Pacifier use and thumbsucking are emotional and nuanced topics for many patients and their families. Oral habits are often developed as coping or selfsoothing mechanisms and are correlated with increased dopamine release in the brain.

While sucking can bring soothing to an upset child, it can also have a significant impact on the healthy development of the face, mouth, airway and teeth. Oral habits can even impact the way a child swallows and predispose them for chronic tongue thrusting and mouth breathing! Learn how prolonged thumb sucking, prolonged binky use and bottle use can impact healthy facial growth, when to quit and why.

For more information on eliminating oral habits: https://daniellekleeslp.com/oralhabits/

"Nobody Ever Told Me (Or My Mother) That! : Everything from Bottles and Breastfeeding to Healthy Speech Development" by Diane Bhar
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