Originally Posted by
DJinSC
Please tell me how you break your kids from the pacifier. My kids never had one. My grandson, almost 3, has a fit if they try to get him to go to bed without one. His teeth are being affected, and I can't give advice on how to break this habit. Any tips?
We broke our oldest DD when she was about 2 1/2, cold turkey, of course we talked about it with her before they all disappeared. We didn't get much sleep for about a week, did a lot of holding, rocking and book reading with her when she would start to miss it. Then she was okay.
Second DD only wanted her thumb, can't take that away. Started about the same age trying to put bad tasting stuff on it to discourage her, hot sauce, food she didn't like, etc., but nothing worked. She finally stopped when her 1st grade friends called her a baby, that did it, end of thumb. Oh, and now she loves hot sauce and both ended up with braces.
