Thumb Sucking

[1st time]

My 20 month old son sucks his thumb to settle himself to sleep and sometimes during the day. Recently his thumb has become red and slightly chapped; has anybody got any remedies they can share with me to ease the soreness? Thanks

[same here]

my son does the same thing....I've been trying to get him to stop but it's useless.  So what I did to give his thumb a break is put a bandage on it for 1-2 weeks.... He got really upset and started crying and all but just ignore it, u need to let the thumb heal or else it will get worst...

The problem now is that he can take the bandage off!! So I back to square A... but at least his thumb has healed..

[some thucker]

Leave him alone. If it hurts too much he'll stop all by himself... kids are pretty clever like that