J. Peterson, P. Schneider
Oct 1, 1991
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Pediatric clinics of North America
Abstract
Thumb-sucking, pacifier use, and other oral habits are not so harmful or beneficial to the child to justify ill-timed aggressive discontinuance. Indeed there is ample time to guide the child to forming desired behaviors. In nearly every case success in habit management depends on the child making a personal commitment to discontinue the habit. Control can be placed in the child's hands after that decision is made.