how do you get children to give up using a dummy my daughter only uses hers on a night like her to stop advice

Answer 1

You don't say what age she is, but my daughter gave hers to Santa and he left her a special present, she will be 3 in Feb.

Answer 2

The best thing to do is confiscate her dummies completely, and take it one step further by throwing them all away so you're not tempted to give in at any stage. It'll take a few nights for your child to accept that her dummy's gone, but if you give in, you'll have to start the whole process all over again. You need to accept that your child will get upset and want it back, but to deal with this you need to distract her and be reassuring. At bedtime, give her her favourite cuddly toy so she has some comfort from that.

OR do what my mum did with me........Announce that she is now at an age to say goodbye to the dummy, because she is a big girl and ready for a pink handbag, special shoes, Barbie, a little diary - or any present that gives her the incentive to reach the next stage. Ask your daughter to choose a day when she is going to put her dummy in the bin - and have the present ready. At the time it seems like a big deal; she will have forgotten it before she has got the wrapping off the gift.

OR TRY THESE

Give the dummy to Santa.
Swap the dummy for a gift/cuddly toy/new toothbrush.
Pretend to give the dummy to a friend's baby.
Get the child to throw the dummy in the bin themselves.
Hand the dummy to your local speech and language therapist who will give your child a sticker or picture to colour in.

REMEMBER when she gets rid of that dummy give her LOTS of praise.

Answer 3

I remember watching a tv programme and they got the child to put their dummy in a little bag on a tree in the garden at night so the fairies could come and get it to give to younger children to use. In the morning when the child checked the bag there were a few little toys for her to thank her for her dummy. I think this is a good idea and wish I'd known about it when I was wanting my kids to give up their dummies.

Answer 4

I mentioned that once my son grow to be a million i could take his dummy away, yet he grew to become a million final week and that i'm no longer making plans on taking it away any time quickly. He would not use it during the day yet to settle him at night, and prefer your daughter if my son sees a dummy during the day he needs it too!! lol. i think of it may consistent with danger impression their speech in the event that they have been 2 and a a million/2 and nonetheless had a dummy all day. rather of putting an truthfully time/date of taking his dummy away i'm merely going to attend till i've got self assurance the time is acceptable that he would not want. wish i've got helped Xx EDIT: do no longer human beings have something greater powerful to do than to furnish human beings thumbs down!!

Answer 5

I think its harder for the parent then the child .Usually by pre nursery, parents feel dummys have to stop and we as parents feel quilty depriving our child of something thats a comfort. I told my daughter that the birdies had taken it away,after five nights of tears and a lot of cuddles and bedtime stories the dummy was a thing of distant memories. The dread of the reaction was a lot worse then the reality.Good luck.

Answer 6

For the person who asked what is a dummy - in American speak it is a pacifier.

My daughter sent hers to her baby cousin in South Africa because she was getting too big for one (she was nearly three and my aim was to get rid before her birthday).

Spent a couple of months suggesting she send it to cousin, over and over again, and then eventually she shocked me and did it!

She wanted it back a few days later, and didn't cry much when I reminded her that she had sent them to her cousin.

Good luck with it! Don't keep them when she agrees to part with them - that way you can't be tempted to give in!

Answer 7

i gave my son 10 pounds for his and said you will never have the dummy again if you take the money, He took the money and handed me all 5 of his dummies and never asked again. I like the fairy idea though.

Answer 8

my Friend got her daughter and son to give up their dummy's for a needy baby who doesn't have a mummy or daddy when they were 2 and a half years old and she was give a children's charity old toys and stuff. Good luck with it.

Answer 9

This worked with my daughter... She insisted on having three with her at nap/bed time... one in the mouth and one in each hand... At one point they got really grungy, so we went to the store and found a "new" kind... they were all out of the old kind (her faves)... I told her i had to put them through the dishwasher before she could put them in her mouth... and when they came out of the dishwasher the latex was soft (because of the heat)... I snipped the tip off every one of them. (I didn't let her see that part, of course!) So.. they didn't give the same sucking pleasure as the old kind... which the store didn't have anymore! (see? Old kind gone... new kind bad.). She tried them for a day or two, then they landed in the floor.

Answer 10

my daughter, with her two daughters, chose a time after talking with them, and they just came off it - cold turkey a bit but it wasn't too difficult, and didn't seem to take long - and there were treats to compensate. They also had a blanket, and a much loved toy (and still have) to keep them company. Her son chose his thumb so the question didn't arise - though others will in time of course.

Answer 11

i tried numerous times to take my sons dummy away and he was devastated i used to give in time after time as i hated seeing him so upset.he seen a toy he wanted one day and i said i would buy it for him if he threw dummy away.next day the bin lorry came and we asked guy if he would through it in, he lifted my son up and said he should do it himself(i did cry a little bit!!lol) we went to buy toy and he was quite happy.first few nights he asked for it and i just said it was away eventually he stopped asking.good luck