At what age should a child stop using a pacifier?

Answer 1

I would say 2 because the longer they have it the harder it is to get them to quit.

Answer 2

As with everything, the answer will vary depending upon the circumstances. You have to find what is right for you.

However, I'd put forth the suggestion that most people consider it socially acceptable for children to use pacifiers in public until the age of 2.

But before that age, you should already be encouraging the weaning of the pacifier. For example, some parents only let their children use the pacifier in the car or at home. For us, we managed to cut the pacifier back to the point that it was limited to sleep/nap time (home or car). But then we hit a wall and didn't manage to toss them out completely until after age 4.

As a final note, I had a sister that sucked her thumb to the age of 6. So we've encouraged the use of a pacifier over thumb sucking, becuase it's easier to enforce limits on a pacifier over a thumb. With DS#1, we were successful in that he never became a thumb sucker, and so far DS#2 has not either. However, as I previously stated, DS#1 used the pacifier to some extent until age 4.

Answer 3

I don't believe that there is a certain age for a child to stop using a pacifier. I have seen children who have used them and they were too old to be using one. I allowed my first baby to have one and when it came time I was sorry for giving him the pacifier. My second son took one for awhile then he lost it and I never replaced it. My third child never took a pacifier and I was glad. It can sometimes be hard getting a small child off the pacifier.

Answer 4

We stopped the Pacifier on a Friday when he was between 18-24 months. We cut a corner off of the top so it did not work anymore. When he asked for it, we gave it to him and he tried to suck, then, took it out and looked at it and said that it was broken. He went and got tape and said fix it. We told he we couldn't, so our son threw his pacifier it into the trash. By the end of the weekend he did not ask for one anymore.

Answer 5

I took my daughter's pacifier when she was 6 months old because I saw her start to develop habits with it, like push it to the side and also try to hold her bottle in her mouth. I know it sounds crazy, but I didn't want her getting too attached although she only wanted it when she was sleeping. It was sooo simple though, compared to some of the horror stories that I've heard from people who waited until they were older. She is now 14 mths old and she doing great and just started drinking out of cups! Now there's a challenge!!! Good luck!

Answer 6

I pulled my son off his pacifier as quickly as his good enamel started out to come again in, which become around 9 months. prolonged pacifier use might reason dental issues down the line. i'm able to deal with a splash crying throughout that transitional section if it potential his enamel are available in correct. easily not accepted. i've got seen that little female on different episode of young ones and Tiaras and she or he's an entire terror. Her mom and father supply her the pacifier her to maintain her satisfied. assure it. If she did not have that factor, all and sundry interior of a 2 mile radius may well be pulling their hair out from all of the screaming she does. yet you are able to tell with the aid of the way she talks that this is given her issues, speech sensible.

Answer 7

When my oldest was a baby, a friend of the family who happens to be a dentist advised no pacifier after 18 months and he also advised never buying one bigger than a newborn size, that it would help them outgrow it and make giving it up easier, I stuck to his advice and my oldest quit using it around 4 months and my youngest quit taking it around 11 months. They just decided on their own that they did not care from them anymore.

Answer 8

pacifier can become your childs safety blanket, its going to be hard to make them quit this habit...one's the child started teething, thats when you should stop him/her from their pacifier, it will become an addiction to them and you will have a hard time making them stop from this daily routine..my son stopped using his pacifier when he was only 5 mons old, i didn't make it happen he just all of the sudden feel icky and uncomfortable when i put one in his mouth...this is just my own opinion but its up to you to make that decision!

Answer 9

I say, no later than about 15-18 months, and even then it should be limited. Children need to be able to practice making sounds to begin the process of language formation very early, and the longer you wait, the harder it is to get rid of.

When my daughter was about 15 months, she used her paci at naps and bedtime only. Then, one day, I explained to her that she was getting to be a big girl, and I had her throw it away in the trash. (of course I had to gather up ALL the pacis in the house without her seeing and do the same).

The first night, she cried for a couple minutes then fell asleep. I think since she was the one who got rid of it, she understood that it was GONE, not just me keeping it from her.

Hope this helps.

Answer 10

its personal preference. As long as the child's dentist says that the teeth are coming in OK then there is no need to stop before the child is ready.

My preference is that they stop around 2. My son never cared for a paci, but my neice is almost 3 and still hooked. Her parents are going to get rid of it as a 3rd birthday "big girl" celebration.

Answer 11

It really depends on the child's needs. If you take the paci & the child sucks their fingers, then you have a bigger problem! I would say average around age 2.