Will children with cerebral palsy suck their fingers? The situation is actually very complicated!

Many babies suck their fingers. In most cases, this is a habit. Sucking fingers can give babies a comfortable feeling, so it is normal. Parents just need to help their children correct it. But many young parents have a question: Will children with cerebral palsy also have the habit of sucking their thumbs?

1. It may be a sign that the baby is hungry and wants to eat, or it may be because she is tired or angry;

2. The baby needs to suck. Newborn babies have an innate need for sucking, and if sucking is not satisfied, they will find ways to satisfy themselves - sucking their fingers, which is a substitute and comfort;

3. Sucking fingers is a way for babies to fight loneliness. Nowadays, most families have only one baby, so the child is bound to be lonely. If the child often plays with toys and watches TV alone at home, and has no contact with peers and new things, he or she will inevitably feel lonely, isolated and bored. The child will suck his or her thumb to relieve loneliness; 4. Sucking thumb is a way for babies to relieve stress. If the baby's living environment and caregivers change frequently, or if the parents are too strict with the baby, often scold and beat the baby, or if the family relationship is tense, the baby will relieve the inner pressure by sucking his fingers under great psychological pressure.

5. Sucking fingers is the baby's way of feeling the call for love. Parents or caregivers rarely touch the baby's skin, talk to the baby, or play games with the baby. The baby cannot be comforted in time when he is hungry or sick. Thumb sucking is a way for the baby to masturbate, which is somewhat helpless.

6. Mom and dad’s attitudes are strengthened. Baby sucks his fingers. When the baby is nervous, anxious, hungry, bored, or occasionally sucks his thumbs when imitating other children, parents will scold the baby harshly, which will make the baby more nervous and reinforce the baby's thumb sucking. Some mothers and fathers just watch their babies suck their thumbs and fail to find the reasons and correct them in time, which makes thumb sucking a habit.