Latasha is a breastfed infant being seen in the clinic for her 6-month checkup.Her mother tells the nurse that she recently began to suck her thumb.Which is the best action for the nurse to take?

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Sucking is an infant's chief pleasure,and she may not be satisfied by bottle-feeding or breastfeeding alone.During infancy and early childhood there is no need to restrict non-nutritive sucking,as it is a normal behaviour.Dental damage does not appear to occur unless the use of the pacifier or finger persists after age 4 to 6 years.The nurse should explore with the mother her feelings about a pacifier versus thumb.Thumb-sucking is not evidence supporting that Latasha has experienced sensory deprivation.

Latasha Is a Breastfed Infant Being Seen in the Clinic