Description
Learn highly practical methods to eliminate persistent thumb-sucking and other oral habits in this easy-to-read and helpful book.
Download the first chapter and begin reading today!
“This book is invaluable when it comes to helping parents come up with solutions for their child’s thumb sucking.”
— Lisa Shultzabarger, SLP
Book Details
Written for both parents and therapists, this book explains why and how to stop thumb-sucking with common-sense procedures, including detailed suggestions for application into everyday life. This book is also appropriate for most older children to read for themselves and is a great book for clinic waiting rooms.
A majority of children will progress if given time, encouragement, and food remediation procedures. How to Stop Thumbsucking contains the most effective strategies and elimination programs available today.
“I’m a speech therapist and I find this book very useful, even for parents and caregivers. With few words, P. Marshalla depicts the features, consequences and possible solutions for thumbsucking and other oral habits.”
— Amazon Review by mirtillo
Chapters
- Why Stop Sucking the Thumb?
- The Evolution of Thumbsucking
- Foundational Guidelines
- The General Plan
- Activities and Techniques
- Talking with Your Child
How to Stop Thumbsucking is:
- Softcover
- 80 pages
- Appropriate for SLPs and parents
- For children two years of age and older
Download the first chapter and begin reading today!
“This thumb-sucking book is full of great ideas!”
— Robin Cardwell-Mullins
Robin Cardwell-Mullins –
This thumb-sucking book is full of great ideas!
Roseanne Hirdt –
I’ve read this book twice! It’s great!
Jill –
Great resource. I wanted it for a client that puts all non food items in his mouth because the title says “other oral habits” This book did not help me with that, but it’s great for thumb sucking.
mirtillo –
I’m a speech therapist and I find this book very useful, even for parents and caregivers. With few words, P. Marshalla depicts the features, consequences and possible solutions for thumbsucking and other oral habits.
A Happy SLP –
This is a thin little book on how to stop thumb sucking. It gives the therapist or parent easy-to-follow advice as written by a knowledgeable speech pathologist. Give it a try.
Lisa Shultzabarger –
I am a speech therapist and this book is invaluable when it comes to helping parents come up with solutions for their child’s thumb sucking. In my field, many children who have speech difficulties as well as thumb sucking behavior take much longer to remediate their speech difficulties. The thumb sucking impedes behaviors necessary for good speech and language development. This book has unique solutions to try with your child. Since every child is different, not one technique works for every child. This book offers multiple solutions and is sure to have several that will be successful with various children.
Rebekah A –
Pam Marshalla has developed a wonderful guide to getting your child to stop sucking their thumb. My daughter will be 4 in a couple weeks and her plan for older kids was right on. She’s hasn’t been sucking her thumb for the last week and we are well on her way to kicking the habit. After we fill another chart with stars she’ll get her blankie back. What an awesome tool. My daughter really benefited from the honesty that Pam suggests you have when speaking to your child about what will happen to their mouth and teeth, speech, etc. I showed my daughter pictures of mouths from adults who didn’t stop sucking their thumbs and that had the most effect on her. We had to set blankie aside and up, as Pam suggested, but she can kiss and hug her blankie whenever she asks to, then it goes back up in the closed until she’s completed her her success chart. Amazing!
Wes O. Nicholson –
Pam Marshalla’s books and writings are a must read for those helping students with oral motor issues or articulation related oral motor deficits. She’s the best, and this book is a great quick reference!