My son gave up his binky...no problem. But my daughter, not so much. She is extremely smart so as I began to notice her being whiny and impatent I relized... she should be talking more. She just grunts, whines, & throws tantrums. I know she can say a few words here and there but nothing consistant or when she should. I know it is because of the binky ie. pacifier;) What are some way to wean her from it?
I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of the great ideas.... and many agree on cutting the binky & I think that is gonna be what I try first. But I am begining to think I might be jumping the gun on weaning her from it. It seems that alot of ya'll waited a bit longer. I think I am gonna give it maybe 4-5 months. We have begun removing it during activities such as playing outside, reading, and I keep it in my pocket during grocery store trips and the pet store & she doesn't seem to miss it. She seems to want it most in the car and playing by herself. Thank you all so much!!!! Big hugs:)
You might try cutting just a tiny bit of the binky off every few days. It then gets a little hrder fot her to suck on and therefore it is not near as good as it once was. i have had several people tell me that they did it with there child. i was going to try it with my son but he doesn't even like the binky. He would rather suck his thumb. No cutting it off.lol
Hi my name is L., I am from Louisiana as well. I have the same issue with my 8 month old son. He is really not a pacifier baby, but he uses it to nurture himself during the night. I thought that was my job, but apparently not. I tried to do the cold turkey method last week, but it did not work. I felt sorry for him because he is teething right now. I did not want to cause more stress on him. I will eventually start again. If you get any advice let me know.
Hi R....I'm sure my method is not the best in the world...but it work on my dghtr. When she was 2, we decided we could not do the binky thing any more...she would throw them out of the bed at night in her sleep (we would put 2 or 3 in her crib) and cry...so after 2 years of not having a full night sleep, we decided to throw all the binkys away. That night, when my daughter asked for the binky (she called it TE-TE) we told her our cat had eaten it. Her eyes went wide and she said: Bad Kitty!!!! That was the end of the binky :) I know how hard it is!!!! Good luck to you!!!!
My daughter never took a passy, but I remembered what 2 of them did. One threw all the passy's in the trash and just told the child it was gone. The other cut the end of the nipple off...and the child stopped taking it since it felt different in their mouth.
Hope this helps! Sydne
Cutting the binky worked for me too - when you are ready just don't cut it in front of her or you'll be the bad guy in her eyes. Let her discover that it's broken.
My girls became really hooked on it when they were cutting eye teeth and one year molders. It helped sooth them through that period but sure made them into binky babies!
Good luck mom :)
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It may not be the binky. Some kids just talk late. My son is 16 months old and he only says "go". However, he communicates clearly in other ways like gibberish and pointing. The whining and tantrums may just be because she wants to express herself more clearly but doesn't know how. Taking the binky away may help, but it may not. The important think for this age group is that they are communicating. Can she follow simple instructions (ex: Pick up the block. Put this in the trash.)? Does she respond to her name? Does she respond to your voice? If she does these things then she is probably right on track.
However, if you decide to get rid of the binky, I have seen a lot of success with my friends who have kids by having the "binky fairy" visit. Essentially tell your daughter that the binky fairy needs her binkies to give to babies who don't have any. Then collect all the binkies, put them in a bag and put them on the front step. Before your child wakes up in the morning replace the binkies with a prize. My friends' kids were so thrilled about helping other babies and then getting a prize they never asked for their pacis again.
Okay. So now that I have typed that up i realize your daughter is 15 months old and may not have the critical thinking skills necessary for the binky fairy. With kids that young you could really just try going cold turkey or weaning off the binky. Maybe you could let her have it at bedtime, but no other time.
Try the Supernanny trick. Tell her u have to give it to the babies that need them b/c she's a big girl now!
When my kids where ready (I was ready) to get rid of the binky we gave them to a new baby we knew. I just also gave them a new set of the same color of used binky's we gave, them just in case. Our kids were very EXCITED to give them to a new baby that needed one.
Cutting the binky worked for me. My son never cared for the binky but my daughter sure did and in order for her to stop i had to cut the tips of all the binkys and before long she would try to suck on it and get mad and throw it down and walk away. I am not going to say it was easy to upset your child but if you want them off the binky then cutting it would be your best bet.. Hope this helps. K.
MY DAUGHTER LOVED THE BINKY, BUT ONE DAY I CUT THE RUBBER PART
OFF AND GAVE IT TO HER & SHE GAVE GAVE IT BACK TO ME &
I SAID OH NO, THE BINKY BROKE, AND WE THREW IT IN THE TRASH
AND THAT WAS THAT AND IT WORKED! ~
GOOD LUCK ~
My daughter was the same way. I tried for a YEAR to take it away. I think its most painful for us moms. I personally did not have the patience to deal with the tantrums and the crying. I feel your pain. What I discovered and what finally worked for us was to find an animal that she really loved (ie: the sharks at the Aquarium) and talk her in to "giving her binkey the baby sharks" once she did that, I never gave it to her again. She asked for it for about a week, but, I praised her on being a "big girl" and explained that the "babies" needed her binky. Or, if there is another little girl older than her who she adores, maybe you can have her talk her into letting go of the binkies. With mine, she loves her 7 year old cousin and will do anything for her.
Best wishes in your journey!
