How do you take a pacifier away from a 2 1/2 yr. old who really likes her binky.?

Question

If I take it from her shell go take one from her baby sisters mouth

Answer 1

Do it gradually.  First, tell her she can't take it out of the house.  When she is used to that, then have her keep it upstairs.  From there, limit to nap/bedtime.  And eventually take it away completely  :)

Answer 2

i had the same problem with my oldest, who was the same age when we decided it was the binkies time to hit the dust. we had her pick out her favorite binkie, because she had more than one. and had her throw the rest away. and then we explained that she would only have it at bedtime. so she could sleep with it, but she knew during the day she couldn't have it. on her third birthday, we sat down with her and had a talk, and explained that binkies were for babies, and now that she was 3, she wasn't a baby anymore. we also explained the difference between babies and big girls. then we asked her if she wanted to be a big girl, and of course she said yes. so she didn't have the binkie after that. i think the transition was good, after limiting the binkie to only bed time and then after the birthday, since she was a "big girl" she gave it up nicely. however, another problem was my mother, whenever my daughter visited her she would let her have it there, which sent mix signals to my daughter and my mom would "sneak" the binkies home with her in her bag. i finally had to give my mother the ultimatium of either abiding by my rules or she would not see my daughter. after that she was binkie free!!!  Good luck!!!

Answer 3

Tell them that someone else that's really poor needs it and that they'll get a present if they let the poor have it. The toddler will feel bad and give it, then buy him/her something like a stuffed bear or a toy.

Answer 4

poke a hole in it.  after she finds it goes flat she won't want it.  you may have to go through a number of pacifers but after a while she won't want them anymore.   worked with my son and all of my nieces and nephews so far :)

Answer 5

hide all the pacifiers in the house put them some were  the baby can get to them.then you start giving it shippy cups

Answer 6

just take it from them, don't hide it and then give it back this makes it worse.  Let them know that they are a big girl and big girls don't have a binky.  and remember the crying will stop in a day or two so the biggest problem will be you dealing with that.

Answer 7

This works around holidays or maybe other times. We used it 3 times and it works perfectly. For easter we put the pacifiers out and told the kid who was giving up the binky that it went to the baby easter bunnies and they really needed them. You could use this for different holidays or even just tell her that new little babies need them or they will be sad. Tell her she is a big girl and then maybe she will be okay hope this helps

Answer 8

My son was totally into a nookie until I read this suggestion.  It was to take the nookie and tie it to the bottom of the leg of the crib.  During the day, he would have to go to the crib to find it, at the end of the day he was so tire of being bored sucking his nookie and not being able to play that he gave up on it.  The key is not to put the nook where he can reach it in bed so he doesn't get the string stuck and hurt himself.

It took just two days and he gave up on it, he found it was too much work.

Good luck, whatever approach you decide to go with, sometimes you might just have to brace yourself for a day or two of baby shock to get through it.  I feel for you, trust me!

Answer 9

Let her know that she is a "big kid" now and that binkey are for babies. This is what I did:

1. Set up at date a few weeks away when you want the binkey gone.

2. Get her excited about officially becoming a big kid!

3. Let her know the "Binkey Fairy" will come and take all of her binkeys to give them to newborn babies that need them. In exchange, the binkey fairy will leave a cool new big kid prize! Try to find out something she has really been wanting.

4. Reinforce this idea for a couple of weeks. You could even mark off the days on a calander.

5. On the big day, let her know that this is the day when the binkey fairy will come! Get her really excited!

6. The next step you can do two ways: have her take all of her binkeys and tie them to a helium ballon and send them away....OR Have her put them under her pillow that night for you to take while she is sleeping.

7. Leave the prize by her bed that night. She will be so excited when she wakes up!

8. Enjoy binkey-free days from now on! :)

I did this with my daughter right before she turned three and it worked like a charm. She never asked for another binkey again.

GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 10

The best way is to gradually take it away if you take it away a little at a time evenually she will forget about it. Try to find a substitute instead. It isn't easy but it works.

Answer 11

My son never took a pacifier.  I was lucky.  I did work at a daycare center through college and saw lots of kids have lots of problems "breaking the habit."

From all my experiences, I have to say that I think the suggestion on tying it to the crib is a wonderful idea.  If your baby has to get in the bed to use the binky, she'll probably be willing to do so for oh about 1/2 a day.  Eventually she'll get bored and give it up.  She'll probably put up a fight though, so get ready to reinforce the issue.  Just tell her, "The binky stays here.  You stay here if you want the binky."  This will also help wean her off of it because she'll have access to it at nap/bed time.  I think it's the same as taking it away unless she's going to sleep.  Lots of parents try that.  Only this way, she can go in her room and see that her "binky is okay."