DD (3.3) is very attached to her dummy & it gives her a great amount of comfort when she is tired or upset.
She is usually fine without it whilst at preschool / childminders / out doing activities however the moment we get home she is desperate to have it & we feel its become a problem.
She wants to have it all the time but we can't understand what she is saying when its in & are also concerned about the dental effects of her using it too much.
So we started leaving it in her room in the morning - which worked ok for a time though we discovered she'd been hiding them around the house for a sneaky suck!, but lately she's becoming more & more upset at leaving it or not being able to have it, & spends a lot of time crying / wailing for it.
She's dropping her nap so is often tired which isn't helping. And at times, if she is especially tired or hurt, we do let her have it for a short while for comfort, but then she (understandably) gets very upset when we say its time to put it away. No doubt the mixed messages aren't helping there.
We think it probably needs to go and have been discussing the idea of the dummy fairy with her but she's really not keen & says she doesn't want to give them up - even the suggestion she might get a present won't persuade her.
Would you just take them away in these circumstances & deal with the inevitable upset? Or wait for her to decide she doesn't need them anymore on her own? Ideally I'd like her to be willing to part with them but don't want this dummy misery to continue for another 6/12 months!
Any suggestions on how we can encourage her to give them up much appreciated!