Just asking cuz my neice just turned 2 yrs old and she still has her's and her mom tried take it from here once and she cried all night and wouldn't go to sleep. Sooo hope you guys can help thanks.
2006-10-07 09:54:38 · 22 answers · asked by Girly♥ 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Dang don't gotta be soo mean and YES i do mean *pacifier my bad.
2006-10-07 09:58:25 · update #1
Oh ya she only gave her the pacifier so that she wouldn't suck on her thum.
2006-10-07 10:03:02 · update #2
don't take it. she'll be traumitized (no kidding) just make boundaries. IE, she can only have it when she sleeps, or she can only have it at home, etc....tighten boundaries VERY gradually. probably by the time she is 6 she'll be free of the need
the teeth issue is a wives tale, does not affect teeth
I find it ironic that parents give them to children to keep them quiet. But when it becomes socially unacceptable to suck a passy or thimb parents use cruel tactics to break them of it. Its your own creation be kind
2006-10-07 09:57:02 · answer #1 · answered by gYPSY B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it should be done away with before the baby is one year old, or better yet, never even use one.
That being said, I was not model mommy with my daughter. I have twins, and one never was interested in the pacifier. The other was addicted to it, though, and I didn't get it away from her until she was five!!!! She has needed a lot more orthadontal work, if that is any incentive to get your sister to take it away.
But I sympathize with how hard it is. I wouldn't make a big deal out of it. There are too many other things in life to worry about!
(BTW, both of my girls needed braces, and the one that used the pacifier needed more apparatus, but it didn't COST any more!)
2006-10-07 17:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by lorgurus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The earlier the better. Tell her to try cutting a hole in the nipple so it loses suction. She may find it doesn't satisfy her anymore. And get rid of all the pacifiers in the house. If she knows they're there, then she'll want them. Also, it's not going to be easy to ween her so she might have to put up with a few nights of screaming. Good luck!
2006-10-07 17:00:41 · answer #3 · answered by farmersdaughter 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pacifiers are designed differently these days so as not to harm their teeth. My son is 3 and still likes his pacifier, and he can have it as long as he wants... don't know many college kids walking around w/a pacifier, I figure he'll give it up when he is good and ready. Besides, kids are forced to grow up so fast these days...what harm is there really?!!??
2006-10-07 17:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by i_love_my_mp 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the child how dedicated the parents' are of getting rid of it.
You might try taking it away gradually until slowing you're using it less and less. Also if you give her something else to become attached to she won't rely as heavily on the pacifier for security. I wouldn't recommend using it for much longer because it can affect oral health and other developmental processes.
Good luck!!!
2006-10-07 16:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by luckyko86 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's probably a good idea to try to start now. Since watching those nanny shows, it seems all you can do is take it away and live with the consequences. I've also heard that you don't break a bad habit, you replace it. Maybe a new doll or teddy bear to comfort her during this unsettling time.
2006-10-07 17:07:53 · answer #6 · answered by butrcupps 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a lot of toddlers use a passafire as a comforter thing,like sucking of the thumb her mother should cut down on th amount of time she allows the child to have it and kept tell and showing her big girl don't need one point out other children who are not during that good luck
2006-10-07 17:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the child. I would say normally by three years of age, but some kids still use theirs from time to time at four.
2006-10-07 16:56:50 · answer #8 · answered by Perplexed Music Lover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
6 months old is the best time but shes 2 so now is the time to do it tell her that another baby needs it or take her to a petting zoo & have her give it to a pig or something if that does not work then take it away & dill with crying
2006-10-07 17:06:56 · answer #9 · answered by cubalynn 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Though some children keep theirs longer, you should usually start "weaning" them from it by age 18 months. Do it slowly, though. Taking it all at once is just kinda mean.
2006-10-07 16:57:19 · answer #10 · answered by emily_brown18 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋