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David Decides About Thumbsucking: A Story for Children, a Guide for Parents Paperback – January 1, 1996

by Susan P H. D. Heitler (Author), Susan M. Heitler (Author)

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Five-year-old David sucks his thumb. His parents say it's time to stop. David is mad; his thumb feels good in his mouth. He talks with his sister, and then his brother. He asks them why they decided to end their sucking habits and how they stopped. Then, David decides. The Parent Guide addresses myths and realities about thumbsucking. Do sucking habits make children less self-confident or more? Does thumbsucking really impact children's teeth and facial appearance? Can stopping sucking habits harm children emotionally? What are the keys to success in helping children end sucking habits?

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2 - 4 years
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64 pages
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English
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5.75 x 0.5 x 8 inches
Publisher

Reading Matters
Publication date

January 1, 1996
ISBN-10

0961478020
ISBN-13

978-0961478025
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Reading Matters; 3rd edition (January 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0961478020
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0961478025
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8 inches

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Ginna Auger

This is working

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2013

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My son is 6 years old, he's just coming to the end of kindergarten. He has been sucking his pointer and middle finger since he was a baby. I'd tried all different tactics over the past 2 years 1)Verbal reminders 2)nasty flavoring 3)Duck-tape 4)not mentioning it to him 5)sock on hand at night 6)therapy and more. A month before we got this book was when kids started saying things to him. Not mean stuff they would just ask him why he did it and he'd say it was a bad habit. I think kids have been taught to be so accepting these days that none of them would ever make him feel bad about doing it.

He finally started expressing to me that he was annoyed that everyone kept asking him about it. So I jumped on Amazon and checked book reviews. I found this book. We are now on day four of no finger sucking.

We've been cutting band-aids in half and placing them on the top portion of his fingers to remind him not to suck them. This way his fingers can still bend.

It was good that we ordered the book because I told him we were getting it and what it was about. He anxiously waited for it to come. Reading it was key. I think the way David talks about his feelings about sucking was very relate-able to my child. He starts with a question like: did you ever want to stop doing something that you really like to do? As soon as my son heard that he was hooked. He also came up with his own reasons for why he does it and his own reason for quitting. We also looked at David's before and after pictures a bunch. First page he looks sad/confused last page he looks happy/content.

My son had told me that he was nervous that if he stopped sucking fingers that his personality might change. I think David showed him that he could do it and that he would be the same sweet kid after.

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Becky

Good information to care givers from doctors.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017

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Purchased for my grandson. The story is good and makes sense. I can only hope that he will in time follow through. He is only 4 and not ready to stop yet. But it does help to read this information from doctors.

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K Barksdale

It worked for my 7 year old!

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2010

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I stumbled across this book while looking for ideas to help an older child to stop thumbsucking. We never pressured our daughter to stop, but had encouraged her for years. She had declared she was going to suck her thumb until she was 15. We read this book one night, and before we even finished, she had created an incentive chart that she hung on the wall by her bed. She put a sock on her hand that night. That was one month ago and she has declared herself "done with my thumb--it's fat now and doesn't feel right." The ideas are simple and fairly obvious, but the story and ideas are well-packaged and presented to the child. My daughter could relate to David, who loves his thumb, but deep down knows he should stop. I couldn't believe how fast and easy this book helped her to get motivated.

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Klf

Good book. Didn’t work.

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021

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The book was good and touched on a lot of feelings my child has, but didn’t work. We read it a few times at my child’s request but it had no impact.

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Marlarella

Read this once and my daughter stopped sucking her thumb!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2013

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First let me say that I am so proud of my little girl for stopping the thumb sucking habit. She is 3 and I was noticing that her top teeth were starting to develop an overbite (which was then confirmed by her dentist who urged me to get her to stop right away). When she was smaller she would suck her thumb around the house when she got tired (or in the car), and then she sucked on and off all night long. We were able to talk about it and she decided to only suck at night which was great progress and then finally we read this book. After the book, she was psyched to go to bed, she wanted to put a bandaid on her thumb (which we did), and only after she got into bed and had a minute to really think about losing her comfort item, did she cry. She only cried that one time and that was it! We continued to put a bandaid on her thumb before bedtime and nap for several weeks, and now she is thumb sucking free! I made her a sticker chart which when filled led up to getting to pick a toy out at Target, this kept her excited and proud.

She recently had a dental appointment and she was so proud to tell her dentist that she quit sucking her thumb. The dentist appeared to be surprised that my daughter had already stopped (after putting a lot of pressure on me at the last visit!) and gave her a prize (the positive reinforcement really helped!).

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Dr. Rob

Most effective non-appliance technique to end sucking habits

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2008

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I have been a clinical orthodontist/dentist since 1988. Influencing a patient with thumb/finger sucking habits (blanket and pacifiers as well) is quite challenging. My job is to try to help the patient stop their habit in a non-invasive manner, when possible. Using this book, along with some personal counseling, over 95% of my patients have stopped their habit within 3 months. I follow these patients for a year, and the cessation is complete. This is a remarkable success rate when compared to the rates listed in the literature. The patient's parents are out no money (they borrow a copy of the book from me), and thousands of dollars in orthodontic treatment due to flared upper front teeth ("buck teeth") can be avoided. Aren't braces needed to bring the upper front teeth back into alignment? Most of the time, no. The backward resting pressure of the upper lip alone tends to bring the incisors back into a good archform. Technical note: If the child has a "Class II" bite, then orthodontic treatment may be needed in the future. Incidentally, the flaring of the front teeth caused by a sucking habit increases the risk of fracture of these teeth during a sporting accident or fall. This is another reason to stop the habit. Do yourself a big favor and buy this book if your child has this type of oral habit.

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Ashley

Well intentioned, but I think this book is missing something.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019

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I bought this for my son and honestly it made him pretty sad! For many kids, thumb sucking is not really a choice. Some kids have what’s called a tounge thrust or a low lying tounge. They CANT stop sucking their thumb until their tounge can sit comfortably behind their two front teeth. Try exercises to help with the tounge thrust instead of just telling your kid to stop. Most likely your kid wants to stop, they just can’t.

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