I feel that babies, even one year olds need the sucking that a pacifier serves.
I personally don't see a problem with this after the age of one.
However I think it is in the child's best interest if they are weaned off it by the age of two. After that a pacifier only serves as a crutch for the child. Isn't a pretty sight.
2007-04-04 07:39:26
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answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7
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I don't personally like the idea, although my opinion isn't always the best. But they serve no real purpose and don’t benefit the child in the least. They are just another way to shut up a kid. I feel some parents are just lazy and it is a means to preoccupy a baby without having to do any work. Same idea as sitting a kid in front of a television and expect them to watch and entertain them. Like people who give their babies and toddlers soda and junk food, it doesn't help or benefit the child in the least. I feel the same way about pacifiers. If they aren't serving a good purpose, why use them? Milk, sleep, diapers, nurture, are all things babies NEED, not a pacifier. It will just promote a leech that will be hard to get rid of. A friend of my family's would let her son suck on bottle nipples (same idea as a pacifier) and she couldn’t wean him off of it until he was around 2. It is more hassle than it is worth. And just because a pedestrian said it was okay and suggested not to take it away from a child, doesn’t make it okay, some doctors do not know what they are talking about. It is the same people that don’t believe in spanking, your kid is only going to run the household if you don’t make the decisions, instead of letting the child do it. In the end it is your decision how to raise your own children.
2007-04-04 07:53:16
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answered by Manda Panda 1
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Personally, I want all of my children to be pacifier-free by the age of one.
I have one son & I took his pacifier when he was 10 months. He completety forgot about it and showed no reaction whatsoever!! I was very surprised. He's now 1 year old and is pacifier-free:)
As for what other mothers do-- it's up to them. It's a personal decision. I only worry about & do what works for me & my family. I wish there were more people like me....
2007-04-04 07:43:47
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answered by Proud mother! 6
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Well, your opinion is obvious by your comments that they are 'to pacify the parents'. I also can't help but wonder if you have a child of your own . . .
My own son gave up his binky about a month after he weaned, so just before he was 18 months. At one year, we discussed it with his pediatrician, and we concluded that as long as HE felt he needed it to comfort himself, then it would do more harm than good to 'take' it from him. In the end, he gave it up on his own.
I have never been asked on a job application when i gave up my comfort object as a child. While I admit I have shuddered to see a school-aged child with a pacifier, since I don't live in that child's home, I don't know what physical or psychological need that object fulfills for that child, and therefore have no right to judge, the child or the parents.
And neither do you.
2007-04-04 07:39:58
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answered by Christal 3
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sucking is a natural need in babies and all babies develop and mature at different rates. therefore,it is impossible to give a precise age at which a child should stop using a pacifier. one yr old is still very young. not exactly a baby but really not a toddler either. as for your accusation that ,it is the parents that use them to pacify themselves,all i can say is you've either never had children or you think the entire world should conform to your way of thinking.
2007-04-04 09:35:12
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answered by racer 51 7
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If I see a child over a year or even at the age of 2 or more sucking from a binky I think it's ridiculous. This is just my opinion since we are asking for opinions. There comes a time when you have to teach your child to do different things when they are growing up. At that age they are perfectly capable of going without it. I'm glad my son who is 6.5mo old never really took to a binky.....But it's not like I would walk up to somebody and voice negativity. This question was for opinions and you got it........
2007-04-04 07:44:13
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answered by KDB 3
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well I have a 2 and a half year old and I cant get rid of the darn thing...ive tried all the "tricks," but at night when my 1 year old still gets up 3-6 times a night and im pregnant my husband and I just want some sleep!!!
To answer your question I think, "man is that kid aweful big to have a nookie...." but since I'm in the same boat I dont have room to talk...I almost had it gone but then his brother came along when he was 1 and a half and he wanted it again...now that I'm pregnant with my 3rd I am bound and determined to get rid of it before I give birth...any suggestions besides the FAIRY story and cold turkey please HELP!!! (email me)
Other than that I can see why some parents cant get rid of them....i tkeeps their kids calm and relaxed and is a BAD HABIT....(no my 1 year old doesnt use one...just my oldest)
2007-04-04 07:41:34
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answered by JLee 6
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my son had a nunu (pacifier) and he broke himself from it at 8 months i dont think a child over the age of 1 should be allowed to have a nunu it can mess up their teeth and they start to look ridiculous walking around with it parents should throw them all in the trash
2007-04-04 07:42:26
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answered by ? 4
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2016-10-02 04:23:44
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answered by ? 4
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None of my business. Some young'uns have security blankets, some have dummies.Take the thing away before the kid's ready and they'll scream the house down or start sucking their thumb instead.
2007-04-04 07:39:12
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answered by internits 5
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