Dummies are fine, I like them! All of my 3 have been dummy kids, they were always so much easier to settle with a dummy. My 2 yo DD just gave away her very last one to 'dummy fairy', just as her older brother and sister did, and she has been fine without it. I thought I might be in for a battle and some sleepless nights, because out of the three she was the most attached to her dummies, but it didn't eventuate so that was good! Could have had something to do with the dummy fairy giving her a present in return for her dummies.