Thumb Sucking

Ok, you get all the nasty looks from other parents or even just strangers in the store when your toddler is sucking his/her thumb.

This is not the end of the world, everyone has their own opinion about when a child should stop sucking their thumb.

It has not been proven that thumb sucking will cause any permanent dental damage, but if you are worried about it just get a check up with your dentist.

On an average kids will give up on thumb sucking by the age of 6 or so.

If you constantly call attention to it, you can actually backfire your efforts to get your child to stop.