A Binky Addiction.
I never have had a child who likes binkies. And this little guy LOVES his. We try to limit it to bed time only, but I would love any suggestions on when/how to ween him! I know kids begin to form attachments to objects between 12 and 18 months. I would rather it was a stuffed animal or blanket instead of a binky!
Any advice is appreciated! 🙂
ADDENDUM:
The above post was written at night and then the next morning we lost our Binky. It was last seen at 6:00 AM, at 6:30 AM we were searching frantically, not wanting to run to the store with all children in their jammies, and because I had to get Tuck off to school on time. After a search of the home from roof to floor, it is still missing. Elliot fusses a little bit at nap time, but has surprisingly not missed it too much.
So the solution for us? Loose your binky at the most impossible time, when mom can’t possibly run to the store, on a day that is full of racing from one place to the next. And so it seems, our child has adjusted just fine… Now lets hope it lasts!
🙂
5 replies on “I would love some suggestions on what to do about this….”
I think the way you did it is best! Way to go!
He looks good to me. Seems very happy and content?
My 2 year old is soundly addicted to his. I wish I had advice, so I could take it myself! I hope his loss of it sticks! We’ve gotten Abe to just nap and bedtime with his, but he cries for it at least a couple times a day otherwise. We haven’t give Tyler one just because we don’t want to go through taking it away!
…Now just hope he doesn’t find it under his crib one day and reattach himself to it. 🙂
That is almost exactly what happened to Izzy’s paci. I thought is was going to be so difficult to get rid of, but after a few times of crying and asking for her paci, she just quit and was fine. Losing it on accident is deffinately the best way to go.