2006-06-29 04:54:08 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
we didnt put much emphasis on it in the first place but, when he laid down he had to have it. he would be okay until he fell asleep and it fell out of his mouth. immediately he would start to cry. i took it away and never gave it back, end of story. at the time he was less than a year so might have been a little easier.
2006-06-29 06:12:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my sister took the pacifier from my oldest nephew, she allowed him the choice.
What she did was at bedtime (the only time he had been allowed to use it at that point), she explained that he was a big boy, and no longer needed the pacifier. She further told him that to prove what a big boy she thought he was, she was going to put the pacifiers in the drawer of his nightstand right next to his bed (then let him watch her do just that). She told him that if he felt he needed the pacifier, he could get it. It was all his choice to use it or not. She again told him about being a big boy, then left the room. By the third night, he was done and never used them again. My sister removed the pacifiers when he went 3 nights in a row of not using them.
2006-06-29 12:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say wait til the child puts it down. Otherwise the kids may decide that since they can't have the pacifier then they may decide the thumb is okay to use instead. Which the thumb leads to dental problems where the pacifier doesn't. Give the kids time. They will get tired of the pacifier eventually.
2006-06-29 12:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by jewell2578 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a sippy cup..Also, if there is any type of liquid i.e, medicine, juice, etc. that your child doesn't like the taste of, every time you see the pacifier lying around dip it in the liquid so that he/she can continue to spit it out and not want it... At night keep the liquid in a glass so when the child wakes during the night you can dip it again and let them spit the pacifier right back out... you may have to deal with a few days and nights of crying but in the long run it pays off cheaper than braces!!! LOL
2006-06-29 12:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by Why 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i've seen it done 3 ways...and they all depend on the child's age.
at 7 months my brother and sister-in-law took their daughter's pacifier away...she doesn't even miss it...obviously, b/c she's so young.
at age 2-3 my sister and brother-in-law took their daughter's "baby ba" away. they told her that she was a big girl now and doesn't need it. that she should throw them out and then they would go to Toys R Us and get her a present for being such a big girl!
worked like a charm...she gathered up all her "baby ba"s and threw them in the trash.
on a "supernanny" episode this little girl wouldn't give hers up, so nanny Jo gave mom some advice...here's how it went...
mom told the girl about the pacifier fairy. (she was really animated when telling the story to get her daughter excited too).
she told her that there was a fairy who collected pacifiers for all the babies and that the fairy told her (mom) that there were babies out there that needed pacifiers!!!
so, can we collect all of your pacifiers for the fairy??? the fairy said that we can leave them in a bag on a tree branch (or porch, swing, etc) outside the house and in the night she would come by and take the bag to the babies and for being such a big help she'd leave her a present!!
well, on the show...it worked like a charm! the little girl got really interested in the collection of all her pacifiers and put them in a bag and even got to hang them on the tree herself!
you should have seen her face when she saw her present on the tree the next morning! it was like she saw magic!
i think that was the best idea!!
i will use it for my kids if they are pacifier kids....definitely,
take care and good luck.!
2006-06-29 12:23:51 · answer #5 · answered by joey322 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter had her pacifier until age 3+ and after many failed attempts we just had her throw them all away herself & explained that it would help her teeth stay beautiful & that was that a few nights of crying fits but we just reassured her that she did not need it anymore, that & rewards are good no matter how small like popcicles the occaissonal sucker but this too will pass.
2006-06-29 12:03:20 · answer #6 · answered by mellei96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandson just turned 10 months and his front teeth have come in and his father took the pacifier away. He just took it away and he seems to be doing just fine without it. If he gets a little fussy at night they give him a bottle with a little water and he goes right to sleep.
2006-06-29 12:49:02 · answer #7 · answered by vrt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a very difficult time with both my sons. I finally just had to take it away from them and NOT give in. The first 2-3 days were horrible, but once they got used to it--It wasn't a problem anymore. Good Luck!
2006-06-29 12:14:11 · answer #8 · answered by Tina S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a hard time getting my son off the pacifier.. I cut the ends off of them.. I didn't think it would work.. and it did.. every time he would pick one up and try to suck on it he couldn't and I just kept telling them that they must of broke and soon enough he didn't want them anymore.. (the doctor is the one that told me to try this..) good luck
2006-06-29 11:59:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start during the day saying it is lost or gone or even in the trash. My daughter mistakenly threw hers away at 13 months and I never bought another just told her she threw it away and she was a big girl and did not need it anymore.
2006-06-29 11:58:04 · answer #10 · answered by archierawn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋