The Benefits of Pacifiers for Children

pacifiers for all of the bad rap they get are actually really really really wonderful sources of soothing for children babies and have many benefits. A thumb and a pacifier sucker both have lower cortisol levels than their non sucking counterparts which means that their stress hormone is lower. As long as you're not using it as kind of a plug for your child not to speak it's really a wonderful self-suther, she says. The American academy of pediatrics recommends that you get rid of it after the first year of life.