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Unread 05-08-2011, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jmima View Post
I hadn't thought of the dummy! Thank you for that!!!

I found the ICAN report 2006 and the Every Child A Talker manifesto (all 100 pages of it!!!) so found some answers there too. Just need to put it all together now! Easier said than done LOL!
Yes, I went on courses for both the above when they came out and earlier this year I attended a conference with speech therapists and education psychologists promoting the 'hello' campaign (the link I gave you).

I'm seeing more and more harassed working mothers decide that they can't do without their child having a dummy in their company. It was sad that the speech professionals confirmed my fears that dummies seem to be 'taking over'. The children are even given dummies with football team colours on - making them 'on trend' I suppose.
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