how do you get a two year old to give up her nuk and not cry for it.?

Answer 1

It depends how attached to it she is. If it is her only form of comfort you need to teach her to comfort herself some other way first. For a child who is familiar with getting comfort from things I suggest a bear of blankie. Try watching Poko when Poko is upset he hugs his stuffed toy.

If it is just a habit more than a comfort thing then the suggestion of a pin hole or that other babies need it will work fine.

Answer 2

I took my nearly 3 yr old son to the local nursery at the hospital and showed him the tiny little babies. I told him they needed his nuk's and he is a big boy and look how little those babies are. We made a big show of "giving" the nuks to a nurse who played along. She said she was giving the nuks to the little babies. He was sad but felt so good because he was "helping" the tiny babies. The first few days he asked for it a lot and every time I just told him the little babies need them more than he does. It makes him feel good about not having it and doesn't make you the bad guy for taking it away. Good luck, it really is easier than you think.

Answer 3

Find or buy something she really likes. Tell her that you think she is a "big girl" and that "big girls" can put nuk away to give it a nap like she has a nap. Gradually increase the time of nuk nap and reward her everytime she gives it to you on her own.
She will equate your reward with her success and you will able to use this in other areas. It works great for potty training too!

Answer 4

She's going to cry for it no matter what you do. The best for mine was cold turkey. I threw them away and told him there weren't any more. When he asked for it, I just said, they are gone. After a couple days he stopped asking for it. If you've decided it's time to give it up, stand firm and do it.
I didn't bother with the Nuk w/ my second, I didn't want to have to deal with it.

Answer 5

First of all she is going to cry for it at least a few times.

If she is wanting it just to have it (not for nap or bed time) I would suggest changing the subject or distracting her with a toy.

As far as needing it for bed time or nap time just let her cry it out. I would say put her in her crib and leave the room. After 5 or 10 mins of that and she will be out like a light and the crying won't last forever probably just the first couple times.

Just don't give up. Stay strong!

Answer 6

Obviously this is just my opinion but i feel that she'll give it up when she is ready. She has a need for it if it still comforts her or if she's willing to really cry for it and she isn't hurting anyone by having it.
However if you want to cut back on it then tell her that she can only have it when she's going to nap or to bed for the night. If it's a need she'll compromise, if it's a habit then she won't in which case you should be able to take it away and in a few days she'll stop crying/asking for it.

Answer 7

My daughter took her binky until she was 3. I was concerned because she didnt seem to use it as comfort but constantly sucked and i mean full blown sucked on it. At 2 years, I talked to both her pediatrician and her dentist. She for some reason still needed that sucking motion. They both told me that it was fine and not to worry that when she was done she would give it up on her own. I was mostly worried about her teeth, but the dentist reassured me that with the way they are made so othodonically that it would not mess with her teeth and that if I took it from her and she began sucking her thumb that would messed with her teeth because of the way the thumb is positioned in her mouth. So I just left it alone and about 2 months after her 3rd birthday, we were driving in the car and tossed it out the window and said Bye Bye Binky. She never asked for it again. And stilll to this day her teeth are as straight as ever. She is 9 now.

Answer 8

Take her to a build-a-bear workshop where you get to stuff a teddy bear. When you are stuffing it have her put her nuk in the bears tummy. That way she can always have her nuk.

Answer 9

You can start by poking small pin holes in it, this takes away he suction and she might just get rid of it herself. Or you can tell her that all the new babies coming to this world need the nuks, have her put them in a box with your help and "send them" to all the new babies.

Answer 10

I took them away from my boys when they turned 1 year, cold turkey. They cried for a little bit, but then were fine the next day. It can be really bad on the teeth so I wanted to make sure they went off of them pretty early.