My son has not had his pacifire since SUNDAY, that just passed.
2007-03-09 08:07:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
it calms your child to have pacifier. what is your pacifier?
a cup of coffee a chat with friends, whatever. a baby you have doesnt know how to calm himself down well. give the child his pacifier ...'pacifier' to calm oneself. its useful mommy. my one son had his thumb...he gave it up after telling him to try a few months before kindergarten...that all kids learn to calm themselves without a pacifier or thumb or bottle. he chose a blanket as a replacement. he made the transition on his own terms with our suggestions. my other son used a pacifier the same way and decided a blanket and a teddy. they both gave up on these around 8yrs of age.
they are happy kids. peace
2007-03-09 08:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how long he has been using it, a long time. It is a major source of comfort to babies...which is why mine had hers until she was 2 1/2. Perhaps a bit too old but who cares. When we 'lost' it and didn't buy another, it was tough....then she found it and we had to start all over again.Once, in Safeway she grabbed one off the shelf and chewed thru the packaging and I turned around and there she was with a big, half hidden grin on her face. When she was 5, she spotten one on the top shelf of the kitchen and scaled it and I had to take it away again.
2007-03-09 16:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by Clarissa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh boy! The joys of parenting... :) My daughter was really fond of her "doo" (that was a name her older brother came up with). She was so fond of them she was three when we finally broke her from them. She use to carry her little purse with her full of several different kinds of "doos" so she could use different ones all day. How we finally broke her was we dabbed a little bit of mustard (which she hates) on the end of her doo and gave it to her. She said "yucky" and I said "oh let mommy wash it for you" I took it over to the kitchen and added more to it. Just enough for a bad taste, not enough for her to see. I gave it to her again and she threw it down and said "my doo is yucky!" She took off running and I realized that she was going after her purse full of them so I went after her and told her that mommy wanted to wash them all to make sure they don't taste bad. I took them in there and gave them to her. She tried a couple of them and just threw the bag down. She was done with them. If SHE can be broken, any child can! Lol! About a year later, we were in the truck and I leaned over to the glove compartment and there was a pacifier in there unopened that I had bought for emergencies for her before and she saw it and I thought since it was in the package she would think it was ok and ask for it but she said "there's those yucky doos again mommy!" That was so funny. This may work for you. Try something that your son don't like the taste of. It doesn't have to be mustard, although mustard works well because of the color of the nipples. Good luck!
2007-03-09 16:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I wanted my daughter off her pacifier I did not take it away from her. I cut a small piece off the tip. When you do that it is not the same for them. My daughter was completely off it within a week and it was her choice. A lot nicer to deal with. Might be worth a try.
2007-03-09 16:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by molsoncanadiangirl101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he'll be alright, its just a habit, i hope he still has the bottle.
he just wants something to suck on, stick his little thumb in the sugar bowl--lol-he'll love it -seriously--you can't do that all the time, only if he's really screaming for his binki, just hang in there. If he is teething and his gums hurt--try a few frozen peices of corn, the coldness will feel good on his gums, but of course stay with him while he is eating.
2007-03-09 16:56:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that all depends on mommy ! He will use it as long as you let him. Y ou half to lessen your time you let him have it ween him off it! Just like the bottle!
2007-03-09 16:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by LOST C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great! Keep it up. Don't give it back to him. Try to give him other things i.e. toys, something to occupy his mind. My sister used to babysit my daughter and she would not take one. It's really better for him if you break it now.
2007-03-09 17:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by magnoliabelle67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just dont give in thats the worse thing u can do.
2007-03-09 18:37:39 · answer #8 · answered by wildpalomino 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a few days
2007-03-09 16:27:39 · answer #9 · answered by besthusbandever 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋