05.17.08
Tips on getting your child to stop using a pacifier
Limit the time you allow your child to use a pacifier.
Use it only for sleep time and comfort until about 12 months old
and then plan to give it up.
Never use punishment or humiliation to force your child to give
up using a pacifier.
Involve your child in the decision to stop using it by giving
him the choice of throwing it away, putting it away or leaving
it under the pillow for the ‘tooth fairy’.
Start a reward chart to mark your child’s progress.
Praise your child when your child has given up the pacifier and
tell her you are proud that she is growing up.
Allow your child to express his feelings and if your child is
upset or angry, give him special cuddles to help him cope.
If your child asks for the pacifier again (and she probably
will), don’t give in. Remind her that the pacifier is gone and
that she is grown up now.
