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Need Help!!
My daughter just turned two in September and I want to take her pacifier away from her but she is so attached. As a first time mother I had no idea that a child can really become attached to one of those things. She can't go to bed without it, she cries and cries for it, during the even she cries for it. I take it away from her any chance I get and remind her to take it out when she talks. I really want her to let go of it...any suggestions?
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My suggestion is whatever you do, do it slowly.
When we were weaning our second child, we broke it down to no pacifier unless he was sleeping (nap/bed) then after a bit of time, no pacifier until bed time.
also, dr sears has some info: http://www.parenting.com/parenting/child/article/0,19840,1123768,00.html
as well as this site: http://www.parents.com/parents/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/ab/story/...
Good luck!!
~Vanessa~
mommy of [3] boys
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~Vanessa~
mommy of [3] boys
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Thank you for your suggestion...it is very helpful!
Vanessa-
I feel your pain...my son was also addicted to his "nuk". ...here's two suggestions...
1. For my son...he only had one nuk that he loved...and one day when the sitter was watching him he lost it...I found it later that night, but I decided to hold onto it (and not give it to him) and see how he did. He cried for it off and on for the first day and half, but then he forgot about it.
2. Another suggestion is what my sister did with her daughter...when her daughter wasn't looking she would cut a little piece out of it every day...and eventually her daugher threw it away.
Let me know if you need any more advice
Cheers,
Shannon Davis
www.Beyondmotherhood.com
Shannon Davis
www.Beyondmotherhood.com
that is what i was also going to suggest, which worked for us. only in bed or at nap, nite time.
A friend of mine explained to her 2-year-old twins that all of the new babies needed pacifiers & if they didn't give theirs up, the new babies might not have enough pacifiers & would be sad. Worked like a charm. They felt like the "big" kids, helping out all the "little" babies!
I really like this suggestion! My daughter loves babies and is very empathetic toward other kids, so this may be a good trick to use with her when the time comes. Thanks for sharing!
Patti
SAHM in SoCal and administrator of the Sleep Forum group, http://www.mothersclick.com/group/sleep-forum
Patti
SAHM in SoCal and administrator of the Sleep Forum group, http://www.mothersclick.com/group/sleep-forum and Tri-Counties Moms, http://www.mothersclick.com/moms-club/tri-counties-moms-sb-ventura-slo-c...
I was having major problems with my son's binky addiction! My friend absolutely raved about the cut method, and all of the psychology behind it. She emailed me a link to a site that has a free publication ( www.bye-bye-binky.com -supported by advertisements) on dropping the binky, so I tried it. Very cool stuff, worked beautifully for my son. Four days later he did not want anything to do with his binky. Highly recommended! I am also interested in others experiences with this method.... Bella