How can I break my 2 1/2 yr. old son from his binky?
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The 'binky fairy'. Just like the tooth fairy. Leave him a surprise, and once you take the binky away, throw it in a garbage and take the trash out. Never let him have one again. He's old enough to move on. Be excited about it so he can be excited,too.
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quit giving it to him...
I threw my daughter's binky out the car window while we were driving down the road, I told her she was a big girl and didnt' need it anymore... whatever your method of getting rid of it.. prepare yourself for about 2-3 weeks of rough nights. But after that he'll be fine.
take it away. throw them all away. and she/he will have to get used to it.
substitute his binky for something else
Start by telling him he is a big boy now and that big boys do not sleep with binkys. He might go through a few days of withdrawl, but if you stick to your guns he will be off of it permanantly in less then a week. The key is just Don't Give In! and be loving and gentle and understanding that he is going through a phase and that might be confusing for him so keep talking to him when he complains about it.
I pray it helps
cut the top of the binki off he will still try a few times, after he won't want it. Or we just took my sons after we went on a trip we said no more we lost it.
It's his little bit of comfort at night, please leave him he will give it up when ready. It's not hurting anyone and to force him to give it up will hurt him. He's still a baby let him be one, they grow up so fast.
I had to throw my daughters away when she was 2. I felt like if I didn't do it then she would have it forever! It is going to be hard on both of you, but the best way to do it is to pretend it's missing, and eventually he will forget about it. It may be a few nights of screaming. Be strong. I promise he will forget. Good luck!!!
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3 Children( 2 used binkies).
u can tell him that if he gives up his binky for good than he can pick out a parze/gift at the store./ tell him that if he thorws them all away than he can have a his prize. than when he whinnes about it than remind him of your deal.... that should work... it worked for my sister she was 5 when she gave up her binky for a Barbie doll
Start taking it while he's still awake. let him have it till he's drowsy, then take it away. after about a week, tell him he's a big boy and throw them away together. Cheer for him, then take him to get a new "big boy" toy.
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own experience.
NOOOO!...leave him with it for a while longer...then when you wash it,make it a bit smaller,every 2 washes make it smaller until its the size of a hanky...then leave it for santa to give to the angel babies...but he needs a gift to swop it with..call me crazy but it happened to me when i wanted my daughter to give up her dummy/soother..and it worked...good luck :0)
I had this problem with my son when he was two also.
I would remove the pacifier from his crib once he dropped it out his mouth. I would also, substitute other objects for the binky. I would give him popsicle or tell him that big boys play with their toys and not suck on binky. You can also try to eliminate it when he is going to the bathroom to associate it with not being a "big boy" thing.
It took awhile but by the time he entered pre-school, he didn't want it anymore. Good Luck. I know how hard it is, but he will not want it sooner than you think.
If he only SLEEPS with it, then what's the harm? Some toddlers have to hold on to things longer than others. That doesn't mean that they're better or worse, it just means that every young child is different.
If your son was walking around with his binky, inseperable form it, then that'd be something else. But if he needs it only at night to go to sleep, I don't think that it's a terrible thing at all.
do what i heard on "SuperNanny" tell him a story about the "Binky Fairy" and that she helps all of the little babies and children that have no binkies and that she needs more to give to them. Tell him that he'll get a reward for his good deed the next day (so be sure to have a gift ready). Make a game out of collecting the binkies and then when they're all inside of a bag, take them outside and tie them to a tree. When he's sleeping discard the binkies and just if you live in the suburbs tie the oresent to the tree if in the city wait until just before you take him outside to retrieve his gift. It will ween the child off of the binky without the shock of you just saying "NO!" Hope it works email me if it does. :)
what worked for my daughter was a long trip. she asked for it, was told that it was gone and that was it. she didn't ask for it again. she was 13 months at the time. what most people don't understand is how bad pacifiers are. similar to thumb sucking, it's bad for the child's teeth. it can cause the mouth to become mis-shapen and the teeth to become "buck teeth". bad news!
Soak it in tobasco sauce. He wont want it anymore when he realizes it is hot
JUST THROW IT AWAY. I DID WITH MY SON.
Make him feel hes too big for it and make him throw it away
poor thing, let him keep it. my daughter is 2 1/2 and she has one. it is something that they just like to sleep with. don't you have a favorite pillow or set of sheets? well this is his favorite blanket. it would just be crule to take it away.
my 2 1/2 year old screamed every time t told her she could not have hers one day i told her it was time to give them to a baby who didn't have any cause she was a big girl and Binky's are only for baby's i found a gift bag and had her put them in and say good bye to them it was Les traumatic then just throwing them away
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