A mum at my school has a 6 year old and an 11 year old. I do feel very sorry for her as she is a single parent and her ex partner only takes her kids one day a week. However, everyone has noticed that as soon as the youngest is in the playground after school the mother gives her a dummy! She has pictures of her on Facebook with the dummy and when one of her family members commented on it she replied "I don't care, she looks cute - like Maggie from The Simpsons". The child is nearly 7! Is this normal? I have honestly never seen a child older than 3/4 with a dummy.