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Nephew is 7, still uses dummy.

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Sockmate123 · 20/03/2025 23:13

Mother and sister roll their eyes if I mention it at all. Perfectly normal according to them and wont affect him long term! I know i can't change the situation. He's not my child. There has been no effort to even try to get him to give it up. They dip it in honey any time hes upset and give it to him. I think its ridiculous, detrimental to his health. I have to bite my tongue. Both can be quite passive aggressive, sister majorly defensive about almost everything 🙈

Just wondering general opinions on this

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Lanifers · 20/03/2025 23:38

Most 7 year olds would be embarrassed to have a dummy

Ponoka7 · 20/03/2025 23:35

So he has it just at home, not in school? Not many NT seven year olds would tolerate a dummy. I'd say that there's something else going on and they've chosen to not discuss it with you. Thumb sucking is worse than a dummy, so is sucking a security blanket etc. So it isn't as easy as 'take the dummy off him'.

AnneLovesGilbert · 20/03/2025 23:30

Does he go to the dentist?

Lighttodark · 20/03/2025 23:30

That’s ridiculous and bad for his teeth.

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