Any Ideas on how to break a 2 year old from his pacifier?

Answer 1

Throw them away.

Answer 2

Just take it away, throw it away and let your child see you throw it away. Just doing things is so much easier then dragging it out, because then your child knows they only have to wait this long and they will get what they want. You don't need to be mean, but tell your child that he/she is a big boy/girl now and they don't need it. At this age they really do understand these things and you will have some tears, but don't give in within a week all will be forgotten and your child will survive. So will you. If you have another child, just remember how hard this is and try to wean your child of pacifiers, bottles, etc... before they turn one, it is so much easier and they don't really need a pacifier after 4-6 months anyway, it is only to pacify them until they get their next feeding.

Answer 3

I would talk to the child and tell them that the pacifier fairy needs more pacifiers for the little babies in the world. and how your child is now a big boy or girl and how nice it would be to let the pacifier fairy have their pacifiers. Let them know that when big boys and girls give them their pacifiers they leave a nice present in return. If the child agrees buy a helium balloon and tie the pacifiers to it and in the evening let them go into the air. Make sure the next morning to have a present waiting for the child. This gives the child two incentives to give them up. One is to help the pacifier fairy give pacifiers to the little babies who need them and they also receive a nice new present for being such a helpful big boy or girl! Try it, It works!

Answer 4

Have him collect them and put them in a box to send to a new baby. He can give them to a pregnant woman if you know one. (She can then toss them) Then give him a special stuffed animal to take the place of the pacifiers and plan on spending more time with him, especially at bedtime.

I would set a date a few weeks out and mark it on the calendar. Each day count down how many days until he trades his pacifiers in. Make it kind of fun and exciting because he's becoming a big boy now.

Answer 5

Okay, I had to do this with two out of three of my kids. It has also worked on several friends that I had do it. Be honest with the child (they are smart at two) take them to the toy store and tell them "guess what? today we are going to the store and you can pick out ANYTHING that you want, because you are not going to have a pacifier anymore! Isn't that great?! " Make it a big deal, and make sure that the item they choose is pretty great in their eyes. Dont forget, you are not asking if they want to. You are telling them that they are going to, and make sure they see how excited you are about it. Then that evening when they ask for their "binky" (or whatever) simply say "oh remember, you got the ___ and you don't have them anymore". If they cry and whine (mine didn't, they understood) do not give in! It may be hard for a couple of days, but it will pass. Make sure there is not one left in the home. My boys were 2, and seriously addicted to them when I did this. Sure it is bribery, but it works!!! Good luck.

Answer 6

Get down to the point where there is only one pacifier in the house. Tell him that's the only one left. Wait until he bites a hole in it. It's won't take long. Then he will no longer get any satisfaction from it.
Just be prepared for a week of sleepless nights. After that life returns to normal.

Answer 7

If he/she has the pacifier in there mouth all day then you need to start by taking it away little by little..not cold turkey. Let them have it only at nap time and bedtime if they are one to carry it around all day long.Start by taking it away when they set it down,and hide it some where. If they use it at nap time and bedtime,then let them only have it at one or the other...it's going to be hell either way. It's going to be atleast 2 weeks before he/she totally forgets about it..thats if you are persistent! Don't ever give in and let them have it just because they're screaming there head off for it. The older they get the harder it's going to be.Not only will other parents look at you in disguist seeing a toddler walk around with a pacifier in his/her mouth,but you are also hurting them mentally.The child does'nt know how to self soothe or calm himself down without sucking on something,and that is not a good thing especially for a toddler who should be starting to learn how to do things on his own. I did what my mother did to me..the second my son spit the pacifier out when he was a baby..he never saw it again. So he never got used to a pacifier and it was no problem at all. From the time he was a baby to now at the age of 4 he still does the same thing to calm himself or get himself to sleep...he rubs his head or plays with my hair..most of all he plays with the little tassles on his fleece blankets and runs them through his fingers,I made his first one when he was a newborn and I noticed how much it calmed him down just putting the blanket on him and watching him play with the tassles...he now has 5 that I have made him and he still does it to this day when he's laying in bed trying to fall asleep.Good luck and remember..don't ever give in..it's going to be hard but the longer you wait the harder its going to get.

Answer 8

You're the parent. If you don't want him to have something... you take it away.

I always think of it like this: If he were holding a steak knife, you'd take it away from him, right? Just out of instinct, you'd remove the knife from his hand because you know it isn't appropriate for a 2 year old to have a steak knife and you know what's best for him. Okay... So, if you feel it's no longer appropriate for your 2 year old to have a pacifier (and I agree)... then take it from him.

The steak knife analogy might be a little extreme... but the concept is the same.

Best of luck!

Answer 9

put a spicy stuff on his pacifier, children do like pacifiers that's why most of the parents are having difficulty on how to break or to stop their children from sucking their pacifier. When children don't like what they have tasted they are avoiding it anymore.

Answer 10

Oh just let him keep his pacifier. As long as you use soft pacifiers, they won't move his teeth. I don't see why parents are always so hell bent on taking everything away. If you leave them be, they'll eventually loose interest. If they don't, it's harmless.

Answer 11

The "paci-fairy" visited one night and collected all the pacifiers. She left a "big girl" toy in their place (kinda like the tooth fairy) Worked great and also worked on the bottles my kiddo held onto for far too long.