Getting Rid of Binkey, Any Suggestions?

Very good plan! Just throw it away and DON'T buy more! (That was my hardest part!) Maybe buy a new blankie or stuffed animal that you let him pick out and tell him he can hold it and sleep with it instead of the binky. It's gonna be a rough couple days but you can do it! Good luck!

You can do it! I let all of my daughters keep their pacifiers until they were three. It was always so stressful knowing it was coming. It was amazing every time though. There would be one to days that were really hard. My second daughter was almost hyperventilating at naptime screaming I need my paccy! But the next day she was fine and never said a word again. We just told them that some babies needed them and they were big girls now, so they didn't need them. Good Luck!

There was just a post on here for this very same thing.
Good for you getting rid of it! I know the mom's said a lot of kids give it up on their own, I have never seen that one.
Make it a big deal that when he turns two he is such a BIG BOY!! Count down the days with him and slowly start gathering up the binkies. Then put them in an envelope and send them to the "babies" that need them and have a big boy surprise as a reward for him doing it.
I have always seen just taking them away until there is like one left and then that one disappears and you saying "they are all gone" helps, but it all varies with the child.
Getting rid of them now and totally breaking the habit will help a ton since you are having a baby in January. May I suggest not even giving the baby one unless they really need it? I tried with both of mine, they used it for two months and then when the babbling started they never wanted it and I never even pushed the issue.
I NEVER used it at bedtimes or naptimes to quiet them either so there was no dependency. I used a music box and white noise to settle them in. Maybe because it was four years ago, I just never had babies that were dependent on them because I didn't use them!!!! :) When your son sees your daughter with them it may cause some regression so best to get it over with now!
Good luck.

We just recently got rid of our 2 yr old's binki. He too had bitten a hole in it and only got it at rest time and bed time. I made him throw it away after showing him that it was broken. Then after that when he would ask for it I would remind him that he was a big boy, that he didn't need it and they it was broken. He really hasn't wanted it after a couple of weeks. The funny thing was, when he threw it away my mother was here, and about a month later he asked for it, I told him it was broken and we threw it away. He pipes up that Grandma broke it. Good luck. Just don't give into him, let him know this is what is happening and that he is a big boy.

I LOVE Jennifer's idea and wish we'd thought of that! But, we used the "Binkie Fairy" (just like the tooth fairy). It worked GREAT - she got a quarter or 50cents for each Binkie she left out over night for the fairy.

She actually started looking for binkies!

And, just to confirm it does happen - my son actually put his in a drawer around 1 yr old and never got it out again. He didn't want it and didn't care about it. Every baby is different, you just never know!

Good luck-
C.

I agree with your plan. That is basically how it worked with my son. I cut a hole in them or he bit a hole in them, but I wasn't brave enough to throw them all away. I hid one just in case of an emergency, but never had to use it. He cried a at bedtime, but I just let him cry so it only lasted about 2-3 nights.

I waited until Christmas and told my daughter that Santa was taking it to a new baby who needed it now that she was a big girl. We wrapped them and put them under the tree!
She cried a little for a couple of nights but I tried to give her a little extra love and encouragement those nights and tell her how proud I was of her, etc. It worked!!
Like so many other issues, it's mostly a parental attitude/mindset. Our kids usually follow our cues so if your positive, he will be too! Good luck!

For all 3 of my children I started giving them there binkey at nap and bed time like you are doing. Then I would only let them have it at night when they went to bed. I did this for a few weeks, then I through it away when they weren’t looking. Yes, they would cry for a few nights wanting there binkey, but you have to be strong and not give in. After a week or so they will get over it. I was cleaning out my son’s dresser drawer the other day, and My 2/12 year old saw 1 of his old binkeys in 1 of the drawers. I didn’t know it was in there. I thought I had thrown them all away. Well, he new what it was and he wanted it. I told him no and through it away. He was upset for about half an hour and then he forgot about it. So if you go that rout, remember not to give in to his crying and don’t give him the binkey back, and make sure you have thrown all of them away.

Our neighbor had a big "ceremony" for her son's binky. They went to the store and picked out a couple of helium balloons and tied the binky to the balloons. The mom told him that his binkys were going to fly to someone who needed them more than he did. Then they said a few good-byes and then the little boy let the balloons go. It worked really well. Good luck to you.

My daughter is 3 and still sucks her thumb. I wish that getting rid of that habit was a easy as getting rid of the binkys!

I have heard of someone telling their child, "Elmo's friend just had a baby, but Sesame Street doesn't have binkies!" So they put all their binkies in a box, took them to the Post Office, and "mailed" them to "Elmo" (she had the clerk at the counter just throw th ebox away)! You are solving your problem while helping your child be selfless! Good luck!

Cutting off the tip did not work for my daughter, she just screamed and screamed, and we ended up going and getting her more. She was about the same age as your son. A couple weeks later, we found out about the binky fairy. She had to leave her binkys on the table for the fairy, and it return, the binky fairy left a "big girl" gift (something she had wanted a LONG time) on the table, and her binkys went to new babies that needed them. It worked for us!

Amber,
I was a child-care teacher and have heard all kinds of attempts from parents to get rid of the binky, the best I ever heard really seems to be the trick and it may work for you. At birthday time, child exchanges binky for present (of course one that will really thrill him). Child must be the one to throw binky away, for when he is missing binky, we can remind him that it is gone - that he threw it away, but in it's place is his favorite new toy/item. Good luck!

Hi Amber - we ended the binky at 2 as well. He had a bunch of them so we didnt mention anything until he was down to his last 2 or so. We told him that when they got lost or worn out by biting them that "binkies would be all done". One wore out pretty fast but the last one he kept amazing track of. He knew where it was at all times. : ) It finally got dropped somewhere along the line and then "binky was all done". We made sure he had his favorite bear and blanket and he did fine. The first couple of days he wanted it at nap and bedtime - like a smoker craving a cigarette after a meal - but after that he was fine.

Funny note: over a year later, we found a binky. He was pretty excited to see it and through pursed lips said "oh please can I just once?"

my mother-in-law did what you said you're planning on doing. she said it worked out well.

This is what all of my friends have done with their children, (my daughter never cared to have one)...

Take him to Build a Bear and bring all of his binkies with him. About a week before you go, tell him the "animal fairy" will be taking good care of them.

Give the associate the binkies to stuff inside the amimal of choice and explain that they will always be there close to his heart when he needs comforting. This has always worked like a charm for all my girlfriends.

Hope that helps!

Jen M.

My sister's 2 oldest kids were VERY attached to binkies and the Binky Fairy worked beautifully. They left them under their pillow and they were replaced with a toy they had been asking for forever (and something that could be easily handed to them anytime they were cruxing over their missing binky). I was truly amazed that it worked. I also really liked the Build-a-Bear suggestion, unless your child is handy with the scissors! Good Luck!

Cutting off the tip worked really well for my boys. As soon as they got to the point where we only gave it to them at naptime and bedtime we would take it completely away. We had them throw it away as well. With 3 of our boys that worked great and we never had a problem (except when they saw it at the store and we would just say "that isn't yours that is Walmart's paci"). With another son it was 5 nights of crying some to sleep but it didn't take long before he would fall asleep. We just had to stay strong and not give in and give it back. On the 6th night it was over. That is all we ever did so I don't know any other options. On Jon and Kate plus 8(a show on discovery health channel) the 6 little ones had a cousin that was born at the time they were wanting to have the kids to stop the pacis and so they talked to them about how this little baby needed their pacis and she went around the room and they all agreed that the baby could have them. She had the kids drop their pacis into a ziploc bag and their aunt came over and in front of the kids took the bag of pacis. When the kids mentioned their paci Kate would remind them that the baby needed them and that they were big now. Just remembered seeing that and thought it was a great idea. Good luck

Hi Amber,

Try sewing black thread all through it to make it look like a spider and that should do the trick!! Good luck!! Karen

Hi, so here is my story of getting rid of our son's binkey. We were camping, and as we sat around the camp fire, he began to goof off and pretend to throw it in the fire. And then... it slipped. Into the fire it went. We were horrified knowing that was the only binkey we had brought with us. He laughed about it. Then, at bed time, he asked for it and I'd say "Remeber, YOU threw it in the fire." And he was fine with that, he fell right to sleep without it. It was amazing! Even in the middle of the night, when he woke up, all I had to do was remind him, and he'd fall back to sleep. After one night, the binkey was no longer an issue and was never needed again. It was as simple as that.
So my suggestion to you is to get him to "accidently" get rid of it so that he's not mad at you for doing it.

Amber,

We had great luck with our one twin that loved his binky by doing what you are suggesting. The binky broke! But we had also tied a short ribbon around a teddy's neck and onto the binky. Short so there is NO WAY it can get around babies neck and it keep the teddy very close during bed time. That way he was able to transfer his comfort need from the binky to the teddy bear. He is now 8 and still sleeps with thtat bear every night. I would suggest that you tie the ribbon on and give it a week before the binky breaks - but you know your child best so go with whatever you feel comfortabel with for your child. Best of luck to the both of you!

With my daughter it was fairly simple. First our next door neighbor was pregnant and it was Christmas time. We told her she could leave it for Santa and he would take it to new baby that would need one. Also, if we were lucky maybe it would go to the baby were expecting next door. She thought she was"so big" passing it on. Good Luck. Just try incorporating it into whatever holiday/occasion is close.