In order to get the pacifier out of the baby, it is necessary for parents to adopt strategies such as explaining to the child that it is already big and no longer needs the pacifier, encouraging them to throw it away in the trash or give it to another person whenever the child remembers of the pacifier should be distracted with another situation so that she forgets the pacifier.
This process of withdrawing the pacifier can be complicated and time-consuming, requiring a lot of patience from the parents because the child may become irritated and cry for a pacifier. However, it is important to take the pacifier before age 3 because from this stage it becomes detrimental to the development of the jaws, teeth and speech of the child.
What to do for the child to drop the pacifier
To remove the child's pacifier, it is necessary to define strategies, such as:
- Tell the child that older children do not use a pacifier;
- When leaving home, explain to the child that the pacifier stays at home;
- Use the pacifier just to sleep and take it out of the child's mouth when she falls asleep;
- Explain to the child that she no longer needs the pacifier and encourage her to throw the pacifier in the trash;
- Ask the child to give the pacifier to his cousin, younger brother, Santa Claus or any other figure she admires;
- Whenever the child asks for the pacifier, distracts her by speaking of something else or by offering another toy;
- Praise the baby when you can not get enough of the pacifier for a while, create a table and offer stars whenever you think the child has overcome the pacifier's desire;
- Take advantage when the pacifier is getting spoiled to encourage the child to throw away;
- Take the child to the dentist so he can explain in a simple way that the pacifier can bend the teeth.
In most cases it is necessary to adopt all these strategies simultaneously so that the child leaves the pacifier more easily.
How can parents help?
In this process of dropping the pacifier it is crucial that parents do not go back with the decision. It is normal for the baby to cry, make a tantrum and get very angry, however have to be patient and understand that this step is necessary.
For example, if they defined that the pacifier is only to be used during sleep and during the day does not use it, it can not deliver to the child during the day for any reason, because in this way, the child will understand that if he does tantrums, the pacifier again.
Why drop the pacifier?
The use of a pacifier after 3 years can cause changes in the mouth, especially in the teeth such as space between the teeth, sky of the mouth very high and teeth out, leaving the child tooth. In addition, it can lead to changes in the development of the head, such as lower jaw size, which is the jaw bone, speech changes, breathing, and excessive production of saliva.
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