How do I get my 2 yr old off pacifer? I have tried everything I can think of and he still wants it..HELP?

Question

Im tired of seeing that thing in his mouth..Also he is attached to his sippie cup and now his teeth are chippin at the top..They said it was called Sippie or Bottle something...Has anyone else had these problems..If so plz help out!!

Answer 1

1) tell him pacies are for babies, and it's time to donate them to babies who really need them. gather them all up (have him help you), put them in a bag, and then throw em out when he's not around. then, it's off to target for a new "big boy" toy

2) cut small slits in the nipple, and when he complains, tell him that happens when you get too old for pacifiers, and that means he doesn't need it anymore

good luck!

Answer 2

My son was the world's worst for those things. It is actually easier than what you think. My child actually bit a hole in the tip and sides of his and I told him that it was broke and didn't work anymore. He tried to use it again but he didn't really like trying to suck on something that had a hole in it. So maybe if you cut some holes in it or at the tip he won't want it anymore.

As far as the sippie cup goes I bought my child a sippie cup with a straw attached to it. That way he could drink out of the straw. But he still uses sippie cups and they don't seem to affect
him. My nephew has the same problem though as your son and the best thing to do is just give him something to drink whenever he will sit up in his highchair to drink out of a regular cup. When he says he wants something to drink tell him to get in his chair and you will give him a big boy cup. Hope this works for ya.

Answer 3

oh wow, my son was off the pacifier when he was like 6mths. does he want it only when he goes to sleep or all day when hes awake? with the sippie cup there are new cups for toddlers that have the straw included we have been through all the new cups. my son was on the bottle til almost 3 it was hard but then we finally put half water half milk and he wouldnt take it so when he asked for a bottle we would make it half and half and then shortly after that he wouldnt ask for a bottle anymore. it was mainly when he would take a nap or go to bed at nights. just try to put the pacifier away talk to ur son tell him that he is 2 years old and hes getting to be a lil boy not a baby anymore and that he doesnt need it anymore. hide that pacifier.....if he asks for it tell him no u dont have it anymore u threw it cause he was getting to old for it maybe give him a frozen fruit bar instead of the pacifier try to distract him from it by giving him something else he can put in his mouth like healthy. i limit my son in the candy soda dept. he doesnt drink sodas unless we go to mcdonalds and he will either get milk juice or a sprite but thats about it. and with the candy, hardly ever eats candy. i wont let his teeth decay and have silver caps on his teeth especially for school photos so i watch what he eats now so it will be better off in the long run. i hope you have some luck with your child. give him his tooth brush and let him have that to use instead of using the pacifier just to be in his mouth doing nothing.

Answer 4

Throw away the pacifier and never buy another or give him another. He'll be upset for a while, and then he'll get over it. It sounds cold, but he won't be damaged psychologically by having his pacifier thrown out. He'll be just fine without it in a day or two. And if it's out of the house, you won't be able to give in and let him have it if you become tempted to do so.

DON'T replace the pacifier with food! Teaching kids that food is for comfort or that they should always have something in their mouths is a recipe for obesity.

Throw it out the sippie cup when you want him to stop using it. Give him a new "big boy" cup (maybe one with a favorite cartoon character on it) to use instead.

This may sound "mean", but isn't it REALLY mean to let your child continue to use these things when they can damage his teeth and oral development and stigmatize him socially?

Best wishes!

Answer 5

Try to give him the pacifier only at bedtime and nap time. Talk to him, explain that pacifier is only for bedtime. He will understand.

This is not easy, my son got the pacifier until he was 3y. At 3 I did a plan that I read in a magazine:
I told him that we will give the pacifiers in 3 days, (putting emphasis in the THREE DAYS) to a recycle people so they can melted and create toys for poor boys.
Next day you say in TWO days
The 3rd day you say, ok, let's put the pacifiers for the recycling people, or you can take him to the donation center and give the pacifiers.
You will be amazing at his reaction. It will be better than you think. The key thing here is preparation, you prepare your son for the moment, by talking, by explaining him. He will miss his pacifier, and probably cry, but it is worth it; and I like this method over the one that tells you to remove the pacifier without explanation.
Think about it, the pacifier is the "secure" object for him. It makes him feel good and safe. So, do not just remove it from him. Explaining the plan, and making him part of the plan will help him deal with the lost of the paci.

Answer 6

With the cup, you could go and get a few fun plastic adult cups (try walmart or target - they have all kinds of kid's character cups). Then when he is wanting a drink, only offer it to him in the big boy cup. Just get rid of the sippy cups all together. Eventually he'll get used to drinking out of the big cups. It may take some practice and you may be cleaning up a few spills so maybe just give him water while he's practicing.

As for the pacifiers, why not start giving him limits as to where he can have the paci? Like, he can have it in his bedroom only. He can't have it while he is playing. And he wants it, he needs to go upstairs. ANd if he chooses to go and have private time with his paci, then you can offer him an array of fun things he can choose INSTEAD of paci time! LIke, "Okay, do you want to go and have your paci in your bedroom or do you want to go to the swings?"

Good luck!

Answer 7

i would throw away all the sippie cups and buy some of thoses drinking cups for little kids that have the straw attached or they make sippie cups with the top but made of soft plastic.with the pacifire thing my son was the same way when he was two it seemed like i would throw one away then he would disappear and come back with another like he had a secret stash of those things.i seen on doctor phil around that time about pacafires he said that its a low chance that a pacafire will cause teeth damage and should let your child wing themself off but siince your son already has teeth danmage he said what he did with his son was get his attion on something else like a stero with head set for example.those pacafires are like there secruity maybe you can get him a blanket or stuffed animal to carry around instead.

Answer 8

With my Daughter who is 3 now I had a hard time getting her off the bottle. I finally just whent and got a bunch of fun cups for her and made her feel like she was a big girl each time she used them. As for the pacifier she never really got into those so I'm sorry I dont know what to say.

Answer 9

Our daughter is almost 1 and I think we are planning on just throwing the pacifiers away when we decide that she needs to be done with them.

I might do the same thing, but let your son see you do it and be positive about it, though. Like say, "Now you're a big boy! And big boys don't need pacifiers." Or something like that. And then maybe try to find something to replace it with. Like say, "Big boys use......" and find something else he can play with or anything that makes him think he is a "big boy."

Hopefully that makes sense.

As for the sippy cups, I might try the same strategy and just tell him that big boys drink out of regular cups. When you tell him this, he might just want to throw away the pacifiers and sippy cups himself.

Answer 10

My niece was also 2 and still holding on to her pacifier. I made up this story and told her that there are lots of babies that don't have pacifiers and need them. I asked her if she wanted me to mail the pacifier to one of the poor little ones. We got a box and put the pacifier in it. We wrapped the box all up nice and mailed the box to a friend of mine. She was happy to be sharing and the pacifier was gone. At this point it is OK for your child to still be using the sippie cup though. Don't try to take away too many things at one time.

Answer 11

You have to do it gradually. Take it away a few hours during the day. Its like smoking- you can't quit cold turkey. Also you could replace his pacifier with some other comfort object. Pacifiers provide comfort like a teddy bear would or a night light. After sometime the 2 yr old should be over the pacifier thing. You could let him out grow it.