Should a child be allowed a dummy after a certain age?
My eldest never took to a dummy, but my youngest uses one. He has it when he’s tired and cranky, and to go down at night, but he doesn’t *need* it. He’s 6 months now, and I aim to start weaning him off it soon and have it done by the time he’s 1 at the latest. Young babies suck for comfort – as my boys were bottle fed I couldn’t just feed them like a breastfeeding mum could so I offered a dummy. I’d much rather that than they suck their thumb as that can cause extensive orthodontic damage – as I know from personal experience. However, like you I agree that past a certain age it’s quite frankly vile – and it’s nothing other than laziness on the part of the parent. So you have a week of tantrums and tears – so what?! At least you get them off it!!
Well I am not out to judge other parents over a piece of plastic and silicone that their child sucks on. It’s amazing the judgements that are passed about something so stupid and such a personal choice. My daughter is 2 and a half and she still has hers, she uses it only at sleep time, she will not sleep without it. First we took away her bottle, now she doesn’t wear nappies and basically I just didn’t want to make all these changes at once.
I have a two year old daughter, and a nephew who is only 3 months younger than her. My daughter took a dummy for a few weeks after she was born, and then wanted nothing more to do with it. My sister in law still gives my nephew a dummy. I agree with everyone else that once they start walking and talking they shouldn’t need them anymore.
Yes i do think there should be a cut off point for a child to have a dummy i think its silly when i see children (not babies) walking around with dummy’s in there mouth! a agree at the age of 2yrs old a mother should try and take there child off a dummy! i know a girl that had a dummy up until the age of 8yrs old as her parents couldn’t stop her!
my daughter is nearly 2, and she has a dummy, but, she only has it at bed/naptime….i think past the age of 2 or so having a dummy all the time is not needed, and often just a lazt parents way to shut their kids up, ask them whats wrong….it doesnt hurt to communitcate with your own child….i intend to try and have the dummy done with well before her 3rd birthday, but will see how it goes
