sucking his hand

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Updated on Jun 22, 2017
my son is 4 months old... he always sucks his hand and finger.... should i allow or not?

| Jun 22, 2017
thumbsucking is normal in babies and toddlers... and will remain uptill 3-4 years ... and they stop thumbsucking on their own by the age of 4-6... if they don't stop by the age of six years... it indicates some emotional problem with the baby and you can consult a pedodontist to intervene it.



| Jun 25, 2017
Hi there, as per my doc... Thumb sucking is a self pacifier for the child... If he does that it is a good thing... Later when kid grows up will know how to pacify self... Let the child do it.... Even after long time if child doesn't stop we use to apply neem oil on all fingers (grany trick) for stopping that habit... Happy parenting
