Binkies

I was in the same boat and I lasted til she was almost 3 to rid of the binkie! It is hard! I tried the cutting of the pacis and it didnt work then I opted to try the Paci Fairy... and it worked. It took a few nights of not sleeping but we both came out ok. I prepped her for weeks stating that the paci fairy was going to be coming to take the binkies and give them to other little babies who needed them. I kept it up until she understood and would talk about it without getting upset or confused. The night of, we placed a pink bag by the front door with all the binkies we could find with a note to the fairy thanking her helping others. She begged for her paci all night long and finally fell asleep, but then woke up at like 4am and ran downstairs to see if her binkies were still there. To her suprise there was fairy dust everywhere and confetti and in her bag was a fairy barbie, stickers, a princess sucker, and a note from the fairy! She was very excited but the hard work had just begun! The first week was rough and she cried a lot, one day I pretended to call the fairy to thank her and tell her how good my daughter was doing and my daughter took the phone and said "Ok, Paci Fairy this isnt funny, I want my binkies back!" ha ha All in all just do some extra snuggling at bedtime, some rocking and singing and let them know they are ok and POOF the binkie is gone before you even know it! BEST OF LUCK!!!!

Give him the power to throw it away--spend a few days reminding him that it'll be time to throw it out because he's a "big" boy now... He will think it over and you will have to set a day when it will be time to throw it in the garbage. He will and that will be the end of that.

Worked for me--My son never looked back.

This response sort of goes along the same lines as leaving them out for Santa or the Easter Bunny.....When my cousin's little girl turned 3, she told her that the policeman would come to take them away. She knew this well in advance of her birthday. They talked about it for weeks. Then, during her birthday party, a friend of mine dressed up in his father's police shirt and hat and came to the party to pick up the binkies. She handed them to the police offer, no questions asked. Sort of strange and elaborate, but it worked.

Good luck!

We got rid of it just before our daughter turned 2, she started chewing holes in it and that may pose a choking hazard. I prepared her the day/night before we got rid of it that when she woke up we would be giving away her binkies. I told her we had to get rid of them because of the hole chewing and that she didn't need them anymore. We bagged them up together and put them out on the front porch to be picked up. I'm not sure how much of that she understood, but she was cheerful about it as we did it. We had 2 rough nights and a rough nap that first day. I didn't do a lot of extra comforting (didn't want to replace one habit with another), just gently told her it was night-night time and to go back to sleep. Your little guy might need lots of extra hugs those days too. Best Wishes!

We took my son to Build a bear and he put all his pacifiers in an animal adn them we stuffed it. He got to "keep" his paci's but just couldn't suck on them... it was a nice transitional object for him....He was a bit older, 3.5, but my niece did it just before she turned 3 and it worked for her

COLD TURKEY!! It's rough for a few days, but it gets it out of their systems and you can move on. If you start weaning, they get confused of why they sometimes have it and sometimes don't, and it just draws out the whole process. Good luck!

I'm getting ready to do the same thing. We have it all planned out. I don't have to work on Good Friday (I know her first night with out it will probably be miserable). Thursday my daughter and I are going to get balloons, tie the pacis to them and let them float off to the stork for a baby that really needs them. We have 3 pacis so I think we will do one balloon for each. :) She seems kind of excited about it.

We just got rid of our plugs last month. My children are 18mo and almost 3. I talked about it for about a month to make sure they understood what we would be doing. We bagged up all the plugs and went to the zoo to give them to the baby baboons. I found some employees near the baboons and asked them if they can take them to give to the babies. It went over very well! The first night was the only time my older son asked about it. Does your son like to go to the zoo or have a favorite animal there? You can make a day out of it with the weather starting to get nice. It was a great adventure! Good Luck!!

My BIL cut a small hole in his son's and when the little guy showed him they talked about it being broken and threw it away. So every time he asked about it they reminded him it was broken.

My neighbor talked to my daughter and got her to throw it away. I just reminded her that we threw it away.

Talk to him about the binky fairy that collects the binkies when kids get old enough and the fairy than gives them to the children who have none. When he sleeps at night just take it from him. Make sure it's a few days later. Remind him that this will happen soon so he can prepare himself for the occasion. Treat him to something a big boy would deserve and let him enjoy his new found freedom.

My daughter was very attached to her binkie and I also wondered how to get her to give it up. I took the advice of a friend and we "lost it". We actually did lose it at a relatives house and I told her it was gone and we were not getting another one because she was a big girl. She cried and whined for it off and on for about two days. After that she never asked for it again.

With our twins, we just took them away cold turkey. We had no problems. Our son was a little older and more attached when we took his away. We put all his binkies on a plate for Santa since it was almost Christmas. In the morning, Santa had taken all the binkies and left a special present. I think the Easter Bunny could do the same thing. We had about three rough nights after that, but then smooth sailing. Starting talking about it right away and make it something exciting. Kids have a keen sense, if he gets the idea that you're nervous about it, he will be too. You'll be fine. This is one of those things we parents stress about but end up to be not a big deal. Good luck

We were in the same boat around Christmas time and I had read to have them leave it out for Santa with the plate of cookies. We told our daughter that Santa would give them to little babies that needed them. It worked like a charm for us. Maybe you could try it with leaving it for the Easter bunny. Good luck!

Mine just gave his up all on his own...but I would definitely suggest first limiting to just naptime and bedtime. DO NOT just cut off the tips. This poses a choking hazard.

With both my kids we gave our binkies to Santa. We explained that they were big kids, and that babies needed them.

My daughter left them ALL on a plate for Santa. My son had them in a ziplock bag and gave them to Santa.

They asked for them a few times, but I just reminded them what we did. No big deal for us thankfully.

I would recommend that you give them to the Easter Bunny! Have fun with it!

My little boy was very attached to his binky too and we got rid of it when he was two and three months. We marked a date on a calendar that he could see and we told him when we got to a certain day, his binkys were going to go to other babies because he was a big boy. He seemed OK about it until the actual night when I told him "remember, we gave your binkys to other babies who needed them." He cried and we had two rough nights, but he is three and a half now and after those two nights, I never heard another word about them. The only thing that was hard was that he was never quite the same about being so cooperative for going to sleep for his naps and bedtimes. He used to look forward to this time because of the binky, but he fought sleep a little more after we got rid of the binky. Good luck!

I cut the end of it a little bit and he instantly stopped taking it durring the day because he said it was "broken" That did the trick for us even tho his dr told us to take it away cold turkey...I couldnt do that to him!

Binki fairy, it works!

When we wanted to get our then two-year-old twin boys off of their binkys, we used the "binky fairy." For at least a month, we talked a lot about the binky fairy and how she came to visit big boys and girls who didn't need their binkys anymore (of course, we also mentioned how she was good friends with Elmo, The Wiggles, etc., and would leave a present from one of her friends when she visited). Then, one night after they went to sleep, we took their binkys out of their cribs and left a stuffed Elmo in its place. When they woke up the next morning, they were very excited to see what the binky fairy had left for them. One of our boys got a little upset about his missing binky the following night, but after that the binkys were mainly forgotten because the binky fairy had left them something else for them to cuddle with at night. This worked really well for us and I would highly recommend it (yes, it is kind of a bribe, but it was worth it to get rid of the binkys). Good luck!

We went cold turkey when he was nearly 3. There were a couple days of crying, but after that, he finally stopped mouthing everything.

We took our son's away at 2 also. It was a gradual process at first, he only got his binky at nap and bedtime. Then the first night we cut the tip off and when it didn't do what he wanted it to do, he cried and kept asking for it. The next week was pretty hard, but everyday it got better, because he cried for less time before he would go to sleep. The first day's nap took 2 hours for him to fall asleep, and only after I picked him up and rocked him to sleep (he was really tired!). After 2 weeks he stopped asking for it, and we haven't had a problem since. My son really loved his binky too, so I was scared to take it away. But I decided that he just didn't need it anymore. I should have taken it away at 12 months, because I think it would have been easier. I will take it away sooner with the next child. Good luck!

Hi,
I took my son's away at 1, I cut the tips off, then they don't work anymore. He got very frustated, the first two days were hard, but after that he never looked back! Also, make sure all the binkies are cut, and do not buy anymore, even if he screams and screams! Good luck!