has a hard time falling asleep if he's not super tired and this requires me to sit by him and make him be still, but that's not very often. This boy loved his thumb, but he really did surprise me at how well he did. By the way, he chose a Spiderman car toy that twists as his prize!
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Great job Joshua!!! I may need some of your helpful hints!! He did it just with a chart/prize? how do you know he didn't suck when you were not there as he fell asleep??
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