Potty training and pacifier?

Question

My little boy will be 2 next month I've tried potty training him but nothing works. Any advice. Also he is extremly attached to his pacifier any advice on getting it away from him without just completly throwing it away I dont want to just quit cold turkey.

Answer 1

okay...as far as the potty training..he'll do it in good time..my gosh...he's still just a baby! And the nuk (pacifier)~ our son gave it up at 4.5 yrs old...he just used it at night..but he gave it up when he was ready...Life's too hard when they get older...let him stay little as long as he wants...Our 2.5 yr old STILL isn't potty trained...he's starting to WANT to use it...but it's when he wants..boys take longer...he'll outgrow the stage and NOT liking poop in his pants or pee...will come soon enough..enjoy him...I know I'm enjoying mine..he's my last baby until someone makes me a grandma..which BETTER NOT BE ANY TIME SOON!!! my oldest is 16!

Answer 2

My son is also two and i don't think that the potty training is anything to worry about. I have 13 cousins that are boys and all my aunts tell me that boys potty train late.

for the pacifier, I read this in a letter from a parent in some magazine. One of the pacifier companies, (maybe Nam) has published a fairy tale that helps your child give up their pacifier. The parent said you could find it on the Internet, so maybe you could search for it, or make up one along the same lines. Here is what I remember. It is kind of like a tooth fairy thing. You leave the pacifier on the window sill and the fairy comes and takes it away and leaves a new something special because you are a big kid now. The mom in the letter said they would read the every night and then put the pacifier in the window sill. She said it worked for both of her daughters. The first one was able to give it up in a couple of weeks, the second one took about four months. I think the important part is letting your son, with some urging from you, decide when it is time for the pacifier fairy to come. I hope this helps, Good Luck.

Answer 3

Be patient, it will all come in time.

I have a 27 month old daughter and she is not potty trained yet, and she has not gave up the pacifier.

Potty training can only be sucessful once the child is willing. My daughter for example, shows interest some days and other days she will throw a fit if I mention the potty. If you try to force or push the child to do it, then you can only expect frustration for the both of you. Keep mentioning it, and encouraging him, and when he is ready it will be sucessful.

The pacifier, I have limited my daughter to bed time only, and this has worked fairly well. I have been told that if they give up the pacifier by age 3, then it is of no harm to their teeth. So, little by little, I have been weaning her from it, but for some reason it is a big attachment and comfort for her at this time, so obviously she is not ready to give it up yet.

Good luck to you, and just remember that potty training and giving up the pacifier may not happen when you are ready, but will surely happen when your son is ready.

Answer 4

Why are you so determined that he needs to give up his pacifier? His pacifier soothes him and gives him the comfort and security he needs. With that said, as long as the pacifier is an orthodontic pacifier it wont hurt him. If you really want him to give it up have him only use it for naps and bedtime. He is only 2, I say let him have it. As far as the potty training you cant force it. You can try putting him on the pot at the same time everyday. But, if he is resistant to sitting on the toilet, dont force it. My son is 3 and will cry if I put him on the toilet. I am just taking the laid back approach. My daughter is sixteen and was fully trained by two. All children are different and train at their own pace. Boys also train at a slower pace than girls. Just relax it will all come. Trust me.

Answer 5

Hes not even two yet, why rush the potty training since it sounds like he is not even ready. Please dont force it, that only makes things worse, I have 3 boys and two of them are still in diapers and I refuse to force the issue. I don't use pullups because the are only diapers that dont work as good. Let him train at his own pace.

As for the pacifier, my 3 never really used one but i have heard that it can damage or reshape the palat of the mouth and cause the front teeth to become crooked or more like buck tooth. I dont know if I agree with some of the suggestions on here about cutting the tip of it a little at a time, you dont want to cause any peices to break off and cause or have the potential to cause choking. I would try to wing him ASAP on the paci.

Good Luck

Answer 6

Keep trying on the potty training thing. Be consistant. He will get the hang of it. I don't know what to tell you about the pacifier thing......none of my kids ever took a pacifier. They didn't like them, so they never took them. I never had to break them from it. Just an idea, but you could just let him have it at night to begin with, then slowly take it away a little more every night. Till eventually he has forgot all about it. Good luck!!

Answer 7

My son is 2 and a half and we're still working on going to the potty. Some kids are just not ready until around age three, is what the doctors are telling me. We still try everyday and some days he does great. Just keep tiring but stop if he gets upset. Try reading him a short book while he sits on the potty.

The passe thing can be very hard. After seeing several friends having very hard times getting there 2 year old to give it up I decided to get a jump on the game. I threw all three of mine's out when they were about 8 months old.

Answer 8

Your boy doesn't sound ready for potty training yet. Wait a few monthes until he's interested. You don't have to start until he's ready. Some kids aren't ready for potty training until they are 3 1/2.
Limit pacifier time gradually, eventually he'll learn to live without it. You could also snip a small part of it off, then a larger bit, and larger until he doesn't want it anymore.

Answer 9

take the potty training slowly, may be in 1/2 year he will be done, but
it may take longer, just be very patient. Never force him,
and if he ever does it in the potty tell him what a good boy he is.

as for the pacifier... I took away my son's when he was 6 months old, so it was not a biggie at all,
in this case i would say let it use it for as long as he wants, but
only for sleeping, do not let him go around with it, since it impeeds speech development.

Answer 10

i think you're right that there's a point waiting on the potty training until after the baby, but you could probably do the pacifier now. in fact, it may be harder to get rid of the pacifier later if the baby has one (whereas right now you could just throw them all away!). my first three had no interest in pacifiers but i finally just weaned my fourth at age 2. he only used it at bedtime and naptime but was very attached to it. i expected world war 3 if i just took it away, so i actually just cut it so it wouldn't work. my son took one look at it, stuck it in his mouth, took it out, said "little broken," and gave it to his stuffed animal. we've heard no complaints or requests for it since.