{"id":110,"date":"2013-05-11T21:04:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T04:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2013-05-11T21:04:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-12T04:04:13","slug":"help-for-stopping-thumbsucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/help-for-stopping-thumbsucking\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for stopping thumbsucking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a little embarrassed to be asking this. I&#8217;m 12 and still suck my thumb. I want to stop because I have a slumber party in a month. Can you help?<\/p>\n<p>name withheld<\/p>\n<p>First, I want you to know that you are not the only girl your age who still sucks her thumb. There are many teenagers who are still trying to break this habit. The part that will help is you are motivated to quit. Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You could wear a sock on your hands when you sleep at night. The good part about this process is it doesn&#8217;t cost any money.<\/li>\n<li>There are liquids you can purchase to put onto your thumb that taste absolutely horrible.<\/li>\n<li>You could also purchase a thumb guard. This is a plastic appliance that goes over your hand and protects your thumb so you will no longer be able to suck it.<\/li>\n<li>If there is enough time, I recommend you visit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/pediatric-dentist-phoenix.html\">pediatric dentist<\/a>, who will also have ways to help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope this helps and have fun at your slumber party.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\">Phoenix Dentist<\/a> Dr. Kevin Peck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a little embarrassed to be asking this. I&#8217;m 12 and still suck my thumb. I want to stop because I have a slumber party in a month. 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