Babies have a natural sucking reflex in the first few months which makes sucking a bottle, or dummy, comforting for them. From about six months you should introduce the use of beakers or cups.
By a year you should have separated your baby from the bottle or dummy. At about this time continuing with dummies can stop your child from talking properly, and increases salivation and drooling, which in turn can cause skin problems.
Here are six simple things you can do to encourage your child to do without their dummy/comforter.
1) Reduce the use of the dummy to only making it available at bed time and remove it once your child is asleep.
2) Encourage your child to talk by listening carefully and giving your full attention.
3) Encourage choices by naming the foods at meal times.
4) Encourage your child to use words instead of simply pointing at things.
5) Take the dummy out of your child's mouth when they are speaking.
6) Talk to your child. Use picture books and everyday situations like shopping, to encourage your child to talk. The more you talk to your child the more your child will learn and respond.
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