Bye bye binky - age?

RayRay007

I know I'm the only one that knows my child, but do you think a 18 month old would understand that their paci is 'broken' and that when they throw it in the garbage it's gone for good? DD knows 'broken' and to throw garbage in the garbage, but will she realize she's not getting another one?

kcisthebombdotcom

We tried that at 2 and my son didn't get it. We just ended up going cold turkey. Minus one rough night it was pretty easy.

insertclevername

We did Bye Bye Binky with LO around 20 months, I think.  We watched Elmo's Bye Bye Binky about 50 times.  Then I cut all of LO's pacifiers.  I told him they were broken and I let him watch me throw them in the garbage. 

I kept 2 that looked identical and cut them a little bit each day until it was just the plastic part left.  This took a week.  Every day during the week, I would sing the Elmo Bye Bye Binky song and LO would so "No bye bye.  My beeky." 

Finally I took the last one and threw it away.  LO understood and it was only rough for a day or so after it was gone.

Good luck!  I hope it goes smoothly.

shibby00

I cut DD's at 2, then cut it more each night for 4 nights until nothing was left. She still held it to go to sleep for about a month, but then she was done with it. Zero tears, zero stress. I highly recommend doing it that way. BTW DD never saw me cut it, and never associated it bring broken with me. I found that worked much better.

RayRay007

shibby00:

I cut DD's at 2, then cut it more each night for 4 nights until nothing was left. She still held it to go to sleep for about a month, but then she was done with it. Zero tears, zero stress. I highly recommend doing it that way. BTW DD never saw me cut it, and never associated it bring broken with me. I found that worked much better.

Good point. I wasn't planning on doing it in front of her, but I'll make sure she doesn't catch me. I might wait until 2, or at least Christmas holidays (21 months) when I'm home to deal with any fall out.

insertclevername

shibby00:

I cut DD's at 2, then cut it more each night for 4 nights until nothing was left. She still held it to go to sleep for about a month, but then she was done with it. Zero tears, zero stress. I highly recommend doing it that way. BTW DD never saw me cut it, and never associated it bring broken with me. I found that worked much better.

Definitely this.  I cut them in secret.  Then I acted surprised that they were broken.

MirandaHobbes

We waited until DS was almost 3. Terrible, I know, but he has autism and I wasn't sure he really "got it" until then. It was a very smooth transition. We explained that the police don't allow binkies at his age anymore. I was prepared to take him to the police station and everything. In the end it worked out perfectly- we had to go away for a long weekend and left him with my parents. I told him the bink would be gone when we went to grandma's. When he came back he actually found a binky laying around at home and came and showed it to me and told me to throw it away!

Libby1978

Oliver was around 18 months when his nunnies "broke" and he "got it."  I cut the end off and gave it to him.  He tried to put it in his mouth.  I was like "your nunnie is broken.  Let's go throw it in the garbage."  So he threw it away.  He was over it within a few days.  And whenever he did ask for it I just reminded him that it was broken and he had to put it in the garbage.

AquaFlowers

NY Mama:

shibby00:

I cut DD's at 2, then cut it more each night for 4 nights until nothing was left. She still held it to go to sleep for about a month, but then she was done with it. Zero tears, zero stress. I highly recommend doing it that way. BTW DD never saw me cut it, and never associated it bring broken with me. I found that worked much better.

Definitely this.  I cut them in secret.  Then I acted surprised that they were broken.

These are good ideas! 

nanabanana06

DD was off of the Binky by 12 months. We started phasing out around 10 months. I just started forgetting them at home when dropping her off at daycare, then forgetting to give her one at home, and eventually loosing them all. Then once she hit a year and wasn't really using one I just tossed them. Maybe start doing something like that? Just kind of miraculously forget to give her one and go from there.

Wufroggy79

I don't know how much you can really reason with them at this age anyway.  I'd say do what works for you, but more than likely going cold turkey without an explanation may have to be it,

LovesMM

We started right at 18 months. Cut the tip and she was all, "Oh NO! Broke!" she still wanted it for a while but after two weeks she would start tossing the ones she found.

A week ago I pulled out the rest of the binkys that were put away and asked her what to do with them. She said, "Throw away" and they were all still intact.