Originally Posted by daycarediva:
agreed! None of my own kids took them, and I limit them to nap for my dc kids.
Thumb sucking on the other hand is the bane of my existence. None of my kids were thumb suckers. DC kids? OH MY. spitty hands. spitty hands everywhere.
None of my kids took a pacifier, but I have 2 thumb suckers. Thankfully it is mostly only when they're tired/going to sleep. However, my 3 yo can't stand the sensation of being wet. So he sucks his thumb, then cries b/c it's wet, then cries harder b/c now his face is also wet...
So I keep talking to him about being a problem solver. Crying will make our eyes wet which is ok, but if you don't like how it feels then we need to find another solution that doesn't involve crying about it. My suggestion was to keep his thumb out of his mouth altogether. His solution...suck thumb until it feels too wet, then dry it off using his comforter on his bed. Then reinsert it in his mouth. Rinse & repeat. He can not touch his lovey blanket with it though b/c that blanket doesn't like being wet either. Dis.gusting.
