Dummy/pacifier use and speech development

[Caroline Bowen]

See:

 

Baker, E. (2002). The pros and cons of dummies. ACQuiring Knowledge in
Speech, Language and Hearing, Speech Pathology Australia 4(3), 134-136.

 

. for a review.

 

Caroline

 

Caroline Bowen PhD
Speech Language Pathologist
9 Hillcrest Road
Wentworth Falls NSW 2782
Australia
e: cbowen at ihug.com.au
i: http://www.slpsite.com
t: 61 2 4757 1136

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From: info-childes at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:info-childes at mail.talkbank.org]
On Behalf Of Alcock, Katherine
Sent: Monday, 17 October 2005 7:20 PM
To: info-childes at mail.talkbank.org; dev-europe at lboro.ac.uk
Subject: Dummy/pacifier use and speech development

 

 

There has been a new recommendation out recently that infants be offered
pacifiers to put them to sleep, which is supposed to help prevent SIDS.
About the first thing mothers in the UK say to me when they hear I study
oral motor skills and speech is "oh, we never use a dummy" or "my sister
gave hers a dummy, it's very bad for their speech, isn't it?"  I expect this
to re-emerge with this new advice, and I've even heard from speech
therapists that they are supposed to be linked to lisps.  

I have heard this much less frequently from US parents than UK parents - I
think using a dummy is much more stigmatised over here, and this makes me
suspicious of un-referenced advice even from health professionals.  And I
have been able to find absolutely no evidence one way or the other - Medline
and Psycinfo searches bring up nothing (some work on dental problems - which
don't seem to be linked).

Does anyone know of any studies? 

thanks 

Katie Alcock 

Katie Alcock, DPhil 
Lecturer 
Department of Psychology 
Lancaster University 
Fylde College 
Lancaster LA1 4YF 

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