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Hi I have a 16 month baby boy. He is habituate of thumb shucking. Whenever he is feeling alone or going for sleep or not engaged with anything he start shucking his thumb. First he will hold some cloths or anything or he will start shucking his hand. Please suggest how to remove this habit.
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Please give him some time, generally all kids this age have some kind of sucking habits like this. By the age of 2 he should be ok, you should not be anxious about the same.
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put something slightly bitter or very sour on thumb he will develop aversion
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