How do I get my 2 year old son to stop sucking his thumb?

Question

It seems like I have tried everything but nothing seems to work.

Answer 1

Thats a hard one,i guess i'll have to go with something on it,if you do not stop it soon it will mess up his teeth very badly.

  Debbie O

Answer 2

He's not too old to be sucking his thumb. That's a really hard one to get him off of, because you can't just take it away!

Answer 3

First leave him alone.Most likely he will stop on his own ,if you will stop bringing attention to it .... put pepper???? my goodness this is a child can t believe anyone would do such a thing....

Answer 4

I sucked my thumb until grade school. When the other kids saw me sucking my thumb, they made fun of me and I stopped immediately.

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Answer 5

Tell him it will fall off! lol

Answer 6

my son didn't stop sucking his fingers until he was five.Once he started pre-k he only sucked his fingers at home  not in public, thank god. I had to bribe him with a pair of shoes he wanted. I bought them but he couldn't wear them until he stopped sucking his finger for at least a week. He wanted the shoes so bad he stopped in two days. it was the same thing with potty training. He was 3 i guess when he saw these COOL batman underwear he wanted. i bought them but he couldn't wear them until he decided to go pee in the potty. I'm telling you it only took 1 day. GOOD LUCK.

Answer 7

go to walmart and ask if they this stuff u put on his finger nail and it taste horrible but it works

Answer 8

let him.eventually he'll stop

Answer 9

Stop trying to get him to stop sucking his thumb.

Answer 10

put rat poison on it and if he sucks on his thumb he wont like it so h**l stop and possibly pass out but thats ok atleast he stopped right ?

Answer 11

maybe just wait another few years? have u tried using some incentives e.g.sweets to get him to stop?

i remember when i was about 5 i used my own motivation and stopped myself!

good luck

Answer 12

Pepper, maybe. Or they have this stuff that you can put on nails (for nailbiters) that tastes just awful.

Answer 13

I guess you could give him a pacifier? Or bubblegum? It's addicting but about the teeth... maybe get him to like painting or singing, he would hold the microphone instead. The best way: Remind him about all the germs and worms that could enter his healthy little body and make him sick! That's what my mom used to do! :)