Parents don’t agree when or how their child should stop using a pacifier and sucking their thumb, according to a new poll. Here’s what the experts say.

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Around 30% limited use at bedtime, while 31% of parents said they hide the pacifier and about 20% said they explained that their child was too big for one. A third let the child decide when to stop.