My 22 month old son still has a pacifer and sleeps in my bed?

Question

he is a smart child speaks well talks complete sentendes. He is the youngest of 3 boys. he had tubes in his ears,at 6 months old.. hates to sleep in his bed will not give up his pacifer.

Answer 1

simply wing him by just giving  him  bottle nipples stuffed with tissue  it'll be just like winging from a bottle give it to  him b4 bed then after about a week or two of that just completly take it  it's much easier to wing him if he drinks out of the cups with the nipples

Answer 2

Tell him no more pacifiers and get him attached to a blanket or a bear instead.The blanket or bear he will most likely grow out of but if the pacifier isn't taken away,he may never grow out of it.For night time get him calmed down and put him nicely in his bed.Read a book to him,if he is a relaxed child he may fall asleep during the story.If he is an energetic child stay in his room until he falls asleep.Once he does leave the room very quietly.If he wakes up in the middle of the night and goes into your room let him sleep in your bed for the time remaining in the night.He may be upset about you leaving him but try to help him understand he needs to be a big boy and sleep in his own bed.Reward him the next day with something that he likes,maybe a book he will like for you to read to him for bed or a few m&m's during the day.Make him notice if he does big boy things like giving up his pacifier or sleeping in his own bed he will be rewarded.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

if it works for you then its fine, but since you are asking, I am assuming its not working for you so well. The ONLY way to get him off his soother is so simply take it away. It will be easier if you start to just give it to him at night time and no suckey during the day. Then take it away at night time too. Just be persistent and break this habit before bringing him out of your bed. Then when this is dealt with, you can start putting him in his bed and when he comes out you need to just put him back in. Once again you need to be persistent and patient. It took him 22 months to get used to these things, its going to take time to get him used to not having them.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 4

explain to the child that the pacifier is just for night time.  Don't give it to him during the day if you want him off of it.  and slowly try to get him to give it up at night time.  It is up to you how you want to do it and what works for you.  As for him sleeping in his own bed...I know its going to be hard but you have to put him in his bed and leave him there. Let him cry it out.  If he gets out, put him back in bed.  

With both of these situations you have to be consistent so that he will understand that you mean business.

Good luck =)

Answer 5

i would get him to sleep in his bed first before you take the pacifier, based on what i've seen it will be easier for u to get him into his own bed.

btw, were any of ur other kids like this?

ok if he has a crib, buy a toddler bed, itll be a great way to start if he has a cool little car bed or something.

once u have it, start making a big deal out of it like "wow! look at this! its just for u!!"  and all that.  put stuffed animals "to sleep" in his new bed, and explain that his toys like his bed.

then its naptime, go with him into his new bed, lay him down with a stuffed animal, his pacifier and w/e else.  rub him for a minute or two then leave, and let him cry (if he does)  

just remember he is not in any danger, hes just crying, hes not hurt or anything.  it make take a long time that day but he will fall asleep.  do this for naps only for a few days until he is adjusted then do the same thing with bedtime, and again it will take a few nights.

*also, but a gate at his door so he cant run out crying constantly*

then wait a month or 2 until he is totally settled, and reduce pacifier for nap and bedtime only...then cut the tip off the pacifier and he'll lose interest and wont want it if its broken.  he may walk around with it and hold it while he falls asleep but after a week or something just take that.  but every kid is different he might react bad to having a part of his pacifier cut off, but again he'll cry, and u just have to wait it out

good luck!!!!