How to stop toddler from using pacifier?

I also have a child 1yr & 8 mos. old I've been so worried also having the same problem as you now he voluntarily stop using it & I am so happy about it. When I ask my friends what am I going to do with my son to stop using it they have different version some says put something bitter on the pacifier, some chili pepper so that he will stop using it. Try it out may be it work out on you.

What worked for me was "cold turkey". Our first child was on the pacifier from the age of 3 months to a year. She was soothed by it, and grew very fond of it, to the point of being very reliant on it. She wouldn't sleep if she didn't have it. And she would cry uncontrollably if she didn't have it. We just had to put an end to it, otherwise she would still be on it until she's 4 or 5 years. So one night, we decided to take it away from her and tell her that the pacifier is "too dirty" and needs to go "bye-bye" into the recycling bin. So we took the pacifier and dumped it into the bin while she was watching. It was actually important to show her closure that the pacifier is no more. Of course she cried all night long, and this crying went on for two straight nights. But after that, she was fine and never once looked for the pacifier. In hindsight, we should've never given her the pacifier to begin with and just dealt with the crying.

Allow him to have it for comfort because he is still so little and i could never take my childs comfort away from them However if it is affecting his teeth and speach I can only say distraction is the key offer fun activities to try and keep his mind off it and slowly increase the amount of time during the day where he is not allowed it, the key thing to remember is it wont happen over night it will take time and patience and if you build up the time he cant have it slowly it will be easier for him and you

See, all 3 of my girls have used pacifiers. My oldest I broke her slowly starting at 10 months. By the time she was 13 months she was down to just having it at bed time only. By 14 months it was completely gone. She was the one who could not live with out it. I didnt care how bad she missed it. Her teeth and future of her teeth are more important than worrying about her missing a binky. Then I had my second daughter when she was 15 months old. My oldest didnt want the binky back, thank goodness. My middle daughter only took the pacifier for 10 or 11 months. She broke herself off of it so that was just easy. Now, my youngest is only 4 months. She only takes it when her gums are hurting to bite on or if she is really really tired. She doesnt really care about it. She only takes it maybe 50-60% of the time so I know she will be easy to break too. Personally I would break it out slowly like I did with my oldest. Start with keeping him more occupied during the day with out the binky in sight. If he mentions it change the subject right away keep his mind off it. Try to get him to go a few hours without it. Then give it back to him. Do that for about 4 days to a week maybe even 2 weeks. Then by week 2, dont let him have it during the day unless it's nap time. Do that for about a week or so. Then cut him down to just at Night time bed time. Do that for maybe a week or 2. Then bye bye Binky. It's hard to hear you baby cry I know it is for me. But I knew my childrens teeth and worrying about them being bullied later in life about it since kids can be rude in elementary school then hearing them cry over it. I hope if you do try my tegnique that it does work.

So what we did was we cut the nipple off of the pacifier (one she wasn't as fond of) and left it on the table. When she found it and showed us it was broken I told her to throw it out, I made her do it. A couple days later we did it with another (we had 4) and I had her throw it away. We continued to the end. She saw they where broken and tossed them out. When She did ask later we said how it was broken and how she threw it out. It worked! She was 19 months.

My eldest son gave up his dummy (pacifier) voluntarily around 1, 1 and a half. However, his little brother was born soon after, and when he saw his brother having a dummy, my eldest wanted his back. We relented and allowed this, thinking that it would be a comfort for him in learning to accept his new role as a big brother. Since then we have not been able to take it away. He has only ever used it as a sleep aid. My youngest was born 12 months after my second child, so I have 3 children, 3 and under. My eldest sees the younger two with dummies, and as such refuses to give his up. Our solution is that this coming Christmas, "Santa Claus" is going to take away his dummy in exchange for gifts. Horrible as it may sound to some people, at least this way my son will not feel like he is giving something up for nothing. In the past we have tried substituting the dummy for other comforters such as a blanket, or special soft toy but to no avail. Perhaps this method may work on your child- you could try substituting one comforter for another for a few nights to see if it is an effective solution for you. Another option is to just take the harder approach and remove the dummy, and let him cry it out. Good luck with whatever you choose to do, I'll be interested to see others responses, and to see what methods you try and how effective or ineffective they are.

i can relate to this topic.i have a two yr old daughter but never experience of using a pacifier because my aunt who is a midwife recommends not to use a pacifier because it is not good for babies.Its just a matter of training your baby and divert his attention to something that will help him forget about his pacifier.introduce a cartoon character,my baby love spongebob and i bought her that stuff and that's what she hugs when she sleeps.and also talk to your baby and explains the reason or causes of using a pacifier.surely you baby will understand you.....