my brother is 6 yrs old and he sucks his thumb. how can i stop that?
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Why is that your responsibility?\nShouldn't your parents be doing something about that?\n\nThe question is why is he sucking his thumb? Is he insecure about something? If he is sucking his thumb 24/7 then it sounds like there are bigger problems. If he is sucking his thumb only at night, it is likely only a security thing and many children do get nervous at night (the monster under the bed and all that). If you find a way to make him secure then the thumb sucking could go away. (Read to him at night, a night light, a favourite stuffed animal.)\n\nAlso thumb sucking might just be an automatic thing he does now, there is nail polish that you can buy that has a nasty taste (it is used for finger nail biting and thumb sucking).
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There is an over the counter medicine called Thumb. it looks like fingernail polish but it taste bitter. It won't hurt him but the taste will remind him to not put them in his mouth. This works best if you create a reward chart\n*he can get a sticker each day etc
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Either hit him back . . . or use the great equalizer . . . \n\nI have you scratching your heads. . . don't I.\n\nLet me explain . . . my dad had two bigger brothers that picked on him . . . and beat him up.  One day his mother said . . . "Stop it or one day . . . he will pick up a great equalizer . . . and put it to use."\n\nOf course . . . you know kids . . . they don't listen.  One day . . . . my dad's brothers were yelling "Help, help . . . he's going to kill us."  My dad's mom walked outside . . . and saw my dad chasing his two brothers swinging a 2x4 . . . and she yelled out "Told you so"  walked back into the house laughing.  They never picked on him again.\n\n- - \n\nYour brother may be younger . . . but you may not have the physical strength . . . to teach him this lesson . . . if you need to . . . pick-up an equalizer . . . and print this out and give it to your parents . . . they may punish you . . . or after reading this . . . they will probably laugh their A** off.
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That really sucks.  It's really innapropriate, but he may not be mature enough yet to notice that.  Tell him it hurts you and you don't appreciate it.  He may get deffensive and start a fight, you can drop it if you don't want a rift, but remember you are in the right.
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tell him stop or report abuse
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ok i had a sibling that had this problem but all i can do is pray for them and to love them to make sure they get off.  Make sure you you let them no u want to help or if the are sticky on the subject just TRY to help them.
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omg I'm scared...\nhow about u dip your thumb in something that tastes nasty..so like that you can keep your thumb out of your mouth.
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get a better bit! it seems like he's just running through it, if you get a better one, he should stop that.  and when you pull back do it with every other hand instead of both, that should help some too./ good luck!
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Keep him busy. Create an environment that does not allow smoking. Every day he should wash the dishes, vacuum the house, dust, clean the toilet, do the laundry, wash all the cars, etc. \nMake him physically understand that his behavior is unacceptable. You run the show. You are the parent...show him who is boss.
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It can't help it any. Make sure you see a doctor about it and stop picking!!!
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A good bl*wj*b will slow him down!  You are the mother of a five yr. old.  You should know by now.
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Make sure he drinks gallons of water.  This really really helps.  As well as brushing his teeth regularly tell him to brush his tongue.  You can use a normal toothbrush, the new Aquafresh toothbrushes with a built in tongue scraper or you can buy specific tongue scrapers.  I bet you he's not drinking enough water!
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i think someone shld wash ur mouth out and see how you like it.\nPerhaps you need to sit with ur son and explain why he shouldnt say what he did, he could have just picked it up at school and was told by his friends its cool and not fully understand that he shouldnt do it.  Then find a more appropriate way, tell him he cant have something he likes if he says things like that again. example: my 7 yr old niece was the same so her parents wont let her have party pack on fridays at school if she does it again - needless to say she has stopped.\n\nthere is no point punishing a kid who doesnt understand why he is being punished cuz it certainly wont stop him from doing it again
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The other night on what's good for you they did a story on it. Kids are less likely to have that problem but apparently suckin on a lemon helps.\n\nHave a look at the link below. It's the docs advice.
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Your son has what is called an open bite.  It can be caused from sucking his thumb or a condition called tongue thrusting. This means that the space in his mouth is smaller then his tongue hence the tongue has no where to go so it comes out the front of the teeth.  Also normally children that have an open bite seem to suffer from allergies, or asthma.  Because there is some type of airway constriction and they have a hard time breathing through their nose, then they have to get air somehow so they become mouth breathers.  This can also cause an open bite.  At age 2.5 there is not much they can do yet.  My son had this trouble with airway constriction due to allergies.  We have had him on antihistamines from time to time to help.  Last year his orthodontist put in what is called a palate expander.  He wore it for about three months.  It is a fixed appliance which opens up the palate for better breathing and gives the teeth more room to come in.  It does not hurt and works well. If you have any questions or concerns call your doctor or dentist and ask what course of treatment you should be taking as your son gets older.  For now I would not worry about it, as long as he is healthy and happy then you have plenty of time to worry about his teeth.  Just make sure that you are brushing his teeth often and limit sticky candy and foods.
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Make your brother take a shower, clean all the glasses, put the containers in the trash and take it out, that should fix most of the problem, a little air freshener or better, incense, should do the rest.
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Try putting nail polish remover on your nails, but make sure it has bitrex in it.  That's an additive they put in the stuff to keep little ones from ingesting it.  There are also other things you can put on your nails to help keep you from biting them, but I can't remember what they're called.  Also, fake nails seem to work for some people.  As for the bitrex stuff, I had been taking off some nail polish and forgot to wash my hands afterwards and had my finger in my mouth for some reason (I forgot why) and OMG, it was horrible!  Personally, I think that if that stuff won't keep your fingers out of your mouth, then there probably isn't much else that will.