Parental awareness about thumbsucking: The earliest addiction of children

Abstract

Thumb sucking is a type of non-nutritive sucking that occurs in the early daysof the 29th week of gestation. Parents should be concerned about the health of their kids. Parents have to look after their children good health who should raisedevoid of developing any behavior that would endanger their suitable development. Thumb sucking is one of the concerned habitsthat makes every parents worry about as their babies grow and grow to be toddlers. Parents keep speculating if the habit will continue, or if they have to look for help to stop it. This review article discusses all the importance of habits related to the oral health of a child and focus on the need of awareness among parents about thumbsucking.