2.5 year old thumb sucking

emkei

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My daughter had a pacifer and we weaned her from it around 18 months. It went super well and no tears at all. Now, she has a 6 month old baby brother who of course loves sucking on his fingers and thumb. So she recently has began sucking her thumb to mimic his behaviour (I’m assuming). At first, I was ignoring the behaviour but now it’s gotten worse. She seriously sucked her thumb all day! I gently tell her to remove it from her mouth and even offer her a teether instead… but now she’s sucked her thumb while I laid beside her to put her to sleep. It’s become very comforting for her. I don’t know what to do. It’s a terrible habit 😭😭
 
@emkei I don’t think it’s an issue until age 4 or 5. Most kids will grow out of it before then.

Both of my kids are thumb suckers!
 
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