{"id":2893,"date":"2017-05-16T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=2893"},"modified":"2019-11-26T16:55:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T16:55:59","slug":"thumb-sucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/thumb-sucking\/","title":{"rendered":"Thumb Sucking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T<a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sucking-thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2894\" src=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sucking-thumb-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"sucking thumb\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sucking-thumb-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sucking-thumb-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sucking-thumb.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>humb sucking is a habit that children may develop as a means to pacify or entertain themselves.&nbsp; It is estimated that three-quarters of children will suck their thumb before reaching the age of one. &nbsp;According to experts this behavior during infancy or preschool age is rarely something to be concerned about. &nbsp;\u201cThumb-sucking in children younger than 4 is usually not a problem.\u201d (WebMD)<\/p>\n<p>If thumb sucking continues as children mature to school age, parents are advised to intervene as it may cause social or physical problems. &nbsp;A child\u2019s peers may tease or isolate them for sucking their thumb. &nbsp;Children\u2019s permanent teeth typically come in around age five and thumb sucking can cause dental problems such as overbites to develop.&nbsp; Thumb sucking can also lead to complications in speech such as lisping or thrusting of the tongue.<\/p>\n<p>There are several things parents can do help their child overcome this habit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk to your child; explain to them how thumb sucking can affect them.<\/li>\n<li>Offer motivation by creating a reward system, such as a sticker chart.<\/li>\n<li>Build self-awareness, children are often unaware of thumb sucking.<\/li>\n<li>Speak to your dentist who can offer a special mouth guard or dental appliance to deter sucking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To speak with a pediatric dentist at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, please call 718-670-5521.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thumb sucking is a habit that children may develop as a means to pacify or entertain themselves.&nbsp; It is estimated that three-quarters of children will suck their thumb before reaching the age of one. &nbsp;According to experts this behavior during &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/thumb-sucking\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[617],"tags":[1077],"class_list":["post-2893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parenting","tag-thumb-sucking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2893"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5570,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2893\/revisions\/5570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}