You don’t see many parents teaching their kids to floss! So important!

@:21 😂 And im sorry but the squeal when mom said "this is mine" took me out😂❤

I was a major thumb sucker when I was Mikko’s age, and my baby teeth were like hers. It never affected my speech, though. When my permanent teeth came in, they were fine.

I looove that someone gifted the doll. What a kind gesture and great idea!

You are such a wonderful Mom! Keep up the great work! ❤❤❤

One reason why many dentists don't do much about these type of cases before the age of 7 is because they by 7, the primary recommendation becomes braces. Braces are expensive. And the concerned parent no longer has a choice. I worked as a dental assistant for two years and it was the worst two years of my life. Anyway, if you can stop the thumb sucking before the age of four, the damage won't be as bad as it would be if you wait for a dentist to finally "see" the problem. There are thumb sucking guards to reduce the amount of time she spends sucking her thumb. They come in different types and you can wear it on her at night too.

I could not get through even half a day of your life and my intention with this comment is that sure life is hard for everyone but the strength I see in you and amazing ability to continue forward is something I can't even imagine. Im having difficulty trying to express what I mean but I'm trying to compliment you in the best way that I can. Your strength and grace and fortitude is awe inspiring.

Nothing is impossible, my little cousin was born with epilepsy and autism and she couldnt use the right side of her body. We didnt think she could walk ever, but she eventually did just a lot later. just keep going mikkos mum and dad❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Listen, Sis knew what she wanted!! Little cutie!!! Mom, you’re a rock Star! Thank you for sharing your journey with us!!

When I seen Mikko sucking that thumb I knew as we all knew as parents that her teeth would be pushed out.Again she has her little baby teeth but hopefully you will be able to get her to stop before those permanent ones come in.I have seen grown adults suck their thumbs so it may be challenging but don't let a little girl stop you from helping her have buck teeth.

Just saw a couple of your videos - I had a child care business in my home for over 12 years. I taught all little ones baby sign language before their first birthdays. Most parents were skeptical until they saw their child sign for the first time. Then they were fully on board. I explained it was simply a bridge from the time before speech until they could say words. It was incredibly helpful in decreasing frustration on the parents ' part as well as the child's. I caught a part of one of your videos - apparently your daughter understands much of what you tell her, just as babies do. They just haven't developed the skills necessary for speech. Have you tried baby sign language with her? It's definitely an easy thing to do and she doesn't have to spell anything! The library will either have books or you can request they order them. Amazon offers many for sale as well. Your clarity with your daughter is awe inspiring.❤️

Have dad to work with her on the thumb she will listen to him just reminded her to stop that nasty

Seeing y'all griw together warms my heart Mikko has come so far but so have you mama! Keep on keeping on beautiful humans ❤

Your are practically the one KZfaqr whose videos I can really connect with for my daughter. It’s hard being vulnerable especially on KZfaq.

Baby girl Mikko is so sweet. She is very curious and shows amazing signs of intelligence. The doll that she was playing with while you (Precious) helps her with her hair is a great idea. Teeth are almost always in a state of flux...they move slightly in all of us. Of course eventual elimination of thumb sucking is the goal to avoid a severe overbite. What a precious gift to this world that Mikko is it it!!

Mikko is a beautiful child and simply adorable. You are a wonderful mom, keep up the great work!!

Thank you for your patience and sharing mikkos journey 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💐 beautiful job

I used to suck my thumb a lot as a kid and ended up with a gap between my teeth. My mum used make me and my siblings use 'Dip and twist' I'm not sure if they have it in the states or something similar, but it stopped me from sucking my thumb and the gap between my teeth is now gone. It's a tub with a sponge soaked in a bitter liquid that you dip your thumb in, so that whenever you try to suck your thumb, it tastes really bad and you develop and aversion to sucking your thumb. Hope this helps and I really love your videos! 😊

You’re doing amazing with her! Keep it up!! ❤❤

She behaves better with her Dad!😮

She is too cute 🥰🥰🥰 Praying for you all 😊

You are so sweet and patient with your beautiful daughter 💕 It's so hard to try to communicate with a non verbal child. But you are amazing and give me hope !!

Miko is so adorable and you are doing such a great job!

Standing in front of the bathroom mirror to do her thick long hair is like a fish swimming upstream, maybe sitting on sofa with her in front on a small stool watching her favorite TV show may possibly make hair day more easier 🤔

Food get stuck in her roof of mouth because of the thumb thing

If she is still sucking her thumb when her adult teeth come in there is a mouth appliance that the dentist can put in her mouth and she can’t take it out until you’re ready. It doesn’t hurt she just won’t be able to get a suction around her thumb.

I really enjoy your channel. Youre such an amazing mother and your so patient with Mikko. I know its not easy but you make it look easy. God bless you momma and your beautiful daughter.

Great job. I'm so proud of you.

Put Bitter Leaf on her thumb; mix dry leaf and water to form paste. This worked for me. They have bitter spray that’s safe and made for this.

I love seeing her progress. Beautiful family always in all ways.

GOOD JOB!!❤THIS WAS A VERY GENTLE AND EDUCATIONAL. YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER LOOKED SO MUCH IN TUNE AND HAPPY ❤

I just love the doll and keeping both hands busy..brilliant!

You have to take it out her month from time to time in small increments gradually breaking her habit. My daughter stopped at six from infant. Her baby teeth stuck out but her permanent teeth grew in straight. I had sealants put on her teeth before seven. I told her I would buy her a brand new doll baby if you stop sucking her thumb and she did after trying many methods.

You are doing the best you can . You are brave . You are phenomenal. God bless you and your family 🙏🏽✝️♥️

I am a silent viewer but I had to comment and say how great of a job you’re doing. I have an autistic son and we went through hair washing problems and bathing issues I couldn’t find anyone else that had these issues til I came across your channel. So thank you for the education you are putting out there. My son had a pacifier til almost 3 his teeth were so shifted I was worried but we finally got him off and they went straight. He was young and I know thumb sucking is a lot harder to stop. I wanted to give my experience and hope they best for your family! Keep doing the amazing job you are doing❤

Watching your patience with her, your communication with her, her sense of self! All beautiful! I pray the Creator keep you and your family under the wing of His protection.

You are an amazing mom. Keep doing what you're doing because it's paying off.❤

Even though Mikko has baby teeth, the shape of her mouth has been formed. Almost impossible at this point to correct her mouth shape.

I wore braces because I ruined my teeth as a child. It was not the greatest experience, but I am glad that my Mother chose to have it corrected while I was still in school. You do such wonderful work with Mikko. ❤

Nobody in my family is a thumb sucker; we have skin and nail pickers and constant hair brushers lol. As for sucking thumbs idc if the baby was 2 weeks or two months, I'd snatch that thumb out their mouths so quick. Mikko throws a fit alot, but mom its your home. Reward her for not sucking her thumb with a small gummy treat or a new book and be very firm with her when she does put her in timeout. She'll eventually get it best of luck!!

You are a fantastic mother, sharing your successes and trials. Great work and thumbs up mom!

I sucked my thumb till I was almost 6 😬 I remember my teachers telling me to stop. Thankfully my adult bite was only slightly effected, but it definitely can effect permanent alignment so it's good you're addressing it. Keep up the good work Mama💜

Wow ur so amazing and miko is adorable. My daughter and i haved been working with children with autism for total of 70 yrs. My daughter is 42 and has been in the field for 25yrs and before i retired (10yrs ago) i was working for a little over 40yrs. I worked in elementary schools as the person responsible of all the shadows and all the students with special needs. My daughter started working at private organizations going into the homes who have children from severe to mild autism aswell as from non verbal to verbal but almost all her kiddies were extremely aggressive. She would do kinda what ur doing with your daughter. I just want to say how wonderfully calm and loving and patient u are. I have watched a couple videos and I love to see Miko's progress. In terms of the toothbrush, I have found on Amazon special toothbrushes for kids with autism and sensory processing disorders where the bristles are soft but are formed to brush all sides of each tooth. As someone who would normally not need that , I find the toothbrush is amazing. As u go along each tooth it brushes the outside of the tooth as well as the other side . It's hard to explain lol but I bought a 2 pkg for 10$ Canadian. Maybe that would help. ❤

This can be hard for neurotypical kids as well, so you’re doing such a great job!

Dentist has a device is place in mouth to stop thumb sucking.

❤❤❤❤❤❤love watching y’all grow!

I knew that would happen. Thumb sucking is bad on teeth.

You are an awesome mom!! 🦸🏾‍♀️

I love watching your video, you have such a soothing demeanor. Our Heavenly Father knew exactly who would be the perfect match as Mikko's momma & he codnt have choosen a better mother. I know some days are long & some days are hard, others you may feel like youre not gonnamake itbthrkugh this next set of challenges or whatever the thoughts might be on any particular day, but you need to remember you are such an amazing mother. You are also so much more than just a mother. Dont loose aight of yourself when taking care of your littles. Keep whats important to you, close to your heart & show your munchkins it is always ok to havw your own hobbies & interests, especially when youre an adult w/ an entire family youre already taking care of. Youre always put together so youre clearly showing your children lessons, leading by example is one of the best ways to demonstrate things to our children. I know Mikko has two older siblings, can you include them in some videos more, even if your crop out their faces if you/they dont want to be recognizable &/or what their privacy. I'd love to know how youre able to juggle so much & seem so level headed & unphased, like youre always ready to tackle the next set of challenges in your direction. Kudos momma 👏 👏 keep up the amazing work! 💪 💪 💪 Hope you & the Family have a safe & very blessed Easter 🐣🐰

Sucking their thumb will cause them to have buck teeth I hardly ever broke my son from doing that he has slightly buck teeth from this

Do you spend one on one time with the twins? I see how great you take care of Mikko but when do you make the twins fell special? Do they even interact with Mikko or are you afraid she might get hurt.

You're really strong..God strengthen you

❤ She's doing so well learning things she'll learn so much more as she grows

She is so adorable. Good job mom.

You have helped me understand so very much

To be honest, a lot of little kids choke on the skin of an apple even if they can chew it. When I used to babysit, I would peel the skin off before cutting up the apple for kids.

I sucked my thumb until I was 11. I had to have braces as a teen, and then again as an adult. Thumb sucking ruining of the teeth is REAL.

I understand what she said about the whole picking up germs at the park thing. Its good to see that she has been taken to the dentist and he is explaining quite clearly what is going to happen to her teeth. I wouldn't be suprised if the dentist says she has to have braces.

Mikko was DEVOURING that apple 😂

Do they still make bad tasting nail polish made to prevent thumb sucking?

Your r phenomenal. O hope u write a book someday ❤❤❤

I totally understand. My 4 year old autistic daughter breastfed until she was 3 1/2 years old. Part of it was the comfort and stimming. She had to have oral surgery to basically reconstruct her teeth from the breastfeeding and difficulty brushing her teeth (she hates it).

I endured these things, i live with autism, doc says my tongue 👅 is larger than my mouth, im always biting my tongue. They wanted to trim it down. I wouldn't allow that. My teeth had that ugly thumb sucking gap. Sometimes, i still suck my thum to keep my teeth off my tongue. I wish id had a different mouth, teeth journey. Im going on 60 now. Im ok, I'm greatful things are as well as they are.

Because she's so young, I would only worry about cavities. However, you take such excellent care of her. Only when she gets older, that's when you should consider braces. You so inspiring and a beautiful family.

Mom, you're doing a fine job.

I sucked my thumb till I was, like, 7. As I’m typing this I’m realizing it might have something to do with having ADHD. I was probably stimming. I’ve always stimmed most of the time. The main thing I do is make rhythms and beats with my teeth. It’s not good, I know it’s probably wearing them down slowly. It’s almost impossible to stop. I do it without thinking. I have other destructive stims like picking at my skin and lips. I wasn’t diagnosed till I was an adult in college. Still learning everyday about what it means for me and how to explains me. It’s crazy how so many parts of me are linked to it. Things I never would’ve thought.

Good Job!!!!❤️❤️❤️

Mikko is such a character! When you had that bite of the apple she was simply appalled at your audacity! She did not understand why you thought you could have some of HER apple. 🤣🤣🤣

What are u doing now to help her stop??

I love apples! She does you I can see that. She is so cute and has progressed so much since I first started following you. I know she gets frustrated bless her. She will get there I just know it.

These life experiences can be so unique and the path each choses should be treated as such. My own experience with my middle daughter went like this: Sensory disorder need was to suck her thumb. It wasn't until she was mid teens until I went ahead with having her mouth and teeth fixed. She did have speech therapy for many years when she was young but passed even with her teeth and palate not corrected. Once she was mature enough and able to handle everything needing to be done to correct the teeth and palate...then we moved forward with it. She never tolerated any other efforts when she was younger. It exasperated her anxiety and threw her into fits. It didn't help that when she was 8.5 years she was hit by a car (mirror hit back and ran over foot in a hit and run)...that caused her incredible anxiety disorder. Once they corrected her palate they were able to straighten her teeth. She has never had a cavity. I hope this makes sense. It is a bit out of order but hoping it gets some of the main points shared. Best wishes.

My daughter is 2 but when I found your videos I feel like I'm watching myself in the future.

My husband sucked his thumb for years before his mom did anything about it. She didn't think it was a big deal. He actually learned to speak with his thumb in his mouth and had to go thru lots of speech therapy. At least y'all are trying to fix it!💗

I will suggest when Mikko fall asleep, wrap either the whole hand or just the thumb. When she automatically puts in in her mouth, she hopefully will not bother and go back to sleep. Her inside mouth is shaped like her thumb, but her inside mouth can shape back if she stops for a day or two and the thumb will not comfort the same. Good Luck.....if you don't mind crying...I would wrap her hand with a glove for a week...thick on the thumb part.

At the risk if sounding condescending...which I never intend....precious I an so proud if you I could implode😊...so very proud...pray you are taking the same good care of you❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

She’ll be just fine she is so beautiful I just love her. Grat job mom❤

Boy she is spot on with the camera today!! Adaptation in life is a given and these are her baby teeth with speech and permanent teeth you might find a difference!! Is she in therapy yet??

My son fell in love with brushing his teeth when I bought him an electric brush with a rotating part - the speech therapist advised us to brush not only our teeth, but also our tongue in order to stimulate sensitivity and, as a result, improve speech.

My 10 year old grandchild is autistic and has lately started to regress. My daughter is having a hard time with her increased stemming and dietary needs. She also had to ween her off her tablet which became an addictive calming tool because she was mimicking things she saw on the internet. I pray for her and my daughter's well being everyday and my hat goes off to anyone dealing with an autistic child.

You both are doing a good job! Can she wear a protective cover on her teeth

To be honest, house like a child around 3 years old I have been doing that for a very long time and now that I want to go see a dentist I start to analyze the problem if I keep on continuing it and why I should stop. But now I'm over here with braces. I wish you guys well 💕

I didn't understand until she started biting the apple at the end. Wow😳

Cream of tartar works wonder

Mikko is a little foodie 😂❤. She seems to have a great appetite. I'm 36 but I sucked my thumb until I was about 8-10 because I got tired of ppl picking on me. I just went cold turkey. No major issues other than gaps and not being able to pronounce a few things . Needless to say I ended up with braces but my Dad got tired of taking me to the orthodontist so I never wore my retainer 😂. ❤

Well, I'm guilty. I still suck my thumb. My third daughter picked up my bad habit but. The dentist said because of baby teeth not much to Worry about.... Growing up they tried everything to stop me from sucking my thumb.I even went through having braces.Which actually made my teeth worse.... But I only suck my. Thumb at night to help me sleep.... My daughter also has a blanket to go with her thumb.The way I used to.... Don't know what happened to the blanket I had... God bless you and your family. Your resilience, time and patience is astounding. In a few weeks They will be testing my daughter for Autism.... My emotions are mixed but I have a heavy heart... Guilt and blame on me...

I feel you on this one with the teeth situation. Our son is on the spectrum he had a dummy until he was 5 he used it as part of his oral stimming..we decided enough was enough and replaced them with a chew buddy.he didn't take to them at first, but after 3 weeks he was chewing and using it alot more. Now after 6 months we have seen a big improvement on his teeth gapping,and they aren't as pushed forward anymore.bur he still struggles with saying certain sounds, mainly sp, sc, get replaced with b , every child is unique but maybe try different shaped chewy toys and necklace maybe she will take to one.x

Hey mama I found a page impersonating you and Mikko on fb, they have all of Mikko’s videos when she was little

She's going to get the hang of it🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Good job Mom

The way she squealed when you said "This is mine!" I laughed so hard! Why do toddlers always want their parents stuff?

Sis, I sucked my thumb well into grade school. I had to wear braces but I'm fine now. Edited to add: For me it was a comfort thing. To this day, I tuck my thumbs in my fists when I'm stressed. No clue why, but I do. If you give her something to chew she may do better.

Good job baby❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I sucked my thumb until i was 13. Dont remember having problems with eating or speech. My adult teeth are fine. Also there is something on the market that you can use to stop her from sucking her thumb. However, she may stop on her own once she feels secure. ❤

Perhaps a "fixed habit breaker" can be made-called a "rake" that is glue in place will work .orthodontist usually take molds, place bands in mold for fixed appliance to made in ortho lab and then returned for cementation. Only a thought-she wont be able to insert her thumb for that sucking seal..a few sleepness nights 4 u but, worn anywhere from weeks to a year to break habit and retrain the brain, tongue, lips, and muscles. Not expensive either.😊

I had an open bite because I sucked my thumb forever. I got braces when I was 33 to fix my bite. It was hard to take bites of food in the front.

Has the Dentist recommended a TGuard to help with the thumb sucking? I was just talking to my niece last week about this because both her and her husband are trying to get their son who is 5 to stop sucking his thumb. He just went to the dentist a few days ago and they pulled his two front teeth so maybe he will stop now..

I don't know about the orthodontist but miko has the best apple eating asmr ever

As she becomes older she will stop on her own. As long as she has no teeth decay is the most you need to worry about concerning her teeth.

I wonder if the nail biting/ thumb sucking deterrent polish would work for her? It has a terrible bitter flavor that most kids don't like, If she won't allow you to polish her nail, perhaps you could do it while she sleeps. It would only take a few seconds to her thumb nails.

My daughter has the same bite as Mikko. She might grow out of thumb sucking because my daughter is 10 and still sometimes socks her thumb. Do keep in mind baby teeth are not forever. If she still has the open bite when she's older, braces will fix it.

She’s so cute biting on that apple😅 my very high functioning autistic son is 20 now and he eats fine, but he still has a hard time biting with his front teeth. He eats small pieces of food by putting them in his mouth and chewing with his side and back teeth. It’s not an issue and it doesn’t look different or anything. His teeth are fine too. I worked with him like this for years but with his sensory overload in his mouth he just prefers not to bite with his front teeth. So I decided to help him with more important things he needed to learn. She doing good though, it looks like she’s tolerating the bite down pretty well. You’re doing great mom❤❤❤