My son is 24 months old and desperately attached to his pacifier. What can I do to help him give it up?

I really want to get it away from him before he starts developing buck teeth or something like that. He's fine during the day without it, but when bedtime rolls around, he screams until I give it to him. Any advice?

My son is 24 months old and desperately attached to his pacifier. What can I do to help him give it up?
Most pacifiers are made orthodontic pacifiers, which are best for children that are cutting teeth. Once the teeth are in his teeth aren't going to be buck teeth. He is still young and if that is the only time of day that he wants it, its okay!! He wants his pacifier because he feels comforted by it. It helps him relax which helps him go to sleep. You aren't the only parent that has problems with this. Don't worry one day, maybe soon he will break of this habit.
Reply:Take it away after he falls asleep? Unless he is a light sleeper...that may not work well.
Reply:Oh man. It took a week for my 21 Mth old girl to forget about it. It takes time, but stick to your guns and throw that binky away. So he cry's a little bit, he will get over it...Better then buck teeth.
Reply:I know this sounds impossible, but the best way is for him to quit cold turkey. He will cry and it will be very difficult. He might keep you up at night. But there really is no way to wean him off of the pacifier at night.
Reply:I know it sounds mean but just stop giving it to him. Yes he will scream but you can't give in.
Reply:My daughter was two and a half and her teeth started to move out a little before I finally took her"sassy" away. I just her to take them all to the trash and I had to listen to her scream. She only fussed for about three days at nap and bedtime. Then she realized sassy was gone for good. Some kids deal better than others so good luck to you!!
Reply:During the day when he wakes up. Throw it away in front of him and remind him all day long that he is a big boy and does not need it anymore keep reminding him its gone bye bye and by night he should remember and it should be fine . Thats how i did my son and he never asked again same with his bottles.
Reply:here's what we did


tell your son you know that he likes his binky. Ask him if he knows what happens when something breaks. He should tell you that if something breaks (like one of his toys) it goes in the garbage because it's not good anymore. Once he grasps this, you can tell him that his binky will eventually break, and it will have to be thrown in the garbage too - and that he can be the one to throw it in the garbage. And then you can tell him that when that happens, you and he can go to the store and buy a nice toy that he will like, like a car, or dinosaur, or whatever he is interested in right now.


All 3 of my children went through this, and it worked. All of them brought me their binky's when they broke, and all 3 of them tossed them in the garbage when they did. Only my middle daughter was sad for a bit, but she got over it fairly quickly.





I think the trick is to be as non chalant about it as you can. Don't make a big deal over it. Once I told my children that when it breaks, they can throw it out - I just left it at that. Nothing else. A few days later, it broke, and I made good and took them out for their toy. They picked them out themselves, and they weren't expensive either - just toys.
Reply:uhhhh, this is so simple DON'T GIVE IT TO HIM!!!!! 1 or 2 nights of screaming he will realize its gone. Some parents don't want listen to their kids cry but sometimes you have to be harsh to be a good parent. I took my son's away at 6 months becasue I nkew it gets harder as they get older. Best of luck!!!
Reply:There are lots of good ways.





*Poke a hole in it. It will lose suction and not be any fun.


*Tell him about the "binky fairy" who takes binkies to all the new babies being born. Every night, take one and hide it and the fairy can replace it with a book or toy.


*You can let him scream. He'll get over it in a few days.


*Take the paci to the Build a Bear workshop and put the paci inside.


*Tell him he'll be a big boy when he gives up the paci.





Good luck!


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Reply:I wouldn't worry about it. My son is 26 months and is still sucking away. If he doesn't use it alot during the day, that's a good sign. DON'T make a big deal about it or he will too. Just give it to him before bedtime. Make it seem like it doesn't mean a thing and then try to take it away while he sleeps. If he doesn't go for that, just give it a little more time, he'll eventually give it up. Oh, and it won't give him buck teeth.
Reply:Who's up tight about it you or him? He'll give it up in his own time. The more YOU make it an issue the more he'll retreat to it. As soon as he's around other kids that don't use one he'll also stop. What's the big deal? It won't give him buck teeth. If anything it'll give you a nervous breakdown. Leave the kid alone. Put one in your mouth and show him how funny you BOTH look.
Reply:Cut the top of the pacifier, it will feel different to him, and if he crys for it, just keep giving him the cut one, eventually he will hate it,.. I tried it on my baby, and she just threw in my face and started crying, and she hated it.
Reply:* You can pack them all up, take them to the post office together and give the clerk a note saying "please throw away" and let him know that you are sending to the younger kids around the world that aren't as fortunate.





* You can cut a little bit of the actual nipple off every day, eventually, there will not be any more to suck and he will slowly get the picture and likely be ok with it because it is gradual.





Good luck!
Reply:First thing tomorrow morning - tell him he is a big boy now and tell him to throw his pacifier (Dummy) in the trash.





Then take him out for a fun day and make sure he is good and worn out - feed him supper - bathe him and put him to bed.





When he asks for his Dummy remind him that he threw it away that morning because he agreed that he is a big boy now - and remind him how proud you are of him.





Then kiss him goodnight and leave the room - no further discussions other than it's time for bed is necessary.
Reply:Cut the tip off of it. He won't get the suction that he's looking for. You could also purposely leave it on top of your car one day (have a neighbor or someone help you with this) and tell him that a Mama bird had some babies and she needs his pacifier to quiet her babies and that you will be giving all of his pacifiers to the birds.
Reply:My daughter was so attached to her paci and we tried everything. I had her help me make rice krispie treats which we dyed pink, covered the pan with sprinkles and every single one of her "paci's". We sang bye bye paci, bye bye(repeat 4 or 5 times), we don't need you anymore (to the tune of happy birthday) and when we had sung that song several times, she proudly took all of her paci's off the "cake" and threw them in the trash and we cheered that she was a big girl now. When she asked for a paci after our bye bye paci party, I reminded her she was a big girl now. If she started to cry, which she did a few times, we sung our special song again....and again celebrated the fact she was a big girl. It worked wonders and after about a week, she quit asking for it. She still remembers it and she felt in control of throwing her paci's away....





I hope this helps you, it is a hard habit to break!
Reply:I did well disappearing it at all opportunities until mine wasn't dependent on it. Pull it out after he's asleep, so he's not continually used to it. It also wont be in his mouth very long as to reshape his teeth.





Another method: Had a friend who snipped a bit of the end of the binky off each week till it was not much more than a nub and the babe gave it up since it didn't do much for him anymore.
Reply:If they don't exist then they can't use it. I tried the cutting the tip off thing and in my experience that just makes them really mad. Better just to have them disappeer. Since he is almost 2 you could have him be a part of the disposal or they could all just come up missing. It is best to get rid of all of them that way during frustration no one can pull one out.
Reply:make it fun kinda like the tooth fairy, tell him that the pacifier fairy is going to come and take the Pacifier as their are other little boys out their that need it now but she will leave him a present, buy him a present maybe a teddy bear or some other comfort item and leave it near his bed/cot so when he wakes in the morning his pacifier is gone but something else is in its place


he might ask for it at night still but just gently remind him that the fairy has taken it
Reply:Isn't 24 months really 2 years? Yes, he does need to get away from the pacifier. But if you continue to say a two year old is 24 months, you'll never let him break away from being a baby. He's probably a toddler and he can learn that no is no. Take away the pacifier, let him scream and tell him he is too old for it. Sorry to be harsh here but who is the parent?
Reply:My advice would be to wait. My nephew had his until 4 (and I wouldn't advise this) but his teeth are perfect and he is 17 now and didn't need braces. I took mine away from my kids at 3. I took them to the dentist and he told them that they needed to get rid of them and we came home and they threw them away and they never asked for them again. No tears or anything. They are 10 and need braces and most kids do. Very few kids have perfect teeth so if it comforts him let him have it until he is ready to give it up.
Reply:It's your fault for letting him have it so long in the first place. Those things are for infants. Much beyond 3 or 4 months shows that the parent is at fault. Just take it away. So he screams. He'll fall asleep. Shut the lights off and go to bed. He'll cry himself to sleep. That's what you get for letting him have it so long. Give him a sippy cup or something full of water instead. Give him toys and blankets. You are the one that has made it hard on him. Children are not supposed to be pacified. If you didn't want to listen to them cry or whine then why did you have them. Children that have those things and have teeth can actually cut thru the nipple and choke to death. Just take it away. Suffer for a night or 2. It's a shame he has to go thru this just cause you didn't want to do it sooner.



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