How do you get rid of the pacifier without the trauma?
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When we needed to take the pacifier away from our daughter, my wife invented the "Binky Fairy". My wife told her to go around the house and get all her pacifiers and if she left them under her pillow before she went to bed (like the tooth fairy), the Binky Fairy would come get them and leave her "big girl stuff". We threw out the pacifiers, she got her gifts and was so excited and felt so grown up, she didn't want the pacifiers anymore. It worked for us.
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I don't think it is possible. It maybe less in some cases and more in other depending on the child. The pacifier soothes them and they get use to it becuase they have it for such a long time (1 or 2 years).
replace the pacifier with a toy. make sure you hide all the pacifiers around the house, etc. when the child starts acting up, give them a sippy cup or toy to pacify them. Well first off if they are really "addicted" to the pacifier then it will be hard. Also know that pacifiers tend to change the shape of your childs teeth therefore causing dental problems late ron in their life.
First try seeing how often they need the pacifier. Do they have a schedule of when they want it like right before bed or right after a meal?
One trick is when you feed your baby take away the pacifier. See if your child notices right away. If not keep it away as long as possible. Everytime your child does not use it do this. It will get him/her used to not having it all the time. You can't take them away all at once but that will help. Also try to get them something to suck on that doesn't have sugar. A child cannot handle sugars until they are at least 5 so try to keep those away. If your child gets something else to suck on then he/she won't need the pacifier as much. Try to keep your child distracted if you take it away. Try new habits and see how long you can keep it away. Before you know it, your child won't miss that pacifier any longer! Good luck!
You have to replace it with something of equal or greater value to the child. Also, don't let him/ her sleep with the darn thing. It makes for a more serious dependency... burn it and dont get a new one!
On nanny 911, she did it overnight. The kids cried all night and the parents were beside themselves. Kind of a tough love. The next morning the kids wanted them back and were a little testy. But with both parents being consistent in that the pacifiers are gone, the kids we over it by that afternoon.
i depends on age most doctors want you to stop befor they are 2. I did with my child. my kids lived for it i cut the ends of the pacifier off and kept giving it to them they would get mad and throw it so they just ended up not likeing it.Just slowly take it away from them. Make it only a bedtime thing. Keep them occupied so that they don't have time to think about it. Or else ask their pediatrician for ideas. this might sound crazy but if you get a farmers almanac and find the picture of the body in there and see when the moon is at the knees you take it away then and by the time the moon moves to the feet it is all said and done. this is how i got rid of my sons bottle and pacifier(not at the same time of course) it makes sense when you get the book
it depends on how long they have used a pacifire. a pacifire is like a toys or an imaginary friend they will grow out of it but sometimes they need a push in the right derection to mooving on, try hiding them from him or her for 2-3 days and then put it were he or she will find it and a day later hide it again for about 4-5 days and then replace it with something for older children.
Get rid of the pacifier before it becomes a bad habit. One year of age is a good time. Once they get to be eighteen months, its a terrible battle. Just take it away.Tell your child that in order to receive birthday presents (for their 2nd, 3rd, 4th birthday, whichever you choose) that they must "trade in" their pacifier, it's just the rule. Works like a charm. Start telling him/her it's yecky. Show disgust whenever they put it in their mouth and eventually they won't want to do it because they want to please you. Praise them whenever they take it out of their mouth. (It's almost like training dogs only a little tougher sometimes.)
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Years and 5 kids later worth of experience.
What you do is take both the children to a build-a-bear workshop and have the pacifier put into a bear they pick out then when you go home sew it up real good. That way it will always be with them.
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Parenting Magazine I think its either in the november 2005 issue
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