How do i wean my daughter off her pacifier?

Question

My daughter is 2 and a half and is still very attatched to her pacifier. How do i wean her off it?

Answer 1

I have a 2 year old also that I've just weaned off the pacifier. It took all but a week! We were at the store, and she insisted that she takes the pacifier in the store; she got distracted by something that she wanted and threw the pacifier down. I didn't know at the time, but I figured it out later and when she asked for it, I reminded her that she lost it in the store (I had other ones at home, but I didn't give them to her). She asked for the pacifier a few times but never aggressively asking for it. I think she woke up more during the night looking for it when she had it than when it was gone. So my advice is to have her misplace it and don't give it back to her (I also did this with my other daughter when she was the same age), so I know that it works. U can't bend though. It will be over sooner than u think and life is wonderful after the pacifier!!!

Answer 2

Some ppl use the "Binky" fairy.
They explain to the child that they are groiwng up and that th ebinky fairy is going to come and if the binky is gone then they leave a gift-like the tooth fairy concept. Now children that age can't grasp the concept of something disapearing for good if they do not see it go-So you let them throw it away (already have a gift hidden somewhere) then say...let's go see if the fairy left you something!! very excitedly.

The gift can be a small toy, or whatever she likes.


Some people just wean them off..Giving them the thing only at night-and not during the day..or only at certain times and then making those times less and less.

Answer 3

Yeah my DD (sorry to use code, my daughter) will be 2 in April. She is a binky connoisseur of sorts, sometimes walking around with at least 2 binkies and switching them up. She didn't start getting really attached to them until she was about 1 year old. So, it's just habit and comfort now. With my DS (son) we were given advice by a father in line at Target to snip the ends off - just the very little end so the suction doesn't work - and give it back to him/her. My DS didn't like it and threw it down. It's best if THEY reject it. But he knew we had done it - he eventually caught on when he would find a hidden binky and I'd politely ask for it, and he'd innocently give it to me, and it would come back "broken". Harsh! Some people say you have to snip off more and more until it's all gone b/c they'll keep trying but he didn't. My DD might keep trying, however, but we'll see if we can endure the screaming at night for a few days. For my DS it was the car rides - it calmed him down for everything... but it all got better soon. Good luck!

Answer 4

Take it with you to the toy store and tell her she can have a toy and pay for it with the pacifier. Make sure it is a stuffed toy that she can transfer her love to. Have the clerk throw the pacifier in the trash and when she asks for it at home remind her that she paid for the new toy with the pacifier. Stand firm and count on some crying.

Answer 5

some of the kids where i work only get their's at naptime, and bedtime.
Eventually, they don't want it then anymore either, because they no longer "need" it.
Alot of them have security blankets, or a stuffed animal that they carry around that does basically the same thing the pacifier does. It just makes them feel safe, or stable..

One mom of a little girl in my toddler class took her to the "baby room" at church. The little girl "gave her passy away" to a baby who needed it. Since she was a big girl=)
I thought that was sweet, and the little girl really seemed to understand for the most part what had just happened..

So it's really up to you=)

Answer 6

I heard of one story where the mom put the pacifier into a stuffed animal at build a bear workshop and then the child got to hold the bear (with the binky inside). I have also heard that you put the binky outside the room and then the "binky fairy" comes and leaves a present outside kind of like the tooth fairy.

Answer 7

she'll either decide she does't want it anymore on her own, or you could try replacing it with something like a doll or blanket, or you could just take it away and not give it back. that will only take a few days of screaming and sleepless nights. there is no weaning from pacifiers. i was lucky. all three of my kids gave it up before they were a few months old.

Answer 8

It's like quiting smoking, the best way to do it is cold Turkey. Just tell her this will be her last night using it, take it away and throw it out. It will be hard at first, but she will get over it. Just let her know she is too old for it and it will mess her teeth up if she keeps using it. Just show her your love and support and she will get through it. Also try and keep her mind off of it with other activities.

Answer 9

We had to go cold turkey with my daughter. She understood though and chose a new stuffed animal to sleep with. She did cry a whole lot for a couple of days.

Answer 10

Let her see you "throw" it away. She will have some withdrawls, but will get over it. I had to do this with my little boy and his bottles. When he asked for his bottle I just told him "No bobby" He would cry then go on. Good Luck.