My two year old son loves his "binky"...he does everything with it, including talking. We have tried cutting holes in them, throwing them away (which he always seems to come up with a replacement - i know my fault) and nothing seems to work. I can't even imagine putting him to bed with out it. Please help!
2006-06-22 10:42:03 · 19 answers · asked by JULIE R 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
We had the same concerns with our son and he was right about the same age. I had read somewhere that you can tie their nook to the bed/crib with a string so that they have to go to it to use it. It becomes an inconvenience to them to have to stop what they are doing to find the nook.
We tried it for a couple days but we found instead of him going to it, he forgot about it. So, we ended up cleaning house and removing every one. I was terrified the first night that he wouldn't go to sleep, but he did and never asked for one again.
Every once and a while he finds one at my moms house or something and will come running to us, "look mommy, a yucky".
I know how awful the thought is, maybe you will find your son is just like ours and find out just like we did - that as a parent you are more dependent on it than he is....(knock wood).
2006-06-22 11:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by barefeet561 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's actually ok to let him keep it until he is 4. Most docs would tell you the same, and as far as runing his teeth, it wont as long as you make sure they are brushed regularly. Binkys have give, thumbs don't, and if you take away the binky what do you think he will replace it with? HI thumb!! As far as the whole idea that a kid over 2 with a binky is wrong, says who? I have read and heard that it is developmental staple that must not be rushed or halted abruptly. So chill, let em keep it a couple more years. BUT, teach him that when he wants to talk he needs to take it out, if he does'nt he gets grounded from it for 20 minutes etc. Hope I helped a little
2006-06-22 10:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child I know of has given up the binky on there own, like another preson said, wuitting is hard, and most adults can't just quit something without a little help, think about how a 2 year old is going to take it. I would just work with in a slow and easy pace. Start by only letting him use it at nap time and bed time, and go from there. Also as with any problems with children, talk to his doctor.
2006-06-22 10:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by epiphanyofmylove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 11 months. He does no longer take a pacifier. He did as a newborn and up until eventually he became about 3 months old. After that, he in simple terms in no way needed it and would get disillusioned anytime we did attempt to positioned one in his mouth!
2016-11-15 03:26:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was lucky with my children and they never used one after the 3 months of age. My nieces on the other hand was a different story. I ended up keeping them for a week while my in-laws went out of town. I just took them away and let them cry and sooth themselves until they fell asleep each night. When their parents came back they were so happy that the pacifiers were gone.
2006-06-22 11:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by craftalot1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On one of the episodes of Super Nanny one of the families had problems with their daughter giving up her pacifier. Super Nanny told the little girl that there was a pacifier fairy, and that if the little girl gathered up all of her pacifiers, and put them into a bag, and hung them outside in the tree that the fairy would come to get the pacifiers, and leave her a present in return for the pacifiers. The little girl helped her mother to gather all the pacifiers in the house, and they went outside, and put the bag in the tree. The next morning they came out to the tree, and the little girl got a gift bag that had a Dora doll in it. If there is something that your son would really love you could buy it for him, and try this out to see if it works for you.
2006-06-22 10:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by Jani R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Luckily my daughter just gave it up on her own at around 8 months. I have heard many times that the best approach is to convince your child they no longer need a pacy then let them be the one to throw all of them away. That way they know all are gone and they are the one who did it. It makes them feel big and in control of the situation.
2006-06-22 18:18:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know i need help too my son is 13 month old and i only give him his binky when he's going to sleep. other than that i try to do without during the day. but when we do go out he always gets his way cuz family members end up giving it to him.
2006-06-22 13:00:37 · answer #8 · answered by nena_consentida79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes a few days, but it can work. My daughter was 2 when we threw her binky out. I told her that there were babies that needed them and we had to give them away. My mom used the "there dirty" trick. Good luck.
2006-06-22 11:11:17 · answer #9 · answered by Tonizzy22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have already tried this, but how about rewarding him for doing things without it? He is old enough that this may start to work.
I would not worry about taking it away at night until he is without it during the day.
My son had a pacifier for the first year, and we gradually made them disappear around his birthday. It wasn't traumatic for him at all at that age.
Do prepare yourself for the fact that his behavior may be more challenging without it. Our son is always acting up at church, and the other kids his age are much more quiet... but I have to remind myself that if he still had a pacy to suck on like them, he'd be quieter too!
2006-06-22 10:49:30 · answer #10 · answered by Katherine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋