Thumb-sucking may hamper speech
Washington: Infants who suck their thumbs for longer periods are likely to develop speech disorders while growing up, according to a study.
Researchers from the Corporacion de Rehabilitacion Club De Leones Cruz del Sur and the University of Washington Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program have said that the use of bottles, pacifiers and other sucking behaviours apart from breast-feeding may increase the risk of subsequent speech disorders in young children.
Text: ANI
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