Thumb sucking is sometimes retained into adulthood and may be due to stereotype movement disorder, another psychiatric disorder, or simply habit continuation. It is best to work with the childs personal needs when it comes to weaning them off of sucking their thumb. Traumatic events might cause the child to start to suck their thumbs more such as a new sibling, A new daycare or school, or the lose of a pet. Each child will be case by case. If you are worried about it then it would be best to have your child seen by a doctor and come up with a plan to correct the
Thumb sucking is sometimes retained into adulthood and may be due to stereotype movement disorder, another psychiatric disorder, or simply habit continuation. It is best to work with the childs personal needs when it comes to weaning them off of sucking their thumb. Traumatic events might cause the child to start to suck their thumbs more such as a new sibling, A new daycare or school, or the lose of a pet. Each child will be case by case. If you are worried about it then it would be best to have your child seen by a doctor and come up with a plan to correct the