how do you get a baby off of a pasifire?

Question

i have a baby that is 2 years old and he will not get off his binky for nothing . i mean he has to take a nap and go to bed with it other wise he will not go to sleep. but he don't really want it in the day what should i do? plz help me

Answer 1

I took all of them away for my children by the age of 6 months when it is easier...I would just throw it out and deal with the consequences, your baby will forget about it soon enough...I see too many toddlers aged 3 and 4 with it and that is just ridiculous because it deforms the gums and teeth. Being a parent is teaching your child right and wrong even at a young age and not giving into all of their whims because they learn that. Deal with the issues not pacify them (no pun intended).

Answer 2

If he only wants it to sleep, you're halfway there. Start taking it away at night, he will cry a lot but he'll be so tired he will sleep eventually. After a week or so this will get easier. Once he learns to sleep at night without it, take it away at naps. He'll be unhappy but he'll cope.

This was what we did, and got my son off the binky at that same age. He now covets his baby sister's binky, but I explained to him that because he has so many teeth now the binky is not safe for him. He could bite some off and choke on it. He seems to accept this but every now and then still tries to sneak a binky, so I had to throw most of them out.

Answer 3

I had a similar problem with my daughter. Start be telling him that the binky is ONLY FOR NIGHT TIME. Once he's comfortable with that introduce something new for bedtime (new bed sheets with his favorite characters for example) something that he would get really excited about, maybe even let him pick it out. Tell him that he can ONLY have it if he was a BIG BOY, and big boys don't have binkies. It might not work the 1st time but keep offering it in a tempting way. Make sure to make him feel proud of being a big boy and let him know how proud you are, don't make him feel small and babyish for not being able to take that step, eventually he will. I have NEVER seen a 15 yr old with a binky so eventually they can give it up.
Good luck, be strong and keep it fun!

Answer 4

Place a call to the binky fairy, or perhaps for a boy, superhero binkyman or something lol. Tell SuperHero Binkyman (or SB for short) to come and take the binkies to give them to babies who need them.

Then ceremoniously leave them on a plate on the fireplace or kitchen table one night. ALL of them. The next morning, let him awaken to find the binkies gone, but a big bag of presents (visit the $1.00 store near you lol) that SB left for him because he's such a big boy now.

Oh, tips on the 1st three nights of no-binky .... the first one they cry themselves to sleep, the second one they get mad and cry themselves to sleep, the third night they ask but don't cry about it. After that, guess what? They forget about it.

You just have to deal with those 3 nights. Plan to be up.

Answer 5

We took my daughter off of hers when she was 1. The longer you wait the harder it will be. I started by not giving it to her during the day then slowly I removed it from nap time and then at night. It will be hard at first but after a week they get over it. You just have to be patient enough to follow through. Eventually he won't even remember it. Lay down with him until he falls asleep, that will put him down faster. Most importantly you have to except he's going to cry and yell and through tantrums, just don't give in. Remember its not his fault he's so attached to this thing. We as parents are at fault because were always shoving the binky in their mouth, especially when they feel most vulnerable, so this is his security blanket and now it's your job to help him understand he doesn't need it anymore. Good Luck:)

Answer 6

Try something different during times he is getting ready to sleep. It's OK to wean it off a little at a time. Say you are ready to have him lay down for a nap, try giving him his Binky today, read him a story or listen to music he likes, each day reduce the time his binky is "available" soon he will forget about this pacifier and just nod off. ---It worked for my son anyway. Good luck.

Answer 7

My doctor told me to relax, that my son would not go to college with his Binky in his mouth. Some kids want that security. If he wants his Binky let him keep it with him. When he goes to nursery school or goes into other social situations he will eventually forget the Binky and become embarrassed when other kids tease him or he just becomes aware the he has outgrown Binky.

The best way to get kids to do something is to use peer pressure. My son would not not not use the toilet until I got him around my roommate's daughter (who was one year older). She basically told him he HAD to use the toilet that he was too old to mess in his pants or diapers (that he was a big baby) and SHE showed him how to go on the toilet (he would not listen to me or my parents or any other adults).

If you can get him around some kids who tell him the "Binky" is OUT this year; then he will toss Binky aside.

You can make a huge villain out of yourself and cause a lot of problems in the future if you force him to give up the coveted "Binky".

Answer 8

sucking on a pacifier is a comfort thing. it's soothing to them. Try instead to read him to sleep, sing to him. Or something similar. Or maybe wait until he's totally exhausted to put him in bed. That worked with my daughter for the bottle. kept her up until she was too tired to care. took a couple days and she was off of it.


My sister's son idolizes my brother who's in the army.. so she had him have a man-man talk with my nephew(about 2.5 years old) .. told him that if he wants to be a big boy and be big and strong like him then he has to give up the pacifier. Said they're for babies. He told him that if he didn't he wouldn't get big. it took a little persuading but it eventually worked.

Answer 9

My daughter was like that she was inseprabler from the thing. One night we were watching Nanny 911 (she called it the bad kids) and they got the binky's and put them in a ziplock baby to give to the babies so my daughter decided she wanted to do the same thing it really worked, the next few nights bedtime was a little rough she had trouble falling asleep, but when I had to get my son off of his we used the same methond and it was a success.

Answer 10

my doc told me at 6 months, DO IT NOW or it will be hard later! so I did!
Your baby is old enough now to understand to get rid of it, I watched Nanny 911, heres what they did...
You gather all the binkeys up in a present small box, you tell him/her we have to give them to the babies! they tied the small box, very light one made of cardboard, to a big bundle of balloons and went out to an open field and helped her let it go so the babies could bet the binkies, after they got home a big present was wrapped on the table for her to keep her mind off of it. when she would ask for her binkey just remind him we gave it to the babies,,,he'll get over it very soon, maybe a few tears....