Pacifire Tears

Try cutting the top of the pacifire off with scissors. Then let her have it. It will not feel the same and hopefully she won't like it and just get rid of it herself.

Have your daughter help you wash all the pacifiers in the house, lay them on a towel to dry, and put them all in a zip lock back. Then give them to another baby or mom expecting a baby (even though they probably won't use them). Next time she cries or asks for one, remind her that she is a big girl and that she gave them to a baby that needed them. Her tears shouldn't last long at all since she knows they're not even in the house and that there is no way you can give her one. This method worked great for my son, I think he only asked for one or cried 2 or 3 times after giving them away, he was so proud of himself for being a big boy.

I have twin boys and one of them took his pacifire at 18 mos and tasted it and threw it away. The other toddled around with it most of the day. Like you, we slowly started to limit the places he could have it. It started with, "you can have it upstairs, but not downstairs", then to, "you can have it when you go to bed" and then around 2 1/2 years we started to tell him that another baby, maybe even a sick one in the hospital, needed a pacifire to help them and that when he turned 3 he would pass his on to a little baby. It did help that he knew he was born early and sick and that someone had shared their's with him. My husband always thought I was reasoning with a child that couldn't understand complicated things like that, but our son did understand and on the week before his 3rd birthday we talked alot about giving his pacifire to a little baby and on the eve of his birthday we really made a big deal about how grown up and helpfull he was to share his baby pacifire. The next day I took all the pacifires and hid them, told him that dad took them with him to work and would stop by the hospital and give them away. My son only asked for the pacifire once before bed that night and we said a prayer for the new babies that got his pacifiers. He never asked again. I know things don't work for everyone and I know even young kids want to help others. Good luck.

You can have her mail her pacifire to a relative in another state or even to the pacifire fairy if you wish. Tell her that they need more pacifires for newly born little babies, then get a large envelope and let her color on the outside of it for the babies and write her name in the spot to tell who it is from then let her drop her paci inside and help you put it in the mailbox. Just don't forget to go get it before the mail man comes!

You can even go as far as to let her know that for giving up her pacifire to the babies, they will send her something in return. At that point you can write up a cute thank you card and get a small gift such as a book talking about big girls or something of the sort and put it in the mailbox the next day. Take her to check the mail so she can see that she did get a thank you in return. It may help her to feel like she did a good deed and was rewarded because of it.

You can try and dip it in vinegar or pickle juice or olive juice. Soemthing that she wouldn't like the taste of. Don't use Chilis or anything else hot, you don't want to hurt her. Good luck.

Does she lose them often? My oldest daughter did and when I was ready to break her from them I just told her that when she lost the last one that we weren't buying anymore. When she did lose it I bought her a "big girl" gift to show her that I thought she was being grown up. Other than that, I had a friend who would trade a toy or a sugar free lollipop for the pacifier until they got completely away from it.

I was also attached to pacifires when i was little (kindergarden) But I was not allowed to take it out of my room and I could not play when i had it. So one day my mom told me when it breaks thats it no more. I cryed but understood. So it broke one day when I came home from school.. I cryed alittle and the through it away. I was done.. No how did it break you are thinking.... Well Later on when I got alot older my mom told me when I would go to school she would take a scissore and cut it at the bottom of the nipple where I could not see it.. With in a few days it was just hanging on.. ooops it broke...

Good luck
J.

My son was a huge binky baby. I made a goal to have it away from him by his second birthday and before his sister was born. I tried every method, cutting the tip off (he would still suck on it), changing binky types, letting him cry....etc. The only thing that workedforhim was when I told him that our dog ate it and we can't get it back. He cried for awhile... and sounded quite pitiful ("ohhhhh my binky.... ohh...."). But within a week he was completely over it and understood he couldn't have it back. Weaning is always very hard, but as parents we have to stick to our guns.

Good luck!!!!

rip off the band-aid. Take her to the store and let her pick out a toy any toy that she can sleep with. Then on your way home start telling her that it is a trade for her pacifire. When you get home have her say her good-byes and throw away the pacifire. Give her the toy and make it a celebration. Then take the trash to the curb. When she is involved in all of this she will see that it is not going to come back, che will cry a little but she will cling to her new toy as the new pacifire and all will be calm again in a couple of days.

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make sure it is a small toy. My 4 year old daughter has a large pony that is as long as she has to take it EVERYWHERE! That is what happens when you send Daddy to do things!!!

Can you just take it away cold turkey? Just throw them away and let her watch. Just say it's dirty and thow it away. Is that possible or will she just freak out???

I think the binky fairy and the binky bear are about the two best ideas I've heard of. My children were breastfed and never used pacifiers - I took that away simply by saying, "no"... and the distractions and stuff that you used before.

S.

I have a friend who told her daughter that their friend's baby was so very sad because she did not have any pacifiers. And would Anna be willing to give her pacifiers to the baby since babies need them. It worked for that friend. Of course, our other friend tried it and her son said, "No, her mommy can go to Wal-Mart and buy one."!!!

I saw once where they tied the pacifiers to helium filled balloons and let them float off to "the paci fairy". Good luck!

Just throw it away, if its not there then she can't have it. Just like a bottle, if theres none around she cant have it. You can even make up some story about giving it away to someone like another baby.

She's big enough that she might like the Pacifier Fairy. Takes the pacis to new babies (she's a big girl) and brings a special gift. Makking her part of the process is key, I think.