TGuard AeroFinger Treatment Kit to Stop Finger Sucking (Small (Ages 0-4))

After trying several different methods to stop my daughter from sucking her middle and index fingers, I decided to buy this product when she was 16 months old. We only removed it every 2–3 days for cleaning, and I even kept it on during bath time. To my surprise, after just 11 days, she completely stopped sucking her fingers. She is now 18 months old and hasn’t gone back to the habit for over two months. I don’t usually write reviews, but I felt I had to share my experience because I spent a lot of time reading reviews before purchasing and wanted to be sure my money wouldn’t be wasted. Thankfully, it worked for us, and I’m so pleased with the results.

I felt like I had to write a review as there has yet to be any Canadian reviews! My son began sucking his index and middle finger around 8 months old and we believed he would out grow it. We noticed it was becoming a problem when his first 2 fingers were becoming deformed/bent due to chronic sucking. I asked everyone you could think of for advice - parents, family members, social media, etc. I finally found my way over to this product on Amazon. It might not be as popular in Canada due to the price-tag, it cost us $150 Canadian and now I see it is $229 Canadian. *Note* (As per other reviews) the T Guard does not come with enough bracelets to make it effective IMO. We did order another set of bracelets from the T Guard company from Amazon for $100 CDN, so again another pricey item, however it is worth it if it can help stop the habit. We began the treatment at 23 months in the summer-time as I am a teacher and I knew I could commit the time and energy required. I will be honest -- sleep was TOUGH! It was pretty much 3-4 weeks of very poor sleep and napping as he was so used to self-soothing by sucking his fingers. I eventually had to re-sleep train him. It was some trial & error to help him sleep -- introducing stuffed animals, blankies, etc. We ended up doing treatment longer than 30 days as when he had the glove off he would still put his fingers in his mouth. We kept the glove on during the day for about 50 days and will now stick to only over-nights (we have lots of extra bracelets now to do this). I will add -- as a teacher, I wanted to approach this in a more 'holistic' way and incorporate social stories and figure out what my son's sensory needs are to really help him break this habit. And it helped! For example, I printed photos of my son doing activities that required his fingers and hands, e.g. "fingers are for riding your bike" we would read this story everyday and then he would be able to recite the mantra back. "Fingers aren't for sucking." So, if he began placing his fingers in his mouth we would be able to remind him what fingers are for. Secondly, I researched sensory needs and why children suck their fingers -- could be 'oral sensory seeking' or proprioceptive sensory seeking behaviours (look it up if you're interested!) Once you look more into it, you'll go down a rabbit hole, but this reminded me of my son ... so to meet his needs we would incorporate 'heavy work' before nap and bedtime, e.g. crashing into couch, carrying heavy items, etc. Lastly, we had my son choose the colour of bracelet he wanted to wear everyday. This helped him have more buy-in! We never treated the glove as a negative thing, also talked about his "super awesome glove" when people would ask. I think he only asked once or twice to have the glove off, other than that he was content wearing it. Finally, I read and re-read other people's reviews, especially four and five star reviews when I was feeling defeated from lack of sleep! Ha. Something that other people have mentioned is finding the right fit so it's not too tight or too loose. We found using athletic tape around the band helpful so it wouldn't bother his wrist and as the day wore on the bracelet loosened up and I never noticed he had any wrist issues with it digging in. All in all, the glove DID work for us. He's had it off now during the day and nap and there has been no finger sucking. I am going to keep it on overnights as he transitions to a new daycare this fall and that can be tough for little ones. Best of luck to other families trying this product, remember it's a commitment! But you can do it and it's worth it in the end :)

Review and update! I purchased this item back in March of 2022. My daughter was 2 years old at the time. It wasn't easy, but 4 years later she still does not suck her fingers so I can honestly say it worked. I paid attention to when she is stressed in moments when I take it off and try to distract her by teaching coping methods. Not just reliant entirely on the glove although it was a big help. The real challenge was at bedtime. We made sure the glove was on and substitute with her favorite toy. It took us a total of 3 months to see some changes. The glove is comfortable and she was also understanding of why it was being done. So happy I bought this! Its a process guys. 1.we had a talk b4 we started 2. We understood what stresses her and taught other coping skills.3 bed time routine was the biggest challenge.and taught other comfort/coping skills. 4. Its a process with lots of talking and hugs! Hope this helps.

3.5 year old girl, finger sucker day and night. I am an ECE and ITE, so I see this often. We used this product for 2 weeks day and night, changing the band and cleaning it throughly before each night time. Then we went to just using it nightly for the rest of the month. It wow absolutely amazing. You need to go into this knowing that the first 3 days will be absolute garbage, they won’t sleep well, they’ll scream the first night and it will break your heart but that 3rd day it was completely different. I would suggest not changing it or taking it off at all those first 3 days but rather covering it with a glove or plastic bag when they eat or play messy. Make it fun, let them pick the band colour each time. The sticker chart that comes with it is great too. Our daughter worked towards a book and a stuffy and is so proud she gets it this weekend. This is 100% worth it to not need ortho care down the road. I have been recommending this product to every parent. Once your child gets use to it, they don’t even notice it’s there. If you need to take it off and don’t want to put it on again right away, I’d suggest a soft fluffy glove (the cheap ones from the dollarstore) to put it on that hand. My daughter liked to have that for a break sometimes in the 2nd week. Overall, I went in with zero expectations and I am so relieved it worked!

Our child has sucked his two fingers since about an hour after birth when the freakin' hospital pediatrician taught him how to soothe himself by sticking his two fingers in his mouth. AND IT WAS A BOND NOT MEANT TO BE BROKEN. Gosh dang lady. When he turned 3, his dentist started getting concerned about the formation of his teeth - rightfully so - because they were pulling forward and out. It was noticeable when he smiled. Cute, but still not probably how teeth should be. We tried our own tactics and by the time he was 4, we got him to a point to where he would only do it to get him to fall asleep but even still, he was still doing it and relying on it. The gloriously sneaky internet cookies served me an ad for this and so we decided to try it. We amped him up big time about how we were going to get him a SUPER AWESOME GLOVE to help him not need to suck his fingers. We told him he could still suck his fingers if he wanted to with the glove on (which you can, but because of the design, it doesn't create suction so there's no 'reward' sensation for doing so). He was unsure. And he's stubborn AF so we were nervous. First night: I put it on a little too loosely and he houdini'd his fingers out and sucked on them. His wrist was all red and torn up from pulling at it to free his fingers. Scrappy little bro. Night two: We learned our lesson and got a roll of gauze, and medical tape to protect his skin, THEN put the glove on and then band. WORKED LIKE A CHARM AND HE WAS PISSED. Actually he was fine. It took him awhile to fall asleep but he eventually did. And so this was our process every time moving forward. We left the glove on for night time, then kept it on through the morning so that it would stay on at nap, then we'd cut it off so he had a break from after nap through dinner, and would put it back on right before bed. It got to a point where he would remind us that it needed to go on. And he really didn't have trouble falling asleep after maybe 5 days of wearing it. He wore it for something like 40 days (he was a fan of the included star chart) and was done. We forgot to put it on him one night and he didn't suck his fingers (you can tell because his fingers weren't all wrinkly) and that was it! He hasn't sucked even one time since!

CHOKING HAZARD! After a month and a half of use my daughter is able to chew chunks off which pose a choking hazard. The slots were the bands go through have also torn. Would expect better quality for the price.