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Child development: dummies
Nursery World,
22 August 2007
Research linking them with preventing cot death has put the use of babies' dummies back under scrutiny. Annette Rawstrone hears both sides of the debate.
For such a small and simple object, dummies cause a lot of controversy. Are they lifesavers - both metaphorically for harassed parents, and literally, according to recent research - or are they damaging to a child's development? While the Department of Health is now backing their use for helping to prevent cot death (see box), other professionals warn that dummies can harm children's speech, teeth and hearing. 'There is some argument for the use of...
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