{"id":4816,"date":"2022-06-22T03:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T03:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2022-06-22T03:41:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T03:41:51","slug":"why-do-children-suck-their-thumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/22\/why-do-children-suck-their-thumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Children Suck Their Thumb?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-9\">Thumb sucking is a form of non-nutritive sucking, which refers to any sucking action that is not used to eat and drink. Babies and young children usually suck their thumbs as a way to soothe themselves and feel calmer.\u00a0Non-nutritive sucking has even been found to provide pain relief during medical procedures. \u00a0This usually involves a pacifier.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-11\">How Long Does Thumb Sucking Last?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-12\">Thumb sucking is a common habit that usually lasts until children are between 2 and 4 years old. \u00a0Each child is different, so consider talking with your healthcare provider or pediatrician if you are concerned about your child\u2019s habits.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-14\">When to Stop Thumb Sucking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-15\">While thumb sucking is a common habit for babies and toddlers, it may lead to problems if continued for too long. Thumb sucking changes a child\u2019s teeth and mouth over time. For this reason, it is recommended that children stop sucking their thumb by the time their adult teeth are coming in, usually around age 5 or 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thumb sucking is a form of non-nutritive sucking, which refers to any sucking action that is not used to eat and drink. Babies and young children usually suck their thumbs as a way to soothe themselves and feel calmer.\u00a0Non-nutritive sucking has even been found to provide pain relief during medical procedures. \u00a0This usually involves a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[724],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}