My son is going to be 2 in two weeks and still likes his nuk....How can I get him to give it up???

Precious - posted on 01/30/2010

With my daughter on her first birthday she is now two and a half. i threw her nuk right out and told her she didnt need it anymore the first couple weeks were rough bcuz her dad gave her a nuk and i didnt

Shannon - posted on 01/27/2010

Well I used to work at a daycare and we have a child there that wouldnt give up his nuk so we cut the end of it and you keep cutting it till its all gone. I dont like he will want it again after he sees you cut it. It will take a little while to get him to take a nap but just stick with it

Sarah - posted on 01/26/2010

Thanks ladies! I will give them all a try. He usually only has is at nap and bed time anyway but he loves that thing.

Teresa - posted on 01/26/2010

My daughter is 23 months and we just took hers away a couple weeks ago. We just quit cold turkey. She loves lotion, so we put a little bottle in the basket where we used to keep the pacifiers then whenever she went over and asked for one, we'd just give her lotion and she'd forget why she went over in the first place.
Naptimes were the hardest. She cried on-and-off for about an hour the first three days, but only cried like 15 minutes the first night and that was it. She's completely over it now, and as an added bonus, we've noticed that she's talking a lot better! :)
The biggest thing is that once it's gone - it's gone. Stay strong momma! And good luck!

Jane - posted on 01/25/2010

give him a goal or make it part of his next visit to the pediatrician - "you're 2 now, this is when you give your NUK the doctor b/c you don't need it anymore! hooray!" and it may help if you get him a lovey for bedtime, that stays in his bed, if he doesn't already have one, that he can read books with at nap and bed times. i bought two loveys, one for travel and in case the first one gets lost somehow. (i hide this one from her in my dresser drawer so she doesn't know it exists.)

Laura - posted on 01/25/2010

take his nuk, and have him walk with you to the trash can. when ya'll get there hand it to him and have him throw it in the trash. then have him say bye and take the bag outside. it's the easiest way that i know...lol. all my friends have had a horrible time with this, and this is what they all did in the end.

Heather - posted on 01/25/2010

If you can, try to find something else that he likes more and tell him if the nuk doesn't go the other thing he likes does. It may seem harsh, but sometimes it's the only way it works. Good Luck!

Crystal - posted on 01/25/2010

I Know that this is mean but Me and my son where going to ride with my bestie to my sons fav. place WAL-Mart and I told him That alee (my friend) wouldnt let him ride unless he gave up the nuk LOL IT worked