Son, it's time to say goodbye.
By kakemafarm
@kakemafarm (492)
United States
March 30, 2007 3:05pm CST
My son is 18 months old and still uses a pacifier, we call it a plug, you know, plug up the baby? My older children had plugs as well and I quit buying replacements and eventually, they didn't have one anymore. No big deal, no temper tantrums, no trauma over not having the plug anymore. My son however, has about 12 plugs and since he doesn't take them anywhere, he can't really lose them. What I want to know is, how did you end your childs relationship with his or her pacifier? Did you make a big deal about it or invent some interesting way to help your child say "goodbye" to his pacifier? I saw on TV one night this family tied up all the kid's pacifiers and attached them to a bunch of balloons which then were released so the pacifiers went up in the air and would be recieved by the "Binky Fairy". The child was totally cool with this but I really don't want to wait until my son is old enough to know about the Binky Fairy. Any suggestions?
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@usmcprincess (299)
• United States
30 Mar 07
When I was ready to get rid of the binky, I started to snip little pieces of the nipple off and eventually there was nothing left so my child didn't want it anymore. I loved the transition because it only took about a week.
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@kakemafarm (492)
• United States
31 Mar 07
This seems to be a popular idea! I will defenitely give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion princess!
@serenidity (641)
• India
30 Mar 07
Have you tried rubbing a little bit of some thing sour like a few lemon drops or some other taste on the pacifier before giving it to your son? It works.
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@Bijou1 (160)
• Australia
4 May 08
my son was addicted to his dummy. He was nearly 2 when we decided it had to go. About 1 - 2 months before christmas, i started building up the idea of santa. I told him that if he leaves his dummy out for santa, santa will leave him a train set for christmas, which was what he wanted more than anything in the world. We wrote santa a letter telling him of our plan and we decorated it and posted it. Santa wrote him a letter back saying that he would be delighted, and he had a very special train in mind and for my son not to forget to leave his dummy out on christmas eve.
Nearly everyday i casually slipped it into conversation, just to get him used to the idea.
Then on christmas eve, we were all acting excited and pumping my son up, trying to keep spirits high. He left his beloved dummy on the dining room table with the letter to santa and some cookies.
It took him maybe 5 - 10 minutes longer to get to sleep with out it, but he was so excited about his trainm that he didnt care.
The next morning, he woke up and got his steam blowing electric train. I think he asked for his dummy once after that.
All gone, and soo easy. I was preparing for the worst, but it was brilliant.
Christmas is still a few months away, but it might be a good plan for you & your son. Good luck.
