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How Do I Get My 22 Month Old to STOP the Binky/Pacifier?
Asked by L.D. from Washington DC
on April 19, 2009
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Is there any advise on how I can get my (almost 2 yr old) daughter to end the binky? She is very attached to it.
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- You've gotten some great suggestions! I have no real advice, just encouragement. We had to do it cold turkey for my daughter (she was chewing them and tearing them--...
- Hi L., For my first son, The Binky Fairy came. He would put 1 binky a night in a special box and the Binky Fairy left him a "Big Boy" toy. For my second son, our n...
- my son is 18 months right now, and a few months ago we limited the binky to only in the crib and car. He never even thinks about them during the day anymore. My husb...
Seeking Advice to Take Pacifier Away from 19 Month Old
Asked by K.B. from Philadelphia
on April 15, 2009
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My son is 19 mo old and uses his pacifier to soothe himself during the day and to go to sleep (naps and night). It seems like lately he has been whining for it more a...
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- what's going on that he wants it more? teething? I like the first posters advice to limit it to naps and bed time then in a few months drop it from nap. And i wou...
- K. B My daughter was very attached to her pacifier also. When she got to an age she could understand a little bit I told her she could only use it at nap time and bed ...
- In order to get rid of the "Binky" at our house I used the same method with both kids. We did what many previous posters have already suggested limiting it to nap and...
The "PACIFIER"
Asked by V.M. from Phoenix
on November 9, 2006
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Need Advice.
My son is 23 months old and is very dependent on the pacifier especially when he goes to sleep. Just recently we asked our pediatrician what we could...
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- I work in labor and delivery at a busy hospital in Denver. One evening we had a mom and dad and small child (probably around 2 years old) come in and give us a small w...
- I think you ladies who came up with the Build a Bear idea is ingenious! My problem is, my daughter (who's 14 mos old) has never cared for stuffed animals. She'll bar...
- V. My first daughter was a big pinky baby. That pinky was in her mouth 24-7. I look back at pictures and pretty much every picture for her first 2.5 years had a HUG...
