What age to you think children should stop taking a pacifier?

My son is 19 months old and he still takes a pacifier. Any suggestions on how to wean him off of it? Asked by newbie4163102 55 months ago Similar Questions: age children stop taking pacifier Recent Questions About: age children stop taking pacifier Family.

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When you're OK with making the decision... I would suggest by 24 months, if not sooner. The most effective way is to restrict it to naptime/bedtime only first. Keep it in the crib, and respond in a firm, but pleasant voice that the pacifier belongs in bed only.

Introduce other important parts of the naptime/bedtime routine, like a favorite stuffed animal, etc. After a few weeks, snip of the tip, which makes the pacifier very unsatisfyng. Tell the child it must be broken, and have them throw it away. Then keep reinforcing what a big boy he is, and make sure to keep up the other parts of the bedtime routine.

The key part of this is to make sure that you are ready, because depending on your little guy's temperment, there may be a few rough spots. Just keep in mind that it's your decision, and he'll get over it more easily now then later, when he can start reasoning out that you can just go to the store and buy a new one, etc. Good luck! Sources: Child development classes, behavior modification research .

Many ways... This is always fun... you can gradually cut the tip of the paci off lower and lower until the paci isn't satisfying any longer...he'll eventually just not want it. When your little one gets a little older, you can encourage him to be a big boy and give his paci to the paci fairy...or you can make up a story about some other little child needing a paci more than him, and make it fun to wrap it up like a present and act as if you're going to mail it to that child...that's fun to watch...they get really excited! Or, when he is potty training and moves to big boy underwear, he can trade in his paci for big boy underwear.

Or just collect them all while he helps you...make it fun for him and continue to encourage him that he's a big boy and doesn't need the paci any longer! :) Good luck! .

I think children should stop around age 2 1/2, depending on the child, and how dependent they are on it. If they are just using it to go to sleep, waiting until then is probably ok. My children were around that age and did fine when we weaned them off.

I just quit cold turkey with all of them and it only took a few nights. With my daughter, we actually could'nt find it one night, and then the next night we pretended to look for it.

My ideal is when they are two, but it took me until I was 5! I remember I promise i'd stop using a pacifier when I turn 5, and so I did. From one day to another.

Most children stop sucking on thumbs, pacifiers or other objects on their own between two and four years of age. No harm is done to their teeth or jaws. However, some children repeatedly suck on a finger, pacifier or other object over long periods of time.

In these children, the upper front teeth may tip toward the lip or not come in properly. Sources: aapd.org/publications/brochures/tfphabit... .

This is, of course, a matter of opinion. As far as I understand the issue, there is a social aspect (which is, for me, mostly personal) and a health aspect to worry about. As for the health part, I read at Answers.com that you should break them of the habit by the time they can crawl.

This is when it becomes unsanitary and dangerous to the health as far as germs are concerned. If you're not worried about a little dirt (like my parents) then you just want to make sure you put a stop to it before it becomes a dependency, something increasingly difficult to break them of as they age. A very long time ago I was told that around age three or four sucking on something like a pacifier or thumb can cause dental problems.

For me, though, the main issue is this: How old do I think is too old? When I am in public and see a four-year-old sucking away on a pacifier, plucking it out to spit out an intelligible set of words (communication), I get upset. First of all, I think it looks pretty ridiculous.

So, I would ask you, when you look at your son/daughter sucking at it, does it seem embarrassing or unfitting? Is it still serving the original purpose of pacifying or calming your child when he/she bursts into tears? Secondly, if the child is old enough to be reasoned with and communicated with, then the pacifier is a big no no because you should be teaching your child to tackle whatever problem spawns the crying in the first place.

At this age pacifiers are mental and emotional crutches that prevent proper development and it can have repercussions throughout their life. * I, personally, was given rocks and coal to suck on when I was little. Puts hair on your chest.

* This statement is fictional and is not to be taken seriously. Please do not contact the author of this answer in regards to this statement because he does not care what you think about giving kids rocks to suck on. It is absurd, because everybody knows children prefer to suck on soft things like slugs and raw chicken.

Sources: answers.com/topic/pacifier-use?cat=health .

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