GlowUp & Grow: A Positive Habit Elimination Program

OroGlow’s GlowUp & Grow Program is a gentle, positive-reinforcement-based approach designed to help children eliminate non-nutritive sucking habits like thumb sucking and pacifier use. This program supports children and family using a fun, structured, and supportive framework, rooted in the evidence-based ThumbsUp Program by SimonSays.

Our approach focuses on empowering children through daily wins, visual tracking, personalized motivation, and encouragement – all while addressing the oral motor and developmental impacts of persistent sucking habits. 

How it works

A structured 30-Day Program

  • Week-by-week goals

  • Nighttime support strategies

  • Daytime habit replacement activities

  • Habit elimination kit

  • 24/7 phone/text access to Tricia for the 30 days

Who this program is for

  • Ages 4.5+

  • People who are ready to stop their oral habits including thumb sucking, pacifier use, blanket use, nail biting, etc.

  • Parents seeking a positive, structured method without relying on shaming or force

  • Families wanting to avoid or reduce future orthodontic, speech, or feeding concerns

Why it matters: Effects of Prolonged Oral Habits

Thumb, object, and pacifier sucking beyond the toddler years can lead to:

  • Open bites and overjets (forward teeth and bite problems)

  • Speech distortions (especially /s/, /z/, and other tongue-tip sounds)

  • Tongue thrust swallowing patterns

  • High, narrow palates and nasal breathing issues

  • Delayed transition to mature oral rest posture

  • Increased risk for orthodontic intervention

  • Social stigma or teasing in older children