Nipit (2 Pack) - Most Effective Thumb Sucking Deterrent for Kids, Age 2-7, Stop Finger Sucking Naturally in 5-21 Days, Ideal for Toddlers, Includes Motivating Chart & Stickers & Program

This product is AMAZING. My son sucked his fingers basically all day long from 4 months old until 6 years old when we got this product. He was finally at a point where he really wanted to stop sucking them, but nothing we tried was working. We got this product and were expecting it to take several weeks to work, but it broke the habit for him in a little over two weeks!! We are still having him wear it at night just to make sure he doesn’t suck them at night, but during the day he has been able to keep his fingers out altogether after just 2 weeks of wearing the nipits. I can not recommend this product enough- it was a miracle product for us! Because our son was ready to stop the habit he never fought us about keeping the braces on, but if your child isn’t on board I could see that being an issue. He was able to take them off by himself, so if you have a child who doesn’t like them you will definitely need to use the zip ties or put them on under a long sleeve shirt.

It says that it's normal for the child to still be able to reach and suck their fingers but will get over that in a few days. We're on week 2 and my 3yo still goes for her fingers. I would say this product is about 80% effective. It seems like breaking the habit is going to be a long road for us and I don't blame the product for it.My biggest complaint about the product is that the velcro is sharp and scratches me a ton. I have scratches on my face, hands, and arms from my toddler wearing this. It makes it difficult for her to be around my newborn because I', worried it'll scratch the baby. I'd recommend the maker to add stitching around the velcros so it's not so scratchy.My toddler also gets itchy from having this product on. Whenever I take it off, she goes ham on her elbows and scratches like crazy and makes me feel so bad for making her keep it on all the time.I will say though, that my girl doesn't mind having it on when it is. She's still able to do her day to day activities only with a stiff arm. I get a lot of looks and people asking me if there's something wrong with her arm because it looks like she broke her arms lol.I hope this all pays off sooner rather than later!

These are VERY restricting and inconvenient if the child is awake. Your child will need help with a lot of basic activities due to not being able the bend the elbow. I ended up taking them off each time. Do believe it can cure thumb sucking if you can tolerate more of this, “Mom, can you help me…” every 10 minutes. I would not recommend or buy them again. I should have returned them. Result: $90 down the drain.

My daughter had been sucking her middle two fingers since birth! Finally at 4 years old we decided we had to do something about it. We had tried nail bite polishes and just telling her to stop every time we caught her but that was so frustrating for all involved. These arm bands worked! They give you a 5 week sticker calendar that my daughter became so proud of. We kept them on morning and night, only taking them off to eat. She had no problem sleeping in them and all her friends thought they were cool. We went the full 5 weeks but noticed a huge change by week 2. I can’t recommend this product enough!!! It reprogrammed my daughters mind and We have not had to remind her since! Amazing. 😍

I think in theory this is a great product to stop/deter learned behaviors, however was not a great fit for our son. He is 3.5 years old and has been sucking his fingers since he was 3 months old. He’s dedicated to this task apparently and none of the other products have helped. We tried nail polish and topical creams (even hot pepper) and it does not sway him from those fingers. I bought this thinking if he couldn’t get to his fingers then voila problem solved. I was wrong. First he showed me he could still get them in his mouth (packaging did say that would be possible). Next he turned into Houdini and in a span of 2 mins took off both arm bands. Next morning handed them to me and said “I don’t like them. You take it”. Needless to say attempting to keep using this on my child is not an option. I am hopeful it would work for someone else though (who is not Houdini or Macgyver reincarnated), so I have recommended to other frustrated parents. Good luck

We had tried everything for my 4-year-old daughter. She would scratch off the bitter nail polish and wash off the other bitter stuff. She was persistent, and we were out of options. Luckily, I found these. I got a pack of 2 because I knew she would switch thumbs. After the first night, she did not suck her thumb the next day. We only had her wear them at night. She no longer sucks her thumb. We kept up with it for a few weeks to ensure she broke the habit, but these things are the best. My only complaint is that the Velcro on the outside was scratchy to her stomach and sides, but we just put her in a sweatshirt over the top of the arm covers, which had the bonus of preventing her from taking them off.