Experts and dentists recommend not letting kids satisfy their need to suck with their thumb, but with a pacifier, because the sucking of the thumb is harder to quit than getting rid of the pacifier. The need to suck cannot and should not be suppressed, because it is necessary for the ingestion and has also an calming down effect, because of the stimulation of nerve ends. Because babies get used to pacifiers very fast, parents should look after the “right one”.
There are many different kinds of suckers. Important is an jaw suitable shape, which means the pacifier should ... read more...
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