My four year old still sucks her thumb. Although I'm not too terribly worried about it, my husband and I figured now would be a good time to start working on getting her to stop. We had a conversation about it a few days ago...
"Peach, you're four now. Maybe it's time to think about not sucking your thumb anymore."
"But I want to."
"I know, but since you're a big girl maybe you should just think about it. It really is for babies, right?"
"But I want to."
"Well, I just want you to think about it. Maybe we could come up with a really special treat for you if you stop. Is there something you'd like to do? Something really special?"
"Like, for dessert?"
(giggle) "Well, I had something else in mind. Like, maybe you and I could take a trip to see your cousin, Mimi. What do you think of that?"
"Could I watch a movie on the plane?"
(shrug) "Of course."
"Beauty and the Beast?"
"Yep. But what do you think of going to see Mimi? Is that a good treat for quitting?"
"If I don't stop, can I watch Beauty and the Beast here?"
"Well, yes, but I think we're losing sight of the point... I'm talking about going to visit your favorite person in the world, here! If you stop sucking your thumb, you and I could go take a trip to see Mimi. Does that make you want to quit sucking your thumb?"
"But I can watch Beauty and the Beast here without stopping, right?"
"We'll talk about this later."
"Can I watch it after dinner?"
"If there's time."
"Okay... so what are we having for dessert?"
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