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I hope you get some suggestions because I'll be watching for them! I have a 6-year old (he'll be 7 in Sept) who still sucks his thumb. Always when going to bed, and also when he's wide awake traveling in the car or watching TV. I've tried bandaids too, but he pulls them off himself and tells me they 'fell off'. The nail stuff didn't work for him and I wouldn't recommend it either. I actually tasted one of his thumbs myself right after applying it, and I couldn't even taste it. I've talked to our dentist and his response was "braces are cheaper than psychotherapy" implying that we'll warp him mentally if we force the issue with anti-thumb sucking appliances or anything else. But I can't help myself. I make him turn off the TV if he sucks his thumb (after a warning) so I'm probably make him even more anxious which I'm sure isn't helping. He started losing his baby teeth this year, and I'm hoping when he has no teeth in the front it'll feel differently to him to suck his thumb and he'll finally give it up. Sorry that this doesn't answer your question much, and like I said I hope you get some good ideas.

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