I need to know when to wean my 2 yr. old from the pacifier according to the "signs" in July 06, anybody???

Answer 1

my son was just over two when we said good bye to the binki. He only used it in his bed from the time he was about 1 1/2.....With him it was relatively easy. As he was getting teeth he used them to chew on. He would show it to me because it was "broken". I would give him a different one, and again he broke it by chewing on it. We did that until the very last one. He showed it to me in the morning, and I had him throw it away. When he fussed for it that night I just reminded him that it got broken and we threw it away. It took a several nights, but he eventually stopped asking.

Answer 2

Start slow. I know how attached they can get to those. Take it out of the mouth first thing in the morning and DO NOT let the child have it while playing. Let the child have it for nap time and for sleeping at night. Next, try to replace a toy stuffed animal for comfort or a favorite blanket. Try this for a while and then choose day when you're feeling tolerant and put the child down for a nap and let him/her cry for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Make sure the child is TIRED for the nap and see if he/she can fall alsleep without it. Trust me, your child will not suffer any emotional distress by crying for this long. If after 30 minutes the child has not fallen asleep give him/her the pacifier and try again the next day. After a few days, the child will wear himself/herself down and will eventually be able to take a nap without it. When the nap goes without the pacifier, an all-nighter will follow.

That's how it worked for my son and he gave it up by 18 months.

Answer 3

Sorry but it's time for the pacifier to go. Unless you want a kindergardener with a pacifier. With my 2 year old son, I started cutting the end off. He would still suck on it so I cut it shorter and shorter until there was nothing left. Then I said, "Look it's broken, let's throw it away." He threw it away and left I got it out and washed it off so the next day when he ask for it I showed him the broken pacifier and he threw it away. He did that for a few days until he forgot about it. It wasn't as tramatic for him as just saying it's gone. Good Luck.

Answer 4

Just take it away. As a parent of 3 kids i loved the pacifier, however if i want them to be independent and have straight teeth it was gone before they were 1. You are the parent you must decide when it is best for your child's emotional needs give them a stuffed animal in place of the soother or a special surprise for every day its gone (stickers)

Answer 5

Check the Farmer's Almanac. There are listings telling you what the signs are for all kinds of things. I've been there with the pacifier thing, Let me tell you it's no picnic. I had three kids and only one used a pacifier. The oldest sucked his thumb. That was even harder!

Answer 6

find the next time the signs are in the thighs look in the farmers almanc online. If you try when the sign is in the stomach or anwhere above wasit the chiold will cry heavily for the paci and if you wait to thighs or feet youll be free of the pacifier as you can tell I been through this it works,it really does.....

Answer 7

It is time to take it away!!
The best way to do it is take it away...
that's what i did with my 2 1/2 year old when he was 19 months..the first night is the worse but it does get better..
if you don't want to do it so to speak "cold turkey" then start by taking it away during the day and just giving it at bedtime for a week or so then take it totally away!! it is not easy but it will be OK and both you and your child will get through it!!! Good Luck!!!

Answer 8

Just take it away! It should have been done almost a year ago. You are setting your child up for bad teeth! I weaned my son off so quickly and I THOUGHT it was going to be a horrible struggle and it wasn't at all. I restricted it to naptime/bedtime only but it usually falls out of his mouth anyways. Within 1 week it was gone. He doesn't suck his thumb, carry a blankie, or anything.

Answer 9

hehe my son must have a serious attitude problem compared to all you guys' kids who cried for a few hours and that was it. my son used to wake up in the middle of the night screaming and walking around the house looking for his paci and hitting me, all the while i'm trying to hold him and tell him it's all gone and he's a big boy. i tried restricting it to only if he was going to lay down and have a nap but it didn't help when i took it away. i ended up looking WITH him for pacifiers i missed and would finally find one and give it to him and he'd go to bed. go figure when i really did lose the last one he decided it wasn't so bad no to have one....he was a month from turning 3

Answer 10

It should be gone already. Take it away ceremoniously, like mail it to grandma or otherwise make a big deal of it. Then when the child asks for it remind her of when you threw it away. She may get irritated for a few minutes, but just distract her with something else like a blankie or favorite stuffed animal for comfort. After a few weeks it will be a distant memory. It is not as big a deal as it may seem.