How old is too old to have a pacifier?

Question

this is not for me. truly!

Answer 1

A lot of people use them to keep their babies quiet, this makes the baby rely on this pacifier and gives it a support system that it doesn't need. At the store one day I saw this teenager sucking on one. It made me sick to my stomach and wondered why this girl had to do this. It's not a fad folks, it's a summons to say "hey! I'm here pay attention to me". So after a baby is turning into a toddler around 2 years old, breaking them of the habit is good and then they can start relying on the parent for support.

Answer 2

2

Answer 3

1-2 years

Answer 4

2 years

Answer 5

When and how you begin to separate your baby from her beloved paci really depends a lot on her age. If she is just an infant, her need for that extra sucking time is perfectly normal. In fact, The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently given a revised statement concerning a connection between pacifier usage at bedtime and a reduced risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).

Once your baby becomes a toddler, however, her need for sucking should be greatly diminished. However, if she continues to use the pacifier, her habit will probably become much harder to break. Although some parents continue to encourage their toddler's use of a pacifier, and of course this should come down to an individual's decision on what is best for their child, other parents would like to completely stop their child's use of one.

Answer 6

Well, it depends on who you are really. You wouldn't believe
this but I have high functioning autism, and I am 30 years old
and I still have an orthodontic ulti Mam pacifier! No joke and I am not kidding. I also have more than twice tried to get off the
pacifier, and it's not working. I sometimes use Nuk pacifiers
as well, but I like Mam better. The problem with me is that
I don't think I can help from behaving like a 2 year old sometimes
too. I recently talked to a psychologist and he told me that he
thought that I couldn't help myself from behaving like one because of my autism. And I mean, its more than just pacifiers - I love children's shows too like Teletubbies, Barney, Care Bears,
etc. I want to get off the pacifier, but it's not working, and when
I was in college dorm recently, I talked with the accounting tech
in the housing (and she's known me for years and years) and I asked her why I do have a pacifier, and she said "Of course, you do. You are autistic". I have heard of older kids with pacifiers (that are not using drugs too) like 9 years old or 10 years old, so
I know it's not just me. I talked with a father of a 7 year old autistic boy who had a pacifier still. I have seen kids aged 3-5
in public with a pacifier, and actually I've even seen 6 year olds.
Especially on airplane rides - those pacifiers are good for
air pressure when you go up in the air on a flight - esp. for
toddlers and preschoolers who cannot yawn.

Answer 7

Hi, I think that 3 is too old for a pacifier. With my little girl we started working with her when it was about 2 months before her 3rd birthday. She gave up her pacifier and was totally through with it 2 weeks before her birthday. I was so proud. So I think that they should be off by then because the child should have most all their teeth and you don't want anything to mess them up.

Answer 8

1 year

Answer 9

30

Answer 10

30