Pacifier and More

A.,
First of all I don't think your little one is to young for a toddler bed my third child was in one around 18 months. He hated his crib and did not want anything to do with it. There are many ways to break a child of a passy. First thing I would do is in stages. First take it away during the day. Let him have for awhile in the morning than after breakfast just hide it and do not give it to him until nap time. gradually have him use it less and less. This is how I break all my daycare children of it. Establish a rule no talking with the passy in mouth when they want to talk they must remove it. Play the I can't understand you game with that thing in your mouth game. They will eventually want to take it out so they can talk more and more. Once they have adjusted to no use during the day time then take it away at nap. Once they seem to be doing ok with that than go to bed time. With my three boys I took it away in different ways but it was always at the age of three. My first one was highly dependent on it so we lost it and could not find it after 3 long nights he finally adjusted to it. My second one we set a date and on that date he just gave it up. My third one was very dependent of it and used it constantly so with him we mentioned a date to give it up and he wanted no part of it we tried suggesting a party and leaving the passy for the passy fairy who would leave a big boy toy instead wanted nothing to do with that. What worked for him was we where going to Florida and flying on a plane and my son likes Jay the jet plane movies so my husband told him that Jay does not let children on his plane with passy and that is what worked for him he gave it up that night.

So what I'm getting at is each child is different and you have to use what you know your child likes and use that to help him get rid of his comfort. Personally I always potted trained before I got rid of the Binky because I wanted them to have that comfort item while they were going thru that major change. All but one of kids were potty trained by 21/2.

As for getting up and wanting to sleep with you. All of my kids did this whether it was in the crib or toddler bed. Its it in the middle of night or earlier morning. Its a personal choice if you want to walk them back to there bed and put them back to sleep there or if you let them just go back to sleep with you. I personally chose the latter I like my sleep and my children always fall right back to sleep. I hope this helps.

Well i dont know any tricks. we just went cold turkey- took it away.. and that was that.
but DD was never really attached to it ne way! so we didnt have any prob's. she was done with it before she was a year old!

Sometimes little ones still need that comfort,even at 2. He is still a baby. His passy has been his comfort. Take it away abruptly and he will find something else...nail biting, sucking his thumb...those you can't take away and could be a longer lasting thing. I would let him keep it until he happily gives it up.

A. - I know this may seem mean, but I cut the nipple off my son's and told him it broke. I asked him to throw it away and he did. We said goodbye and thanks for the good times and he never spoke of it again. I know it may not come that easy, but just an idea.

Hope this helps. :)

Shortly after my daughter turned 2 we told her the binky fairy was coming (that's what we call the paci). We made up a story about this fairy that comes in the middle of the night and takes all the binkys from the big kids and gives them to all the new babies. She decorated a little box and put all her binkys under her bed one night and the next morning when she woke up the binky fairy had brought her a surprise. It was a rough night getting her to fall asleep that night but the next morning she was fine and has been binky free since. May want to try that. Worked great.

hey A.
why are you trying to get rid of the passy he is only going on two way to young to take iy away that might be why he biting his nails give it two him when he want it as far as the getting out of bed that find as long as he only goes to your room if he going all over i would put up a gate so he can't get out or block the way so he can only go to your room. you said you just moved so thing are way different he may just need time to adjust good luck and please give back the passy

It's perfectly natural for him to get up and look for you. We don't co-sleep in our home (our marriage bed is sacred) but I do let my kids come in our bed in the morning, or we cuddle and watch a movie as a family before bed. If you want him to stay in bed, just put him back in bed without a big fuss. Personally, I think he is too young to be out of a crib, but that's just me.

Regarding the paci, I say let him keep it at night. You introduced it as a comfort object (no judgment, we did too) so now he is not going to understand why you are taking it away. Teach him to keep it in bed and deal with it later if it becomes an issue.

Just my opinion...