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HARRIET SZONYI
336 St Clair Ave E Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4T 1P4

Am J Dis Child. 1991;145(11):1227.

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Sir.—I read about Friman's¹ research in the Toronto Daily Star and would like to explain how I get thumbsucking children to stop. I teach parenting in a Toronto high school and direct a small on-site nursery laboratory center for 3-year-old children.

Thumb-sucking is discussed as something one does at home, in one's bed, usually when sleepy. I explain that since we have no bed at school, I will arrange a little corner as a bed, and if I see children sucking their thumbs, I let them rest there.

I ask the child, "Are you still sleepy, do you need to rest some more?" The response is usually "no," and the thumb comes out. The second time this happens I say, "I see you are still tired," and I lead the child to the "little bed" and say "When you are finished sucking your thumb, come back and join . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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