How to give up dummies , my son is two daughter three

Question

hello , trying to give up dummies we started last night with giving to fairy leaving them under tree in garden . then pressy from them in the morning .ther three yr old was brilliant even tonight . but two yr old is crying alot ., im going in every ten min and working up time settling him and rubbing head and walking out again . is this ok. it breaks my heart to here him call for it but the three yr old has teeth promblem and dentist told me its a good idea . He was starting to chew them in half so thought it about time and dont want the same problem for him either. its very difficult and hard for him and me as a mother should i persist ??? or is he too young to put him threw this

thanks a worried and upset mum

Answer 1

Make sure you give them something else to help comfort them.  A toy, a special blanket, or maybe let them choose something from the store that they can hold onto in bed.  It is really hard I agree!!  Good Luck.  They will get used to it eventually.

Answer 2

I'm assuming you are trying to break your little one from the bottle? If so, don't keep tending to him when he's acting out. The more you keep going in and paying attention to him the worse it will get. Don't give in and give him the bottle just to quiet him down either. That's only going to make matters worse and will confuse the little guy. In a day or two he will be fine. Make sure you give him a little drink of water before he's put down to bed. Avoid milk and juices as these aren't good for the teeth at night.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Not really sure if you mean bottles or pacifiers....Im having trouble myself with my son and the bottle. My daughter was attatched to her "binky" (pacifier) she was 4 by the time we got rid of it. She would always lose them then ask me for another or find the one she lost. I fionally just took them away. I told her she could either give up the binky or I would give her toys away. Kind of harsh, I know. but anything and everything didnt work. The tooth fairy, giving them to little kids that needed them, nothing worked. I told her to pick the toy she loved the most because it was going by-by to the kids that needed it or she could throw her binky away. She walked to the trash can and threw it in. And she slept with that toy for almost 2 weeks. But she has never asked for one since then. We still have it, it is in her keep-sake box. She knows its there and its been a year in July that is has been gone! Shes a "big girl" now. Good Luck!!

EDIT:  I sucked my binky until I was 5 years old. My grandma raised me and let me. I got alot of c**p from family from trying to take hers away from her. I told them if I had raised myself I would have taken it away from myself, at least by 3. Thank goodness my son wouldnt take his. It is up to you if you think he is too young, but remember they can cause permanent teeth damage. My daughter has a small gap in her front teeth (so do I) that I am hoping will close as her adult teeth come in. My gap never closed.