Ditching the dummy
Dummies are often used to comfort babies. They can help settle babies to sleep and they’re sometimes used to help babies learn to suck, particularly when they are born prematurely.
However, dummies can affect growing teeth and stop a toddler’s tongue from moving freely. Plus, a toddler who has their mouth full with a dummy cannot babble or chat as much as they would without one.
By weaning them off it you’re giving them the chance to become more expressive and to practise their growing language skills.
The BBC Tiny Happy People website has some great tips for helping your child give up their dummy.