My son sucked his fingers from when he was around 3 months old to 3 years. I ignored the habit for the first year as I knew it provided him some comfort. But when he turned 2, I wanted him to stop. I didn’t want him going to pre-school and still sucking his fingers. And after a routine dentist appointment, I knew I had to do something quickly about the finger sucking habit before it became a serious dental issue.
After a some research, I found a product that would help him stop sucking his fingers, but I needed to wait until he clocked 3 to try it on him. The product – Mavala Stop, helps discourage nail-biting in adults and in children above 3 years. I figured it would work for great for sucking as well, and it did. My son LOVED sucking his fingers. He could do it all day if we let him. So I was quite impressed when Mavala Stop helped him break the habit within days.
For those who have never heard of this Mavala Stop, it is a nail-biting (and finger sucking) deterrent. It is a completely harmless product which has the appearance of clear enamel.
How to use
All I had to do was apply a coat of Mavala Stop every day over the entire nail surface. It has a distinct bitter taste which will discourage anyone from putting the fingers into the mouth. I tried it on my nails myself and couldn’t bear to have my fingers in my mouth.
I only had to apply this product on my son’s nails a handful of times to get him to stop sucking his fingers. He completely stopped sucking his fingers in under a week.
I would recommend Mavala Stop to any parent dealing with fingers sucking or nail-biting. It also works great for adults. I know some people will shy away from getting their kids to stop sucking or biting by using a product like this, and I am not here to tell you how to raise your kids. But if you are in search of what to use to help your child break this habit, then you should try this product.
Do you have kids that suck their fingers or bite their nails? How did you help break the habit? Please share your tried and tested tips in the comments section below.
Thanks for reading. Have a lovely day.
It must be so frustrating for parents when they’ve avoided dummies, to find they suck something else instead! Glad this worked for you, I’ve heard it’s really good.
Yes it worked so well.
I never thought of using a product which stops nail biting for finger sucking. I am glad it worked. My daughter was a finger sucker but she grew out of it quite quickly.
Oh good she grew out of it.
My daughter is 12 and she still sucks her thumb. Her teeth are all nice and straight though and the dentist isn’t worried so we’ll leave her be!
Good it is not affecting her teeth. My son’s teeth was affected so we had to do something about it. All straight now.
My friends daughter is 10 and still sucks her fingers – she has tried everything to get her to stop
She should try this product. It may do the trick.
This would be good for Alessia as she constantly has her fingers in her mouth either biting the skin or her nails! 🙂
Ah this may be useful for her then.
Back when I was young they would either prick your finger or put chilly on it to stop you sucking it.
Ah I can imagine. All sorts of ways they stopped kids sucking back in the day.
Great tips! I only had one thumb sucker and he stopped naturally thankfully!
Oh lucky you.
I used to suck my fingers and the health visitor gave me a little teddy to hold. My Grandma tried something to make my nails taste funny too
Ah ok. I wonder what they used back then.
I sucked my fingers until I moved in with my boyfriend and thought I best stop! I found it really hard to stop doing it though, I should have used this!!
Yea you should have. I hope other people struggling find this post. Thanks for commenting Stephanie.
My daughter sucks her thumb so much and I’m always looking for ways to discourage her from doing it. We will give this a try as she’s 6 now and she’s still not grown out of it
Yes do try this product. It may do the work. It worked great for my boy.