A Gentle Approach for Navigating Thumb Sucking and Pacifiers

Hosted by:

Jocelyn Wood and Lauren Kalb

The group chat summary

We were joined by Jocelyn Wood and Lauren Kalb for A Gentle Approach for Navigating Thumb Sucking and Pacifiers - a thoughtful, evidence-informed conversation about oral soothing, sleep, and supporting our kids with confidence and compassion. Together, they helped us reframe thumb sucking and pacifiers not as “bad habits,” but as meaningful tools for regulation - and shared practical ways to navigate transitions without shame or stress.

🧠 Understanding the Root Cause • Sucking is a primitive, self-soothing reflex that begins at birth and supports regulation
• Before age 2, it often serves a regulatory function - after that, it may become more habitual
• Identifying why a chi

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