Patient's question:
There is a child from a neighboring family who has been putting himself to sleep by crying since birth, and the parents never comfort him. Even when he falls, he cannot receive comfort from his parents. He has been comforted by sucking his thumb for a long time. Is this parenting method right? Now that he is two and a half years old, the child still sucks his thumb. Will he possibly stop sucking his thumb one day?Doctor's answer:
Children suck their fingers because of underlying instability, and it's a form of emotional investment. Such children are very lonely inwardly and also timid. Prolonged behavior like this is very detrimental to the development of a well-rounded personality in children, making them prone to becoming obsessive and prone to errors when solving problems in the future. Therefore, it's important to pay attention to children. Parents are their early educators. They learn this from their parents. It is hoped that parents will take this seriously.