The latest research quoted in Nursery World proposes that dummies hinder speech development.
It is a pet hate of mine to see toddlers with dummies in, trying to speak and not being able to.
Dummies have their place, mostly for sleep, I agree.
But why does a 3, 4 or even 5 year old need one?
Does your child have one and do you regret giving it to them?
Do you agree with the research or not?
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Well, what do you know! Dummies are blamed for speech problems
purepurple · 28/10/2009 16:33
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