Concurrent habits. What would Linus do with his blanket if his thumb-sucking were treated?
Thumb-sucking and object attachment commonly occur during childhood. Object attachment is usually harmless, but thumb-sucking can lead to complications when chronically practiced by older children. Effective thumb-sucking treatment is available, but to my knowledge, it has not been evaluated on thumb-sucking children who are also attached to objects. This study, using a multiple baseline design, shows treatment eliminated thumb-sucking in eight thumb-sucking children with concurrent attachment and that seven of the children subsequently lost interest in their attachment object.
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Department of Pediatric Psychology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA.
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005386:Fingersucking / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009769:Object Attachment; D013649:Taste