how do you break a child from the pacifier?

Answer 1

I had my 2 year old gather all her pacifiers and put them in a zip lock, we then taped it to the fire place. While we were gathering them up I was telling her why, I told her that the pacifier fairy was going to come get them and give them to all the kids who didn;t have any pacifiers. I also told her that the pacifier fairy would be so happy that she's giving hers away that she would get a present for being such a big girl. She was so excited about it that she gladly helped me get them all and the next morning in place of the pacifiers was a baby doll and a stroller. She never even asked me about the pacifiers, that was about 4 months ago now and she is doing great, all I had to do when she would ask for one during the first week was remind her what we did and she was fine.

Answer 2

Here are 2 suggestions:

-cut the tips off the pacifier and show your child that now that they are broken you have to leave them for the pacifier fairy. put them into a bag or box all together and write a note with your child to the fairy. when he/she wakes up the next day make sure they are gone and leave a special treat in it's place (a new friend to sleep with, a book....)

-tell your child that the _____________ baby animal at the zoo is in need of a pacifier and package them into an envelope. you can then either go and leave them at the zoo (in front of the animal exhibit and then have your spouse or someone else run back and toss them into the trash) OR you can mail them to the zoo for the animals

good luck!

Answer 3

After several failed attempts we finally found a solution that worked for us. We recently used this technique on my 2.5 year old...and it worked like a charm...

First, we began limiting her pacifier to bedtime only. We would keep the pacifier in the bed and would not let her take it out.

Then, many months later....we explained that it was time to give the pacifiers to the BINKI FAIRY (Or Pacifier Fairy, use whatever name you give the pacifier). We told her that, when she was ready, we would find all the binkis in the house and put them out for the binki fairy to come and get. The binki fairy would take the binkis to all the little babies at the hospital who really needed them, but would leave her a very special present for giving them up.
I would ask her every night...are you ready to give your binkis to the Binki fairy? If you are, then we will leave them out tonight and she'll leave you a special present that you can open up in the morning.
If she said no, we would carry on as normal. When she said yes, we made a big deal about it. Tonight the Binki Fairy is coming to leave you with a great present and will give your binkis to the babies! Wow - you are a big girl! What do you think she will leave for you? You're helping the babies, what a nice thing to do! etc....
The next morning when she woke up I said "Did you sleep with your binki last night?" She said "NO!" and we had a big party...including finding the special present (dress up clothes) that she was able to wear all day long!!!
Every morning for the next two weeks, when I went to get her out of bed, I would ask..."Did you sleep with a binki last night?" and she would say "NO!" and I would make a big deal about it.
The first few nights were tearful, but it's now been over 2 months and she doesn't even ask about it anymore.

Answer 4

Depends on the age. If they are an infant, I just take it away cold-turket. Out of sight, out of mind--they get over it really fast at that age. If the child is older, I would do it in stages. First limit the pacifier to the house and car for a week or two. Then to the house only. then to just sleep times. Then take it away altogether.

Answer 5

Just throw it away and deal with the screaming for a few days. That is better then a needy child who is too old for a pacifier. Also....it beats the orthodontist bills a few years down the road.

Answer 6

When it was time to break my daughter from using her pacifier we just tossed it out. First two or three days were kindof rough but after a few days she realized she didn't need it anymore and was fine.

Answer 7

I started giving my kids warm ovaltine, its also how i broke them from the bottle. My son had a pacifier until he was 5 and the dentist told me it was messing up his front teeth. We just took it away and from his 3 year old brother at the same time.

Answer 8

Why would you want to? A child will give it up on their own, usually around three years old. Sometimes four. It is a source of comfort for the child. I don't think there is any need to put a child through the torture of forcefully removing it, it is doing nothing but providing the child with comfort.

Answer 9

We made a big deal of my daughter throwing it away, didnt buy more when she asked for them and praised her for being a big girl and not needing it. She was nearly 3 at the time so she understood what was happening. Although a while later we found one that she had hidden in a storage box and she carried it, but didnt suck it, for a few months.Infact, she will be 18 next month and she still has that last "nubby" as a keepsake.

Answer 10

Throw it away and when they ask where it is say it's broken. There's lots of ways to do it. You just have to take it away and not give it back.

Or, tell them they are too big for a pacifier and tell them it's time to give it to another baby who needs it. Have them go put it in the mailbox and "send" it to another baby who needs a pacifier.