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Parent strategies to reduce or stop pacifier use and thumb-sucking in kids age 1-6. Pacifiers: allow only at bedtime, 32%; hide or "lose" it, 31%; tell child they're too big for it, 19%. Thumb-sucking: move hand from mouth, 61%; remind child to stop, 54%; tell child they're too big for it, 25%. Source: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, 2025.

Helpful or a habit? Parent views on pacifiers and thumb-sucking

May 19, 2025

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