Maybe the child will calmly transfer this and get used to sleeping without a pacifier. But there is a high probability that the period of abstinence will be psychologically difficult for both parents and the child and long enough in time. It is necessary to have patience and understand that for the baby this parting with the usual way of the small world, after all it is such a ritual, after which he falls asleep well.
Do not take the unwillingness of a child to abandon a pacifier, as a whim, because we do not like adults to abandon their habits. Although we understand that some of them are harmful. The kid does not understand what is useful and what is harmful, although his mother gave it to him once. And if you see that a child needs a pacifier, then do not pay attention to what your relatives and neighbors say. After all, this is your child, and you better know what the baby needs right now.
Do not try to abruptly wean from the pacifier, perhaps it will cause him a psychological trauma, because the child is tied to his favorite toy, and for him, in any case, the weaning will become a great stress. This sharpness is incomprehensible to the child, he is used to your care. Take this with sensitivity and listen to his needs.
It is not right to take a baby's pacifier at the moment when he asks for it. Do not need to tease him about this and get angry at the baby. This habit should be "outgrown".
And here it is important not to miss the moment when the child himself is ready to give up the pacifier, and this will be the best way of parting. But such a moment may not be very successful. After all, after that he will sleep worse, while weeping, it will be more difficult to calm and so on.
To speed up the process of weaning from a dummy, psychologists recommend doing the following:
1) If a child at 7 or 8 months has learned to drink from a cup, then the food should also be served in a cup, plate, piale, so that the baby quickly forgot the bottle.
2) Do not offer a baby a pacifier unless he himself requests it.
3) It is important that the child develops fingers, can manipulate objects, he must always have toys at hand, so that he is busy with them, and thus distracted from the dummy.
Sucking is the main and first reflex of the newborn. And this action for the baby is as important as breathing. A number of studies have shown that the mental development of a child sucking a finger or pacifier is beneficial. Do not be afraid that the dummy will spoil the bite, there is no scientific evidence for this. And dental health will be more useful for dental health than in the mouth there will be a constant bottle with a sweet drink.
But this does not mean that the child must necessarily be accustomed to a dummy, because other children can grow up without this subject. We'll talk about this case, when sucking a dummy is part of a child's life. But over time, this habit prevents parents.
Before you get specific recommendations, ask yourself the question: "Why does the pacifier so stop you? Because other children do not suck it? Or do you just want to see your child as an adult? Can you be pressured by friends and relatives? But we are talking about your child. One child does not get such a strong sucking reflex, others get a stronger one. There are babies who can easily part with a pacifier, but there are others who need it both in 4 and 5 years.
This does not mean that babies need to go to the school with a pacifier in their mouths. But often parents try to take away from the baby his little joy, and do it earlier than the child physically and morally for this will mature.
You can remove a child from a dummy in 2 ways:
1) Wait until the baby is conscious and gradually reduce the time to use the pacifier. It's like a smoker that gradually reduces the number of smoked cigarettes. You can give a pacifier before bed. It is possible for 10 minutes, upon return from the kindergarten.
2) The second method is not suitable for all children, it is considered more stringent. You can make a farewell ceremony with a pacifier, and do it with the consent of the child. You can, for example, "give" another kid, or take and solemnly throw in the garbage. It is important that all family members behave in a coordinated manner, if they say no, then there must be no. Naturally the child is hard to tolerate, that he was excommunicated from the pacifier, nervousness increases, his sleep is disturbed, and if it lasts more than 10 or 14 days, it is better not to continue to torment the baby. And all that is happening means that the baby has not abandoned his habit, and in order to maintain mental and physical health, it is better to return the pacifier. Therefore, the first method will be more sparing and reasonable for both the child and the parents.
Now we know how to disaccustom a toddler to sleep with a pacifier. Following these simple methods and tips, you can try to wean the child from the dummy.