Sooner or later the time comes when the baby needs to be weaned off the nipple. Some children throw the pacifier themselves. In relation to others, certain methods must be applied. If you are worried that your little one is attached to the pacifier for too long, try one of the ways to break the habit.
Instructions
Step 1
If your baby is addicted to a particular nipple, try ruining it. For example, make an incision in it so that it sticks together, or tell it that the pacifier is torn. Sometimes the child can be persuaded to part with this object. Explain that it is too big for a nipple and suggest that it be thrown away. Perhaps such a conversation will work.
Step 2
Invite your child to give a pacifier - a cat, a dog, a neighbor's baby. Sometimes the baby is happy to join this process and part with the nipple. You can also make the pacifier unusable together, for example, gradually cut it into "petals", and then as if to tell fortunes on it. Or shorten it gradually with scissors.
Step 3
Sometimes chance helps to wean the baby off the nipple. For example, she was forgotten, going to the dacha or on a trip, and the baby realized the hopelessness of the situation and fell asleep without a dummy. Some babies themselves mature to the decision to part with the pacifier. So parents shouldn't be nervous, they just need to give the baby time.
Step 4
Let your child interact more with children of their own age who do not suck on a pacifier. Children catch a lot from each other, and perhaps a positive example will work for your child. You can wean the baby from the nipple gradually, for example, agree that he will take it only for a night's sleep, and sleep without it during the day. Such a smooth transition will not be stressful for a child who is too attached to his pacifier.
