tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30575569.post119572785517782179..comments2023-10-21T03:22:17.020-06:00Comments on Dingbat Adventures in the Rural West: Beyond the BinkJustine's HouseWreckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02763549236358823131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30575569.post-33299065856549634272007-05-10T20:46:00.000-06:002007-05-10T20:46:00.000-06:00OK, here's my story and my $0,02.So my daughter ne...OK, here's my story and my $0,02.<BR/><BR/>So my daughter never got into the Bink thing. She was a thumb sucker. And she was very focussed about it!<BR/><BR/>I didn't even TRY to get her to stop until school started. She wanted to suck her thumb? I didn't think it was hurting anything.<BR/><BR/>When school started, I laid down the law: No thumbs at school. No exceptions. <BR/><BR/>I also told her that, once she lost her first tooth, that was it: no more thumbs. We talked about it several times: When her first tooth got loose, we discussed how she should think about things to do other than sick her thumb. We talked about how sucking her thumb would ruin her permanent teeth. She bought into it. She made plans for her "thumb graduation"<BR/><BR/>When her first tooth came out, she stopped sucking her thumb. Never looked back. I had to hold her hand until she fell asleep the first two nights, but it's never been a problem since.<BR/><BR/>I think it worked because I didn't force her to stop for random reasons. She bought into the reasons for stopping and she had internalized the timeline.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Beaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124824392519962306noreply@blogger.com