How to stop a one-year-old baby from sucking his thumb?

It is a common condition for babies to suck their thumbs during their growth period. As one-year-old babies begin to grow up slowly, parents need to help their children quit the habit of sucking their thumbs. Long-term sucking of thumbs can easily lead to bacteria entering the body, which is bad for the body. At the same time, long-term sucking of thumbs can easily lead to finger deformation. Parents need to correct it in time. You can give your baby teething biscuits or teething sticks.

First of all, you need to find out why your baby likes to suck his fingers. Many babies do this because of teething. At this time, you can make a teething stick for your baby to hold in his hand or tie around his wrist so that he can use it to grind his teeth.

Let your baby hold something in his hands often. For example, biscuits, fruit bars, toys, etc., so that the baby will not suck his fingers.

When adults see babies sucking their fingers, they should take the babies’ hands away from their mouths and tell them that sucking their fingers is unhygienic and that there are bacteria on their hands. When he gets his hands dirty, let him observe whether his hands are very dirty. If you do this frequently, your baby's habit of sucking his fingers can be changed.

We should cultivate good habits for our baby to be polite to others. When guests come to the house, encourage your baby to clap his hands to show welcome. When guests leave your home, take your baby to the door and encourage him or her to wave goodbye.

We should cultivate good hygiene habits for our babies. Always tell your baby what dirty things should not be touched, garbage should be put into the trash can, and parents should change and wash the baby's clothes frequently to keep the baby clean every day.

Babies should develop the good habit of washing hands before eating. Babies may be exposed to some bacteria when playing, and their resistance is weak, so you should wash your babies' hands before eating. After the baby finishes eating, the mother should also wipe the baby's hands and mouth, and let the child gradually develop this habit.

Cultivate a good habit of brushing your baby's teeth before going to bed. Babies under one year old can use a soft children's toothbrush. It is important to protect their teeth. Mothers must insist on brushing their babies' teeth every day.

Cultivate the habit of "sharing" in your baby. Sharing is a virtue that should be cultivated from an early age. If the baby is unwilling to share toys and snacks with other children, the mother should patiently tell the baby "You share with other children and help other children, they will like you more and more, and you will have more and more friends", "They just play with them for a while and will give them back to you." If the baby shares, the mother must give praise in time "Baby, you are great!"