Boy Without His Binkie

We are doing the same thing...just tough it out...it's hard, believe me I know. But eventually they will get over the hump. We are at a week now and she is no longer asking for her binkie.

I would also recommend that once you get over this hump, you have a mini party for him for being a "big boy" and no longer using a binkie. It worked wonderfully for my son and we are planning on doing it with my daughter.

If you don't mind medicating...try a 1/2 - 1 tsp of the liquid Tylenol PM and he will sleep through the night.

One of my son's had a similar issue. I let him pick out a toothbrush at Target to chew on while he went to sleep. This worked great for him, and after a few days, he didn't need it anymore.

Don't give up his routine will come back after a little time. My oldest daughter did the same thing and after about two weeks she was back to normal and never asked for it again. I did learn though and my younger two children didn't even know what a binkie was!

Sad how much we let society dictate what we do to our children. I too took my son's binkie when he was three. He was way too old for one... Well, it took about two weeks for the breakdowns to stop, but it was heart breaking to watch. If it is just at night and in his bed, who cares. I wish I could re do the heartbreak I caused. I took my daughter's away earlier because I thought she would get past it easier since she was only 1. I didn't want to watch what he went through. Well, she started sucking on sheets and pillow cases at night that were in her bed. So today she is five and still sucks on her pillow case. It is so gross and huge. Not little and cute like a binkie. If I could do it all again... I would much rather hide a binkie under a pillow if it brings her comfort at night, than watch her suck on this big ol pillow case. Just my opinion... a little comfort in a world of so much pain, why not.

Nothing makes me madder than to see a child walking around with a binkie in his mouth thanks for taking it away.As for the sleep problem I always laid down with my youngest until he went to sleep than i wouild sneak out,I kept telling him a big boy does not have his mom sleep with him in order to go to sleep.Keep reminding him he is getting to be a big boy and let him know what special things a big boy gets that little one do not, like maybe stay up a half hour later or when you go to the store let him pick out his own cereal tell him little boys do not get to do this, but since he can go to bed without his binkie he is a big boy.anything he like's to do remind him what a big boy he is .I think when he starts thinking how wonderful it is to be a big boy he will forget about his binkie.

My son was about the same age when he gave up his binkie!! My mom actually did it one night when he was at her house...she told him that his binkie was not going to work any more since it had a big hole in it and asked if he was ready to throw it away, I told her it wasn't going to work...but it did!! She got it out of the trash just in case when he came home that night he had a fit...but he never asked for it agian!! He is now 3 1/2 and still talks about how big he was for throwing it away!!

I seen an episode with the Nanny think it was last week. The boy was 3 and still sucking a binkie well she just said he was way to old for a binkie and convinced him he was a big boy and only babies suck on binkies, so she said that there were babies in this world that would need them more. She said when was ready to let it go to put it in the envelope and address it to babies in heaven, and let him put it in the mailbox. They showed the little boy putting it in his mailbox for the mailman to take with him. He got a package a few days later with toys in it for him for being a big boy and giving up the binkie. You can do something to that effect, like the post below said let him be involved in getting rid of it when he is ready.

We tried to get rid of my son's paci at 18 months, we cut the end of it off so it didn't have any "suck" to it. We went through exactly what you are describing. We caved in after 10 days and gave it back to him. Then a couple of weeks ago, right around 21 months old, I started talking to him every night at bedtime about what a big boy he was, and that paci's were only for babies. I did this for about 5 days. And every night before he went to sleep, I would ask him if he wanted to throw it in the trash, he always said no. Until one night about 45 minutes before bed we were in his room and I asked him again, and he said YES! So we took the two out of his crib and he went over and threw them away. He has never asked for it since, and we did not go through what we did the first time and what sounds like you are going through now. Maybe the trick is to let him be involved in the decision, and let him decide when he is ready to part with it. My son also was down to only having it if he was in his crib, maybe start with that step if you haven't already?

Good luck!