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2017-06-30 04:47:47
My son is seven years old . He is an active n intelligent kid but he used to put his thumb in his mouth even in this age . Also he is not able to speak a few alphabets properly .
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This is the right age when you should start interception of his disease. His inability to speak a few words like s, sh, th is because of his Mal aligned teeth. See a pedodontist.
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Visit a Pediatric dentist immediately
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Do not shame your child about his sole he handicap.

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He is having thumb sucking habit...need to relieve it orelse will spoil his dentition and hamper his skeletal jaw growth.. And about speaking or pronouncing few word of alphabets can be because of tongue tie..
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