Sucking fingers

Help! My 2 year old won’t stop sucking her 2 fingers on her right hand. She started this habit from about 2 months old. She cries when we tell her to take her fingers out. Any tips to help stop her would be much appreciated xx

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Not sure if it works or not but I saw a lady on socials doing it, may be worth a try! She put the stuff you put on nails to stop you biting them, she put on her little boys fingers and she later put a post up to say he no longer sucks them! I’m not sure how often she done it or for how long but maybe give a go see how you go along with it x

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My son used to suck his fingers, I never discouraged it, and he only ever does it very rarely now. He's 6. He's literally done it once this year. They grow out of it.

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My son is 3 in November and is exactly the same! We bought a cheap glove off eBay which is meant to stop thumb sucking but it works well as it covers one of his fingers he sucks. He wears it for the night but we don’t put it on him for childcare so he still does it throughout the day. Any tips please share!

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