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A father is concerned about how long his preschool-age child will continue sucking his thumb. What is the most helpful response from the nurse?
 
  a. Most children will stop thumb-sucking naturally by school age.
  b. Over-the-counter treatments that give a bad taste can be placed on the thumb to discourage the practice.
  c. Consistently touching the child's fingers whenever he sucks his thumb is most effective.
  d. Thumb-sucking is detrimental to the eruption of the child's teeth and must be stopped as soon as possible.
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6 years ago
ANS: A
Most children give up the habit of thumb-sucking by the time they reach school.
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6 years ago
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