my 2 1/2 year old still has her nuk! I know its bad but she has to have it, any suggestions on how to get rid of it? I have been trying for the last 2 weeks but she crys all day if she can't have it so I only give it to her at night. Any suggestions to get rid of it totally would be great!
2007-08-16 13:21:31 · 16 answers · asked by Shay b 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I have 2 daughters who both had a pacifier and honestly you need to just go cold turkey. In her mind she cries all day and gets it at night, so it will continue this way. It will be a long week or 2 but they do get over it, just keep telling her its OK and giving her a baby doll or blanket whatever else she loves. The worst thing you can do is cave and give it back it makes it 10x harder and is not really fair to them. I did it myself and finally threw them into the outside garbage without a bag so I would not be tempted. Just be patient and keep reassuring her it will be OK and it will.
2007-08-16 13:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by Miss Coffee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I let my little girl have hers till she was two so don't feel bad! On her second birthday we put it in a box and mailed it to another baby because she was a big girl. (Well actually we put about 5 in the box ! lol) If you get rid of them all so that she knows she has no option it will go much better. The first couple of days will be hard but it will all work itself out! Good Luck!
2007-08-16 20:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a big ceremony out of it. Send it off with some helium balloons, sew it inside a build-a-bear. She may cry for a couple of nights, but she will soon get over it. Good luck. I need to do the same thing with my son. Let me know how it turns out!
2007-08-16 20:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by miyazaki75 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i have read almost all of the answers and i have to say that i disagree with most. did you know that a child still has the wanting to "suck" feeling until age 5. my daughter used her binky until she was almost 5. she only got it when she went to sleep though never when she was awake or throwing a fit just when she went to sleep. its just a comfort zone. some kids have teddy bears or blankies. would you take those things away because they were "too old" for them....i think not. it did not mess up my daughters teeth and eventually she just didnt want it anymore. you need to do what you think is best. i could never let my daughter just cry it out. it broke my heart. if she wants it just let her have it...she will grow out of it i promise.
2007-08-17 00:36:48 · answer #4 · answered by felixnstacey@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this happened to me!! I had my pacifier until i was 3 1/2.
My mom tried to pull it out but I held on with my teeth but it broke. I didn't like the feel of it but I wasn't about to let it go. So my mom let me keep to sooth me but I wouldn't suck it. then about 1 week later my mom said "I'm giving it to the cow." She pretend to throw it to the cows..... I was sad and I missed it but I was okay after a couple of nights. But later my mom told me that she gave it to my Nanny and my nanny threw it away..... but now I have a frog that I sleep with and that is a good thing.
ps I'm almost 12 now....
2007-08-16 20:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just threw our sons out! He used to 'need' it through the night and the first night was hellish but after that he forgot all about it. It's good if your daughter already has a stuffed animal that she is close to. That will help bring her comfort through the night.
2007-08-16 20:25:51 · answer #6 · answered by BAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one way that has worked is slowly start cutting it to pieces. first cut just the tip and then start cutting a bit more off every day and soon she won't get the pleasure of the sucking and will give it up.or it will get down to just a nub and there will be nothing left to suck and she will have to throw it out.
2007-08-16 20:41:33 · answer #7 · answered by emiliemai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Take it away from her an let her cry that's the only way. Do it when she's napping. Otherwise, she will be taking the nuk to school. And this is why our daughter never used one.
2007-08-16 20:31:15 · answer #8 · answered by Lori S 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
My friend got her son to not want his anymore by just cutting the nipple part off. Also I think the idea of letting your child know that its going to a new baby might help her cope with letting it go.
2007-08-16 20:32:09 · answer #9 · answered by lilzar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure by now she likes to throw things when she's frustrated. Tell her that next time she throws her binky, she won't get it back. She'll eventually get mad and throw it--that's when you just don't give it back to her. She'll ask for it back, cry, scream. Just don't give in. We weened my baby nephew off his around 2 or so...maybe a little earlier. This is what we did, and eventually he forgot all about it.
2007-08-16 20:26:58 · answer #10 · answered by Judy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋