I am so ashamed to even show this picture of Jadyn. I cannot get her off the paci without a full blown fit. As cute as I think she may look with it, she is getting too old for it...I need all suggestions on how to resolve this situation! Please... How do you do it?
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With our son, my sister in law and I cut the end of it off and told him it was broken. He put it in is mouth, pulled it out really fast, realized it was "broken" and made the remark, it's broke, Daddy can fix it. Needless to say, daddy couldn't fix it and he was ok that it was broken. Every time he asked for it, we reminded him that it was broken and he was ok and went on to find something else to occupy his time. Hope you find a solution.
I have heard of people doing that, but my daughter is very attached to her paci...I want to try it but then I don't...
I am just going to have to make myself do something!! Thank you for the advice!!
Hi, I found your blog through Maury's. My 2 year old is also a paci addict. He wanted it 24/7, but about 5 weeks ago we took it away during the day. I told him it stays in the crib and that it could only be used at bed time. He cried and fussed about it for a week off and on, then one day just started putting it down in the crib when he wanted to get up. Now we are ready to move to the bog boy bed in the next month or so and are going to tell him the paci stays in the crib only.
Some friends of ours waited until their children had a toy they really wanted to buy and took them to the store and let them buy the toy with all the old paci's. They had them in a ziploc bag for the clerk to just throw away and warned her before checking out what was happening.
I have another friend who had her son mail the paci's to a new baby in the family.
Hope you find what works for you.
When my sister was little, I made up this whole story about how the paci had to go to "Paci Land" for all the little kids that needed it now. She was wanting this doll really bad, and we told her if she let her paci go there, then she could go get that doll. It worked great for her. I made a big deal about how big she was now, but there were new little kids that really needed. So we put it somewhere, and then a fairy came and got it or something. My sister still talks about that, and she suggested I use the same idea with my kids about their blanket, and it worked really well!
I did the.. paci only at bed time or nap time and then paci only at night timething. It HAD to stay in the bed... If you WANT it then you have to leave it there for when you take a nap otherwise you don't get it. Get a plan and you HAVE TO STICK TO IT!
You may think that it cute, but I promise that others do not. You know how that goes!
Avery used to have to have like 3.. one in her mouth and one in between each big toe while barefoot while riding down the road in her carseat! She would also put 2 in her mouth at a time.
I have a friend whose kid is 3 and has one and it is NOT cute.. I have seen how it makes her act and it can be really bad!
Good luck and keep us updated!
Jackson had his paci until he was almost 4. I was the same way, but it was just easier for me to stick it in his mouth than hear the fussing b/c I also had a 2 year old. Thank goodness, she never wanted a paci! Anyway, we were at a restaurant who had those pepper jars with the juice in them on the table and when he wasn't looking, we poured a tiny bit of that pepper juice on it. He went to put it in his mouth and jerked it out quick and started gagging. I asked him what was wrong, he said it was nasty and so I asked him if he wanted me to take it outside and give it to a dog out there and he said yes. I then took it to the car and put it in the glove compartment. He only asked for it like once the next night at bedtime and that was it b/c he associated it with that nasty taste. Good Luck!
i'm glad to see you're ready to do something. each mother and child is different and when you're ready you'll find a way. however, there can not be enough said about the negative effects a paci can have on her mouth and language development alone! you are a wonderful mother, that is obvious, and i know you will find a way! good luck.
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