How to take the BINK away??

Alicia - posted on 01/03/2010

here is my opinion do what u think is best...ppl tell me all the time that my 3 year old needs off his bink but like i tell them u don't pay his dental bill i do and u don't make my living so back off...he didn't get rid of his bottle or got potty trained until he was 2 1/2 years old i let him break hisself and the binky he just won't give it up....

Melissa - posted on 01/03/2010

binkies should be gone before the bottle and way before potty training

Christina - posted on 01/03/2010

I did the baba fairy after we finished potty training. It worked like a charm. Left all the baba's on the counter and after she went to sleep, I threw all the baba's away and left her a special gift in the same place on the counter.

Amanda - posted on 01/02/2010

i dont want to take it away from my daughter even though i know she is getting to old for it but im gonna after her last teeth come in i herd of people doing the binky fairy you can try that pit something good in her room to replace it i dont know if that works but with a try i suppose thats how im gonna do it i think let me know if it works

Melissa - posted on 01/01/2010

omg.. my kids were off those at a year old along with the bottle..they had sippy cups by then.. i just threw them away when it was time. and cutting the ends off???????? arent you worried about them biting a piece off and choking?????

Lacey - posted on 12/31/2009

MY SISTER IN LAW'S DAUGHTER PREFERRED THE POOH AND TIGGER BINKIES. LIVING IN SAN DIEGO, SHE DECIDED THAT FOR HER DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY THEY WOULD GO TO DISNEYLAND. AS SOON AS SHE SAW POOH, SHE BROUGHT EM OVER ,TOLD HER THAT THE BINKIES BELONGED TO POOH BECAUSE HIS PICTURE WAS ON THEM AND GAVE THEM TO HIM AND WALKED AWAY. EM WAS JUST STARTLED.

Chan - posted on 12/31/2009

don't give in or she will thenk that all she has to do is cry and she will get what she wants when she wants it not going to wing my daughter off hers until she is over the fever she has cause it is the only thing that keeps her quiet right now since she doesn't feel the greatest so giving in is not the answer just take them away and she will soon forget about them!

Chesslee - posted on 12/20/2009

My step-mom has owned a daycare for over 12 years, they way she breaks kids isn't cold turkey, ( because we feel like that is really mean and it could cause them to suck their thumbs) but snip a little hole in the top of the bink, wait a few days then make the hole bigger. they like the feeling it has to their mouth, when you snip the hole in the top it doesn't feel so good to them anymore. Please try this before just taking it away. It has worked on all the kids she has had over the years!!

Cassandra - posted on 12/18/2009

When I boke Porsche she was the same way, the dentist told me to just throw it away and I did and she never said anything.

Chan - posted on 12/17/2009

you can slowly take it away have her learn to pick something else that is a security blanket for her i am winging my daughter off her bink before she turn 2 so we are going to face the same challegen in that aspect anymore questions u have feel free to ask me if you would like to

Tracie - posted on 12/17/2009

snip the ends off completely...when she sees that there is nothing to suck on she will become disinterested. it really does work. :) good luck

Jessica - posted on 12/17/2009

The sooner you take it from her the better. My son who is 3.5 NEVER had a bink due to it was one battle that I didn't want to find

Jaimee - posted on 12/17/2009

i would say just take it, i know that's going to be hard, because when I took my daughter's i cried because she cried but it is for her best interest. If she sucks the bink too long, it can afffect her teeth which im sure you don't want. It's going to be hard but the sooner you break her from it the easier it will be. Good luck Ashley

Joanne - posted on 12/15/2009

Hiya, Like bottles and sippy cups I was able to get rid of those things as they broke, I explained that they are the only ones left and when they break that it is time for you say good bye too them and I replaced them all with a very small water bottle at night where they could have a sip during the night. I have just toilet trained my lil guy out of night time nappy's/diaper's and those very small refillable juice bottles with a little bit of water to hold onto and sip during the night has helped once again...I sincerely hope you find help with all these reply's xoxox

Ashley - posted on 12/15/2009

Thanks, all you mommy's. I am the push over parent when it come to my little girl so it looks like they go in the trash and cold turkey it is for her. I am sorry but i will so give in to her it's not even funny. but thanks again..

Michelle - posted on 12/15/2009

All three of my girls loved their dummies. When they turned 2 I decided that was it, bye bye dummies. But I did it gradually like weaning. You can't expect kids to go cold turkey. Firstly I told my girls that we weren't going to use dummies around the house. And just let them use them when we were out and at nap times. Then when we went out they stayed at home. And then when they were ok with that, I stopped the dummies being used for their day sleep. Then eventually we were able to stop giving them dummies at night time. This took about 3 weeks to achieve. I had to search my house from top to toe, to make sure there weren't any sneaky ones that they had stashed away for a rainy day. There were a couple I found so I waited until they had sucked them flat, and threw them out in the rubbish bin in front of them. My oldest daughter didn't really care, and helped me by throwing them out herself. But my twins weren't overly impressed and cried a bit. After a while they forgot about it, and went and found something else to do. But I explained to them that they were all broken, and that mummy couldn't fix them that is why they had to go in the bin. It was hard for them at first when we went out to the shops and other babies and children were using dummies, or they saw them hanging in displays. I explained that only the new babies needed dummies and since they were big girls now they didn't need to use them anymore. That seemed to go ok, but I had to be consistent with that. It feels mean, and you hate to see your kids upset. But I feel being consistent and persistent with what you want to achieve is the key. By giving in just makes the process take longer. I found by substituiting the dummy with an activity that they loved such as books (I don't recommend food at all) helped my kids get over not having a dummy. It doesn't have to be expensive, the books I got them were from the $2 shop. I don't think it is bribery, more of a distraction technique. Maybe at sleep time your child might be more comforted with a small doll, or pillow etc? Susan had a great suggestion regarding leaving your child's dummies under the Christmas tree. Use the season to your advantage, and your child will love the fact that she is helping Santa out.

Susan - posted on 12/15/2009

my daughter was turned 3 and still had dummy at night times.She was old enough to reason with ,so we told her that all the baby birds that live in the tree in our garden were sad because they had no dummies.... we suggested that she "donate" all her dummies because she was such a big, kind girl and that she didnt really need them any more... she put them outside for the mummy birds to take. low and behold.... they had all gone the next day.(thanks to daddy) She was very proud of herself for helping the baby birds and she didn't cry once for the dummies....
A family member did something very similar at xmas.. all the dummies were left on the tree for santa and he left a gift for each dummy...
Kids have lovely imaginations, use it to your advantage. this process doesnt have to be a battle.

Denise - posted on 12/15/2009

Really is the best way, cold turkey. We tried the snipping of the ends, putting holes in it that didn't work, Tried to tie it to balloons and float away to new babies, nope didn't work so just threw them away, gotta throw them away too or you'll give in and give them back. Really it was only 2 days of hollering but even that wasn't bad except for in the car.

Leanor - posted on 12/15/2009

i suppose the theme here is---cold turkey. i am in the same boat with my daughter...i think i am going to send my 4 yr old son to grandmas for two days and just throw them all away. and make sure i have my ipod charged and ask for lots of support and hugs from my husband when she throws her fit.

does it help to really really tire them out so they fall to sleep easier?

Brandy - posted on 12/15/2009

My step-daughter was born blind and at 3 years old still had her bink. Since she cannot see, it was a huge security for her. We started just giving it to her at bedtime or naptime for about 2 or 3 months. After that we threw away the binks. The first couple of nights were really hard and she cried a lot. If you can get through those first few nights though you'll be fine. Good Luck

Janey - posted on 12/14/2009

When my older daughter was young it was popular to snip the end off...it worked for us...it didn't suck the same without the tip and she didn't want it anymore.

Denise - posted on 12/14/2009

I was in the same shoes back in October. My daughter was turning 3 and loved her bink, except she would have it in the car, sometimes in the store if I couldn't pry it away from her but right after her 3rd birthday i just took it away. She cried and yelled for it off and on for 2 days then no more. Good luck!