Having Trouble Getitng 2 Year Old off Passy

Hi A., I had the same problem but, my son carried 5 at a time. It was easy though to get him off of them. He wanted a toy really bad so, I told him if he wanted it he had to throw them in the garbage. He did that ,got his toy and that was the end of that. Maybe it will work for you as well. Good Luck

A.,

Have you ever seen a 10 year old, 20 year old, or 30 year old with a pacifier? Ask yourself why you want to rid your child of the only form of comfort at this stage. who cares if she uses it?! are you worried what others think? Then have her use it at night only. She will slowly ween herself off eventually. Research new studies showing that the use of a pacifier will not affect the growth of teeth.

Good Luck,
Pam

Sounds like she is determined that she is gonna have her way. At 2, she can still get away with the paci. I advise you do do it gradually. When I went throught this process with my daughter, I first began calling it her "cozy". Then after sometime of it being her cozy and not her paci, then I began telling her that she was too old for this nasty cozy, it was no longer a cozy in 2 weeks, and that SHE will be throwing it (them all) away in the trash- right after doing some shopping with you to pick out a NEW COZY. That was exciting for my daughter. We also made the cozy (paci) less enjoyable, by snipping a gash into it, and more here and there, till it uncomfortable (without her knowing of course). So, I renamed it in order to substitute it. Then gave her a basic (two weeks, 13 days, ........2 days)countdown so she could come to terms with loosing it. Made it less desirable. Made her do the disposing, and tell it "bye bye...we don't need you anymore". And gave her something to look forward to that will also be soothing. My daughter picked out the most snuggly softest bear that played music. I bought 2, hid one. You can almost never replace what they become relied on, so switch them out, so they get equally 'used'. If you loose it or can't find it in that emergency cry time, you are in better shape. The fact that it played music gave it a function...to be cozy, and therefore soothe her. Hope this helps!

A.

Hi A.. A good time to give up the passy was when she was at least 15 months old. Since she has already pass that point you should try giving her a treat or something to try and convince her that she doesn't need the passy. Depending on how many she has I would start throwing them away one by one. That was how I got my son off his bottle, by throwing them away. He is 14 months now so we working on that passy thing also. Good Luck!

I just got my 2 yr ols son off of his.. I started making sure it stayed in his room only! It was for naps and bedtime. Then one day I put it in my top drawer of the dresser and told him that the passy fairie needed it for another little baby that didn't have one.. so as the day went on, at nap he asked about it, I told him that again, and that the fairie said that if he was good and didn't cry for it, and let her take it, then she would leave him a surprise in a couple of days!! Well, it worked!!! He went to bed without it and slept all night!! and at the end of the week, he awoke to find a "stuffed Wishbone Dog" in a gift bag from the fairie!! Now we are going into month 3 without!!!
Now also the reason why you want to get her off the paci, is because it can cause dental problems. Sean was getting a gap between his 2 front top teeth and he had bad breath. He has now been paci free for about 6 months... the gap has all but gone. and his breath is like fresh air!! LOL He is alot happier without it...

A.,

I just went through this a month ago with my 22 month old. Let me say it was not easy! (for us or her) She was addicted to the pacifier. I first tried to wean her off of it. I didn't give it to her in the day. The hardest part of that was in the car. She would cry and cry for it. About a week later she didn't miss it in the day. I tried to take it away at nap time and that did not go well. She didn't sleep at all. I tried that for about 2 weeks and realized it wasn't working for us. She would cry for 2 hours straight. So for the time being I was fine with her having it for nap time and bed time. Then we went on vacation and she started crying for it again in the car. So as to not inconvience everyone else in the car I gave in. That was the biggest mistake I could have made. Then when we came home she wanted it all the time again. She started to bite little holes in it when she would have temper tantrums and I was worried that she would bite it off and choke. So after trying the gradual approach we decided to try putting hot sauce on it as her day care teacher recommended. It didn't seem to bother her. She made faces but would still suck it. So we decided that the only way to get her off of it was to go cold turkey. It was awful. She cried for it all the time. nap time and bed time were the worst. The first 3 nights she cried for 3 hours straight. As time went on she stopped crying for it, but now she cries everynight and at nap time for me to stay with her for about 5-10 minutes when she never would cry at all with her pacifier. So hang in there whatever method you choose to do. It takes time and patience. Good Luck!

Hi A.! Pacifiers can be such a life saver but when it comes time to ween them away from them it becomes such a chore! My daughter, now 7, was very attached to hers as well. At first I tried snipping the ends, but she would then walk around holding it in her mouth with her hand. What finally worked was that I soaked her pacifiers in vinegar and when she wanted it and began sucking the taste was so horrible...she had never used them since.

Good Luck!

A.,
My daughter was a couple of months over two when we decided that it was time to give up the passy. I asked in lots of forums what the best wey to handle that would be and the most common answer I got was to cut off the end of the passy. Every day you cut off a little more until they can no longer suck on it. They may come and tell you it is broken or dont want it. We did this with my daughter and it worked. I cut off the end she put it in her mouth one time and told me it was broken. I said okay then go throw it away. She did. After that when she asked about it I told her it was broken and she throw it away. It worked pretty good and she got over it very well. I was kinda of surprised myself. However it does not sound like she was as attached to it as your little one is. You may want to try only allowing it for bed time. That may help her to slowly feel comfortable with out it. Good luck.
C.

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By a year old they should be off the passy but some need it as a comfort. My 10 yr old still sucks her thumb and i have tried everything to get her to stop. She does it when she is sleeping or trying to fall asleep. she will have to have braces b/c she did this for so long. Good luck!

That's a tough one,
lot's of kids carry blankets and suck their thumbs even into kindergarden, but the binks (passys) get more scrutiny.
and what someone posted was right, do you ever see an adult walking around with the bink? However, they are frustrating.
If your child is talking, and tries to talk with it in her mouth, just keep going, "what? Huh? what??"
My kids eventually got frustrated enough to put it down.
keep up the "binks are for younger kids/babies/1 year-olds", empower her with impending maturity!! Tell you the truth, when my kids got off the binks, they had a day or two of anxiety, but then, it was like they never used them in the first place. Kids are great like that, they don't linger over things too long and ponder life and binks. =)
Good Luck!!!!

hey! my son was like that and i heard to cut a whole in the tip of the passy and when they taste it they will throw it down. you gotta tell her the passy is broke and nomore. It worked for my son thr were days but we handle it. is she on the bottle or a cup. give her the cup as much as u can when she wants the passy

We weaned our daughter from the passy by first having the passy "live" in her bed. That way she would only have it at sleep time. We let it come out when she isn't feeling well, or when we are traveling, but she gets so busy playing that she forgets about it (out of sight out of mind, I guess)
Try engaging her in her favorite activity to distract her from not having it. You might want to just try small amounts of time at first, since she is so attatched. Hope that helps!!