Prolonged thumb sucking in infants may lead to speech impediments

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 04:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Using a pacifier for too long may be detrimental to your child's speech. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics suggests that the use of bottles, pacifiers and other sucking behaviours apart from breast-feeding may increase the risk of subsequent speech disorders in young children...

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