Binky Withdrawal

You did the right thing by making his beebee disappear. Our pediatrician told us our son should have been without his since age 1. He also said that we should just completely take it away, no weaning, just make it disappear. I love my doctor and feel he is totally right so you did the right thing! I'm sure its harder on you than it is your grandson. Every day will get better.

Don't give it back to him, you will only confuse him and cause him more upset.

You are a great MomMom!!!

i took the binki away completely at 3.5years old from my older son. it was hard at first but it does get easier. one weird thing that happened was 2 years later the day before he started kindergarden he asked me for it. he was anxious about starting school and the binki had been his security for so long and i couldn't believe he remembered it but he did. now he's 11 and he laughs at that story...

the earlier you take it away, the sooner they will forget. i know how you feel and it is very heartbreaking! hang in there. i dreading going through this again with my 19month old. i keep telling myself the sooner the better.

Good luck!!

Awwwww....grammom---you WILL make it through it too! LOL
I agree to give it back at this point would make it worse in the long run. PLay up the blaney as a comfort item. There's evidence that it is GOOD for ids (especially boys) to have a specific comfort item.....hang in there. He'll be OK. What a good grammy you are! :-)

I would suggest not giving it back at all. This is the time to get rid of it. Your grandson will be alright without it, even at bedtime. It will take time for him to find another comfort method for bedtime. For now, just let him cry himself to sleep.

P.S. I am going through this right now. I pulled the pacifier away from my 2 year old almost two weeks ago. I still have a little bit of crying, about 5-10 minutes, when I turn out the light and close the door. It gets a little better each day.