How to wean a child from a dummy

When a small child is born in a family, most of the parents give him a pacifier, without hesitation. At that time, they do not even think that the time will come when they will face the problem of how to wean the child from a dummy. After all, the main task for them is how to make their baby cry less. A pacifier is the best remedy for endless children's crying, at least in the first few months. Time passes, the baby grows, and such a nipple for him becomes something of a sedative. According to psychologists, for a child, a dummy is associated with the maternal breast and therefore in any stressful situation the baby unconsciously starts to look for the pacifier. In principle, most parents are happy with this state of affairs - the kid is happy, and happy. But after about a year, parents understand that if a child constantly suck a nipple, it can turn into undesirable consequences, up to the deformation of children's teeth. And before them there is another task - to wean the child from a pacifier. But this is very difficult, because a grown-up child does not want to part with his best friend - a pacifier. If you are thinking about the question of how to wean your baby from a pacifier, then listen to the advice of experienced parents.

The first and, in the opinion of many parents, the most effective way how to wean a child from a pacifier is to smear it with something unpleasant to the taste. This method has been tested by no one generation. If you ask your moms or grandmothers, most of them will say that they have weaned you from a dummy in this way. But, here it is appropriate to question the humanity of such a method. Trying to wean the child from a pacifier, some parents smear it with horseradish or pepper. And do you imagine how a poor child feels at the same time? It's like pouring boiling water into your mouth and swallowing it. Believe me, these feelings differ little from what a child feels, the nipple of which is smeared with horseradish. Very cruel, though effective method.

Another way to solve the problem, how to wean a child from a dummy, is a farewell to the pacifier. This method is suitable for children who are already more than a year and a half. They already clearly understand what is happening with them. There is a huge amount of pretexts, thanks to which your child voluntarily bids farewell to his pacifier. For example, if you have a dog or a cat, then invite the kid to share with them his pacifier, arguing that "the dog needs a nipple". Or offer the child to give his pacifier to a very young child, citing as an argument that he is still very young, he does not have his own nipple, and so he cries so loudly. However, not all babies are able to sacrifice their nipples for the sake of another child, because children are mostly selfish at this age.

Well, and finally, the best way to wean a child from a pacifier is to make sure that the nipple is lost. In this case, the baby can lose his own dummy, and you will just have to find it and safely hide it or throw it away. Thus, the baby will not be offended at you for separating him from the "best friend". Or you yourself can deliberately hide the nipple and tell your child that she went to a small baby who does not have a tooth. Of course, the child will be upset at first and will look for the pacifier, but it will literally take a couple of days and he will completely forget about it.

Thinking about how to wean a child from a pacifier, first estimate how much your baby is ready for it. If you take away the pacifier from him too soon, it can be a great stress for him. Therefore, if you see that the child is very worried because of the separation from the pacifier, then perhaps it is not the time to disaccustom it from her. Return the nipple to the baby and wait a couple of weeks, then try again using one of the above methods. And, perhaps, the second time you will succeed.