He gave up his bottle, but refuses to give up his pacifier. He cries for it still in the middle of the night, and I'm sick og looking for the thing when he loses it in the house. Can anyone help me?
2007-02-21 16:22:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
hide them all. sure he'll cry a lot, but eventually he'll move on to another bad habit.
2007-02-21 16:25:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel, my daughter wouldn't give hers up either. It becomes such a hassle because they lose them all the time. I think I had to buy 2 or 3 every time I went out because she couldn't hold on to em. I would have to get up in the middle of the night and find one ect. It makes you feel like crap, but all you can do is take it and tell him that he doesn't suck pacifiers anymore. It's hard because he will seem just lost without it, he won't go to sleep very easy, or sleep well for a few days, but it's the only way.
2007-02-21 16:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by jwplaster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make it taste bad (oil of cloves will do the trick and it is not harmful). Usually the pacifier thing is NOT the kid not wanting to give it up, it's the parent not wanting to put up with the screaming when he wants it. Just like when you were trying to get him to sleep through the night, you have to let him scream until he stops in order to break the habit. And, he needs to have the habit broken....soon! Sucking on a pacifier is terrible for his teeth. And there is just something "weird" about seeing a three-year-old with a pacifier in his mouth!
I recommend trying the oil of cloves, but first, buy some ear plugs, and be stronger than he is (yes, you can do it . . . . and it will seem longer than it really is . . . but he will lose the pacifier if you hang in there. When he starts to suck his thumb instead of the pacifier, the oil of cloves will work on it, too! (Oil of cloves is great for tooth aches and teething pain as well . . . its a natural 'number'.
P.S. This will also probably "kill" his taste for cloves, so don't put any on your Christmas ham. Been there, done that, have the T-shirt!
EXPERIENCED MOM/GRANDMOTHER
2007-02-21 16:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by CAROL P 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One of my kids was like that and I finally decided to go cold turkey. I took the pacifier and threw it away. All the way at the bottom of the trashcan. Once it was there I could not get it anymore. My child cried the first day, but after that she never really asked for it. Their attention span is pretty small at that age. You just have to get rid of it and say it's all gone. Your son will cry and throw a fit and beg for it and its so hard not to give in, but trust me, he will forget within a few days.
Good luck!!!!
2007-02-22 05:37:14 · answer #4 · answered by blueyonder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was the same way! Hooked on pacifier.
What we did was pretty simple, and I can only say it worked for us. We changed her pacifier.
We tossed out all the nice soft chewy pacifiers and had only ONE of the hard plastic kind (like what newborns get in the hospital). They're pretty ugly and not nearly as comfortable to suck on.
Then we gave it to her and said (as they understand at that age, but like to manipulate us into thinking they don't), "this is your only 'dummy'. When it's gone, it's gone. It's up to you to take care of it as mommy and daddy aren't going to look after it anymore."
She tried it out, didn't like it. And left it alone. We made sure to communicate with her though that the reason why we did this was because we care for her and that 'dummies" are for babies and she's a big girl now. Worked really well with the big girl potty training too.
Good luck!
2007-02-21 16:29:05 · answer #5 · answered by penbuddy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
At 2 1/2 we had to take my son's away cold turkey because he needed it 24/7 and he started waking up at night whining for it when it got lost in his blankets. I told him he lost it and since it was lost he had to go to bed without it. It was a hard 3 nights my son is very stubborn and "high needs" there was no middle ground with him. Of course after this experience I decided no paci for my second born. Who now sucks his fingers... Probably going to be harder to stop than the paci... Sigh
2016-05-23 22:07:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw on Nanny 911 once that they took the pacifier away and had the kid put it in a plastic bag and hung it from a tree so the "fairy" could take it and leave a toy inside the bag. The next morning the boy went out to look in the bag and saw his new toy. The kid never asked for his pacifier again and loved the new toy.
I dont' know it worked for them maybe you could give it a shot. Good Luck!
2007-02-21 16:28:24 · answer #7 · answered by kerri_lynn01 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
He HAS to give it up before he goes to college.
If he is so resistant- set a date and plan to send them off .
Best thing is that when he loses one...throw it away. Make sure he can't find any. Gradually he will learn to live without them.
Pay attention to something he likes....a blanket or a stuffed animal and be sure it is a constant thing in his bed. Something he can count on and be conforted by.
When he crys at night, it will be briefly unless you train him to keep crying until you come in.
Stop looking and stop buying them. He is old enough to understand and young enough to cry.
2007-02-21 16:34:33 · answer #8 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I told my son that he was a big boy and that binkies were for babies. He rolled over and said "ok mommy" and that was that. The only time he EVER asks for one is when he doesn't feel good or when we are in the car for a long period of time and I have 1 on hand for those times.
2007-02-23 19:58:39 · answer #9 · answered by adoptedpisces 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw it out! There's a risk that he may get dental problems in the future. He'll cry for a week maybe but he'll later forget. Buy him a nice new toy or some candy to keep him distracted :P
2007-02-21 16:39:30 · answer #10 · answered by Pancha Pistolas 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's tough, I know. I never gave my kids a pacifier because I have heard that this is common. It's a comfort thing, pure and simple.
Since it's that common, here are the other yahoo people who asked the same question
http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070121042453AAU5bTv
A discussion board who asked the same thing
http://www.idreamofbaby.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=177964
2007-02-21 16:32:45 · answer #11 · answered by There you are∫ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋