Lovie Toy
5 Yr old sucks thumb with her lovie only, how to break habit?
My 5 year old daughter is an avid thumb sucker. She sucks her thumb from morning, thru noon, until night. We broke the habit last year by taking away her favorite lovie (which broke our hearts) and promised a new toy (her first barbie) for successfully going 3 weeks. She was free of the habit until one day about 6 mos. later when she found her lovie in her closet where I was storing it. And, since then, I have been unable to stop the habit. Both my kids suck their thumbs ONLY in the presence of the lovie (blankey in the case of my son). It seems so mean to take this away, as she LOVES this thing! But, I don’t know what else to do, other than buy one of those $75 awful contraptions, which I think she could take off.
Her dentist says she must stop, her teeth and palette are really moving forward. I don’t want her to have to suffer though buck teeth and teasing.
Anyone been through this, or have suggestions?
Sounds like the only option you have is to take her “lovie” away. I put my sons “blankie” up when he was about six. But if the two go hand-in-hand, get rid of the culprit. It might break your heart right now, but it’ll break your wallet when you have to put on braces. Trust me, they get over it, take her to the store, and have her pick out something to replace it with. This time, make sure you put the “lovie” in a safe place so she doesn’t find it.
Good luck!
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