I want to know any tips help me get my almost two years old ( he will turn 2 in December ) off his binky? He uses it at night and for naps. He’s usually good during the day without it unless he sees it, then he wants it. And if he doesn’t have it sometimes, he puts his fingers in his mouth or anything he can find. I just need tips to get him away from it. I don’t want him using it after two years old.
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He will get over it…throw it away…had 2 kids they both survived the trauma
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I got my daughter to leave hers out for father Christmas to swap for presents xx
Plain and simple Stop giving it to him. He’ll cry for few days but he will be ok .
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I took my sons away at 11 months… Right before the bottle went bye bye… You just take it away… He’ll get over it in about 2 weeks…
My sister let’s my neice who turned 4 in July still use one…and she has a younger one also on one… 4 is way too old…and she has it for more than just naps and bedtime but for some reason wont take it away
I cut the tip off and gave it back to my toddler. Once she realized it was broken, we threw it away. That worked for both my kids.
We had an incredibly hard time breaking our son. A friend told me a great solution… we took all of his “ninnies” and tied strings on them & hung them in a tree for the stork to pick them up for the new babies that needed them. The next morning there were big boy things in their place… matchbox cars, little trinkets that kind of thing. We talked about how important it was for the new babies to have the old ninnies and he did great. Asked once or twice about them and that was it. We tried just taking them away bit he screamed for hours. We tried the cold turkey a few different times without much success but this worked fantastic. He was so excited to give the new babies his pacifiers and get big boy things in place. Good luck
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I broke my daughter of the bottle and the pacifier clickety split. Each time she’d wake up in the morning and the big girl fairy had come and replaced the bottle with a big girl cup. And then she came and said she didn’t need the nuk anymore and took it with her for a new baby who did. She bought it all. Course I had to hide it all
I just gave my kido teethers inplace of a binky. She stopped caring and got to teeth away which helped her
Ugh! I feel you’re pain. My son is 14 months. And he only really uses them to go to sleep with. So i’m keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck!!!
My daughter put them in an envelope and made a HUGE DEAL of ‘mailing’ them to another baby that Needed Them, then went to post office and post office lady went along with it !
Just get rid of it all together “Duh”.
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Cold turkey, they cry but just give them something to do.
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There’s a great lesson here for first-time expecting moms … don’t give your baby a pacifier as a newborn.
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I had 2 kids that used to pacifier to the age of 3 after that to get rid of it. It took 6 months yes 6 months of hell and sleepless nights and horrible car rides.
Except for my youngest which we had no idea he was hiding pinkies under his bed he sucked on them till he was almost 5:00 at night and never knew it.
But I will say it is not as pad is a thumb sucker my daughter sucked her thumb tissues 13 and we had to do everything for her to stop I won’t tell you the awful orthodontic bill that I had to pay for take her Teeth straightened out. Add weather have a pinky for any length of time then somebody that sucks their fingers it ruins their mouths
You could just make up some excuse (giving them to new babies, binky fairy is running out and needs more, you lost it) or if you wanted to try a more gentle approach you could try the Lily Pacifier Weaning System. Which is a series of pacifiers that have a smaller nipple section each time.
The Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends to stop use between the ages of 2-4 to ensure no permanent palatal changes occur.
The problem with taking it too soon if he sometimes uses his fingers is that he may switch to thumb sucking. Which is way harder to resolve since you can’t just throw away his thumb lol also it becomes an issue with sickness and germs.
My advice to you would be read the signals your child gives. If you make an excuse and he cries but doesn’t use the thumb, ride it out for a week and see if there is an improvement. Try the Lily system. But consistency is key and not giving back in. HOWEVER… if he starts using the thumb as a replacement give him the binky back. Because you can always try again later. You can’t cut his thumb off lol
P.S. I have 12 years experience as a pediatric dental assistant. Hope this helps 
Get rid of them, all of them. Takes a week, he will adjust.
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What we did with our son was cut the tip of the pacifier … and when he asked for it, we gave it to him and he saw it was broken. He asked for another and we said theyre all broken. He tried using it but of coarse it didnt work… he ended up losing interest in it because it didnt work anymore. So within 2 days he was weaned off it.
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Put it in the trash!
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My son spit his down the toilet and when i told him what was down there with his binki. He never asked for it again. Mine was very easy.
I told mine in the weeks up to xmas that santa takes it away cos they dont need it anymore worked a trear for both kids
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You have to.be tough and say.no!! My mom told me she.cut.the rubber.off.of my sisters.soother.that was the.end.of that.just say no tell him hes a big boy.big boys.dont need a smoother.if he.freaks.out.let.him your his mother.you have authority
Give it to the tooth fairy. Leave it out and leave a little gift or note. Introduces the tooth fairy and can make ot more fun and less screams. Also there will be a few tears no matter which way you decide is best.
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Cut the mouth part half off. He’ll wean himself since there won’t be enough to latch onto.
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I bit a hole in my daughter’s and gave it back to her. She tried to suck a few more times and it stuck together and she didnt want it anymore
We had a “big boy” ceremony when my now 13 year old was 18 months. He had to throw away all his bottles and pacifiers himself then got to open presents of sippy cups and a few new toys and we had cake and ice cream. It made it fun for him and he was so proud he was finally a big boy!
I used to tell my granddaughter we’re big girls you dont need no stinking binkie
I was evil and I cut the nipple long ways down the middle. I told my son that it was broke and he had to throw it away.
Easy you take the pacifier and throw the dam thing out💁You Gnna go through some hell for a few days but welp welcome to Parenthood 💁And they will get over it trust me I have 5 kids😉
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Ok, so this is old school, maybe slightly considered child abuse nowadays 
(my children are grown), but I put hot sauce on their pacifiers. They tried it once, said it was hot, and didn’t want it anymore. Worked like a charm!
We gave hers to a baby horsie. Worked great
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Toss it. Sucking is a comfort mechanism. So he may resort to thumb sucking. Put bitters on the thumb and correct him (by redirecting his attention) for anything not edible he puts in his mouth. That’s about it. He’s probably going to cry. Let him. He’ll get over it.
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Agree with cutting the tips off all of them and when he ask give it to him and say it’s broken this worked for us with two of my girls
My baby use it day n night especially but she sleeps whole night with it she’s a yr and 7 mnths
I told my son that when his last one got lost/broken that was it…later that day he dropped it in the toilet 
job done
Just tell him he is too grown up for it, and get rid of it. It will only take a short while for him to adjust.
Through it away tell him it is nasty an give him a prize for being good about it he will be ok
Ask him! I know most toddlers are not reasonable, but ive had success twice that way. You toss it, he is going to cry, you feel like shite. “How about mummy has it for the day? If you feel you Really want it back I’ll give it back…” Neither of them asked for it back…
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I made sure all of the pacifiers were collected and then I put a hole into the one and he gave it to me and said it’s broke so we threw it away together and of course he asked for another and I showed him how there was only one more left it did not have a hole and when he was done with it I put a hole in that one and same thing happened again and that’s when I said we had no more and he then asked to go to the store not now and I offered him a fruit popsicle which he liked I kept reminding him he’s a big boy now and he no longer needs a binky, by this time it had been two days without a constant binky so it made it easier to continue saying no he actually handled it good knowing we didn’t have any binky’s in the house. It only lasts a couple days and it’s not as hard as you might think, you can do it and so will he:blue_heart:
I told my daughter thebinki fairy took it cause she’s a big girl and they left a gift for her they paid her $1 for all her binks. She’s been fine since
My daughter is going to be two Friday and she still uses one. I don’t see why you should take it. With my older daughter, I didn’t take hers until she was three. I don’t see the harm in a two year old with a pacifier.
My grandma hid my sisters bottle and told her the dog took it. Worked and she doesn’t remember.
Great job momma! Makes me nuts when you see a 3 + year old with a pacifier! How are they supposed to learn to talk with that in their mouth! 
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Put it in a special box on Christmas Eve… tell him Father Christmas needs it for all the new babies… then replace it with a gift & a letter from Father Christmas thanking him for it… he might get upset at bed time or nap time but it won’t last long.
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Dip in the white vinegar, the toddler start dislike taste, then stopped using it. It works.
Throw away pacifiers when baby is 6 months old, prevent the issue lol.
Cold turkey. Will cry for a few days but it’s worth it. Same with the bottle but use a sippy cup
tie it to a balloon and both wave it off…tell your little it’s going to find new babies to help
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A lot of people say just to stop giving it to him and let him cry it out a few nights . I don’t agree with that … but that’s what people tell me so I’m following to learn other ways as well
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Just throw them out and ride the waves. It’s like rehab. Just do it. Not gonna be pleasant.
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My middle i had to just take away cold turkey and it was a rough few days but she eventually got over it. My first i would slightly cut a little off the nipple and she couldnt get suction and she decided she didn’t want it anymore.
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I just binned them all, first two nights were tough (lots of crying and comforting) gave her the taggy and extra cuddles and stories, third night I explained that they all went to babies that need them, my daughter accepted that and hasn’t asked since. Been 5 months now. Xx
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Just don’t give it to the child, yes, they will cry for 48 hours just comfort them as mush as u can and by the 3rd day the crying will decrease then ur child won’t even remember the pacifier
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We called the Passy Fairy. The fairy gives the binkys to little boys and girls that need them. You get a box and each passy you find goes in the box. Then you take the box when its full and put it in the mailbox. Once theyre asleep you toss them and they think the fairy took them.
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We cold turkey’d it. The first day he asked and asked. He stayed awake a little longer that night but finally fell asleep. The next day he asked once or twice and i just kept saying its all gone. No cries or broken hearts. My second refused one. Haha. So i got lucky there. 
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I cut the tips of ours! They’d look for new ones, I would cut the tip every time they got a new one and they never fussed when they couldn’t find anymore! Just cut a tad bit at a time!
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Straight to the garbage
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We just took it away. He had a few little meltdowns, but nothing that wasn’t tolerable for us or him. He’s had fits just the same over not being allowed to do something that would hurt him. 48 hours and he’d forgotten all about it!
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We told ilah she was a big girl and big girls dont suck pappies they were tears few times but after that smooth sailing… it sucks but seeing them cry once twice better than crying when there at dentist office squalling
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My oldest was the only one who used on and I ended up hating it because it was always in picture and I couldn’t get a decent one of her smiling. We quit cold turkey and every time she found one she lost I’d throw it out immediately.
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We told our son that once he lost them all, there would be no more 
Once he lost the last one, it was a rough day or two at nap and bed time, but he got over it pretty quickly when he realized they weren’t coming back.
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I have a 2 and 1 yr old on pacis…my goal is to have them off by their next bdays. They have regular check ups with the dentist and he says atleast by age 4 to take them away…all our other kids never took them so we might end up doing cold turkey.
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I cut the tip off of the pacifier and told my son there were no more at the store. Surprisingly, that worked
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At 2 you should be able to reason with him a bit. My son stopped using his around 1.5 - I told him it was for babies and he’s a big boy. He asked for it two nights and then when right to sleep. Nap time was harder than bedtime but you just need to stick to it.
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I threw it out the window on first birthday. Refused to get another one. It sucks.
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My son really loved his binky. I let him decide on his own. I only gave it to him for nap time and bed time. One nap time he took it out of his month and decided it was yuck. He threw it on the floor. He’s been done with them since. He was 2 years and 1 month when he did that. He’s now 4.
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Just did it 7 days NO BINKY! I Threw them away. No dramatic farwell… just poof they were gone. Yes it is harder. Yes she still looks for them. She is still learning to self soothe. The dentist said no more or there will be problems. I took it that very second and threw that one in the trash.
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Cold turkey I never gave my kid one but when around family they did I hated it but it wasnt no big deal tbh bc I knew they were used to parenting that way and it was their only way of being able to calm her down since she was breast fed but what I did with bottle was just atop giving it to her it took 3 days of crying naps and bed time were the hardest I would have to take the baby monitor and go outside and cry and turn the volume down just enough to hear in case she truly needed help she would lay in the crib and cry and scream and kick it was hard esp bc I struggle with anxiety depression slight PTSD bipolar just alotta stuff from childhood trauma and to have to hear my baby cry I felt like I was shitty but it worked and didnt last long it rocked my soul tho I’ll be honest but I knew it was better for her teeth and I had to teach her other ways of comforting and eating if that makes sense I only kept 1 bottle way up in my cabinets for memories the rest I had to toss out while trying to not give in
Take it away for sure! He won’t like it but they forget in a couple of days ! Good luck - we have all been there with this😂
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I started by cutting the tips of them, and then the suckling was no longer pleasant…
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I took my daughter to build a bear n had her stuff her animal with them and called it her binki bunny and she didn’t have to share that bunny with anyone as it was to be considered her binki she never had another one n when she was sad hurt or anything she cuddled the bunny she’s now 4 we did that with her when she was 2.5 after countless fails of trying everything else
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Slowly stop giving it to him at nap times soon enough he will be able to sleep without it and keep it out of sight until its bedtime he will soon forget about it
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Take him to buy a cool new toy and have him ‘buy’ the toy with his binky 
toss it in the trash while he’s distracted
With my now 6 yr old… I just cut them and told her that we would go buy more… we never did lol. With my son it was different. He’s two now and has been without it for almost a month. We lost it one night and that was that. He found it a few days later and I took it. But he hasn’t needed it or anything
W my 1st…who is now a 14yo young lady, I stopped her about 2 also. There was a rip in the binky…me being maybe 23yo, I told her she could choke if she sucked it anymore! She got scared and tossed it away…I then did feel bad scaring her n told her there is a binky fairy that collects binkies for younger babies…she is now a big girl and doesnt need it anymore. So told her the binky fairy is even g2take the broken one…fix it…and give it to a baby that really needs it. I hate to say it, but scaring tf outta her worked. She didnt even want it near her after that. I’m g2be soon in that predicament again w my 10mo. I ain’t worried about it now, but again would like it gone by or b4 he is 2. He only uses it for naps n to fall asleep also. Hoping I wont have to scare the shit outta him though lol. Might try the binky fairy story again when the time comes…we shall see
Take all of them and throw them away
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Convince him that he is a big boy and he needs to ‘cut the tip off with scissors and throw it away, and doesn’t need it’.
It worked for a friend of mine.
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Throw it in the trash 
Problem solved 
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I burned the tips so they were melted and gross to make it not look pleasing anymore. He said ew and threw them away himself ! Lol Never asked for another one again and was totally fine without it.
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I took my daughters away one day and told them that they needed to leave to help another baby. She cried for it for a day or two, but now shes completely off the binky. Sometimes she looks at me and says, “My binky gone” so I just praise her and tell her the same story.
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Why do you not want him to have it though? The latest research from multiple dental associations is that pacifier use should be stopped before permanent teeth come in and not 2 years old anymore. If he’s putting fingers or other stuff in his mouth he’s either teething or using oral sensory processing. Both are normal for development. Just offer some teether toys from the fridge to alleviate any pain or discomfort he may be having.
Taking away a pacifier when a child still has the need to suck may lead to thumb sucking which can’t be controlled. It’s also a comfort thing for them, and taking away a comfort object can be pretty traumatic. He will not want it forever so why not just wait until he’s ready to let it go?
Our dentist had a great talk with our daughter about how princesses don’t use pacifiers and their teeth are so beautiful. He went on and on about how she could have princess teeth if she stopped the pacifier and took really good care of her teeth. It took a few days and she gave it up from there. She still talks about her princess teeth and has no issue brushing and flossing. Adapt the concept to something he loves.
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I would just take it personally. But I have heard of people snipping the ends off so they aren’t as enjoyable for them 
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That show with the British nanny, she told the 3 year old to give it to someone else who needed it more. I did that with my son and he only had it at naps and bedtime. I never wanted him to have a binky. The nurse at the hospital gave it to him. I’ve told my sister time and time again to not let her twins have it unless they were asleep or napping because they’re starting to talk now. In all honesty, it is your call. It isn’t when he’s ready, it’s when you are.
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When my daughter went to bed one night I took it and hid it from her and did it cold turkey
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My son was the same way. We waited until he would crash without it and then they all kept disappearing.
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Just like in smoking got to cold Turkey, they’ll cry, throw tantrums in 2-3 days they’ll be fine
I simply told my daughter that we had to leave it out for the “pappy fairy” to come and pick up and take it to a new baby who needed it! It worked and she never looked and asked for it again. But this is only what I did. Every child is different.
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If he doesn’t ask for it during bed time or during the day don’t give it to him. Hell slowly stop wanting the paci
As a nanny I weened several toddlers from pacifiers (when parents asked me to, not before) by cutting a pin hole in the tip so it lost suction, then the toddler would put them in a basket for the paci fairy to come and take away to fix. (While the fairy was fixing them, they disappeared forever). Every time the child got upset or asked for it I would remind them that the fairy was fixing it and they would calm down. Then after about 2 or 3 days the child forgot all about it.
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Just throw it away, the tantrums will pass
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My daughter was the same way, only use it at nap time, bed time and in the car. We took it out of the car right before she turned 2 and then one day we “couldn’t find it” for naptime and she went to sleep no problem. Reminded her at bedtime that we “couldn’t find it” and she cried a little then fell asleep. After about 3 days she stopped asking for it.
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If you do the tooth fairy/santa beliefs, we use the “paci-fairy.”. Took the paci while sleeping because all the new babies would need it.
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I sewed it to a stuffed animal to big for my son to move so if he wanted it he would have to lay on the floor pushed up to the toy. He got sick of that fast and just stopped.
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My son is one & loves his chippy lol but he kept losing them and I kept buying them. Finally I stopped & he had trouble sleeping but I would rock him to sleep. Just last week I found one in his back pack I gave it to him an he spit it out lol so now he doesn’t want it anymore
Omg I had the same issue. I noticed that when my little girl was in a relaxed enough state of sleep her mouth would open up a little bit. So I would take the bink. And she’d wake up without it and be ok. It got to the point where she just went to bed without it
We just tossed it. Took 1 full week, and both kids didnt care anymore. That week was CRAP…but we decided it was time, and bye bye they went.
First we snipped the ends off so it wasnt really useful…once we noticed they weren’t really going for it, we tossed them.
We went through the house and cleaned all of them up and just stopped giving it. He went to sleep okay without it and never really fussed. He went 4 or 5 months without it and magically found one out of nowhere and my husband had to take it and toss it 
but he didnt get upset about it surprisingly.
I poked holes in my daughters so she couldn’t get the suction. After a few days, she wasnt intrested anymore
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