Questions regarding child’s buy-in for oral habit program

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I purchased your “unplugging the thumb” program and I tried to implement it. However, we are running into an issue with him not buying into stopping his thumb sucking. Do you have any additional tips, tricks, or ideas to help increase his motivation to stop?
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Ready to stop sucking fingers/thumbs

Q: I have two great nieces, sisters 7 and 9, who are ready to stop sucking fingers/thumbs. I think they both use both hands. What should I order for them? I live across the country from them but will be available to them by phone and FaceTime. A: Hi, It is so good to hear
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Bad idea to begin thumb sucking program with 3 year old little ones

Hi I’m getting many myo clients since I took your course three months ago! Oh my goodness… Today I had my first thumb sucking patient that called about her girl’s 3 yr old thumb sucking habit. She’s coming to see me on Monday . I’m going to recommend the unplugging the thumb package. I bought
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Method to Get Rid of Thumb Sucking in a Child

Q:  I have two questions about a method to get rid of thumb sucking in a child.  First, how many days should we consider reasonable for eliminating the habit?  Second, What if they mess up?   A:  I am glad you asked me those questions.  In our Unplugging the Thumb program, we use ten consecutive
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What can be done for 3 year old thumb sucker?

My co-worker has a new client that is 3 years old and sucks his thumb in the night. The dentist noticed that it is affecting his palate. How would you handle this with a 3 year old (considering it is a sleeping behavior or goes in when he gets tired)?
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