dummies and preschool

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Hi all dd2 will be due to start preschool in September she has no dx as yet but awaiting ados. She's very very attached to her dummies. She has to take one whenever we leave the house and often carries several favourites around with her.
So tell me what happened when your kids went to preschool that had dummies?? Ours don't allow them and I'm getting bit worried about how she will manage if I don't start to wean her off them soon.
She isn't potty trained which I know they will be ok with but its just the dummy thing.

So how did you guys manage it?
Thanks

Where I work we would encourage her to bring her comfort objects while she is settling in. once she was settled we would begin to try to encourage her to put it in her tray/bag for short periods of time eg at snack time.

Quite often children who are serious dummy addicts forget about them while they are busy and only remember that they want it at home time or if they have a bump.

I really think you shouldn't worry about it anyway, you and she have ages till september, she might suddenly decide she doesn't want them anymore.

Thanks ineed I know it seems like ages away but she takes so long to get used to the idea of something I thought best to think bout it now. I will ask the preschool about comfort objects thank you

Just a thought, could you and she buy or make a little bag to put them in , just for short periods. Then she can take the bag to pre school if she still needs to.

Good luck.

I would think about trying to get her attached to something else, like a chew toy or something.

I used to work in a nursery and we wouldn't have allowed a dummy to be used because it would be unfair on the other children and parents who were giving up dummies, or who were ok without them but would want them if they saw someone else with one. But we would have allowed a chew toy that was to do with an SN, because that can be explained to the other children better.

Aww great idea ineed thank you!! That could work she's rather bag obsessed! (Typical woman!)

Thank you iuse. We do have a chew toy but not had much success with it, may try again and perservere with it by removing dummy at certain times