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06.30.08, 04:44 AM General Topics
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HELP! The binky is taking over our lives! 2-almost 3 yo is completely attached to his binky. It's got to go-starting speech therapy soon. DD was so easy-but nothing is working with this one. If it goes missing he spends the entire day wailing and searching for it. He stands at my feet sobbing and begging for it. sometimes I can distract him, but most of the time he is miserable and inconsolable. We have cut the end thinking he would think it broken and he FREAKED. We have talked about the Binky Fairy. He hates her guts. We have discussed how he's almost three and he doesn't need it anymore. Anyone been through this ridiculous trauma and has tips to get me through this? Please...share your ideas. TIA [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.30.08, 04:44 AM Flag

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oh just give it to him - not worth the trauma imo [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:45 AM Flag

I know-sometimes its not worth it, but it's really affecting his speech, and the therapist won't treat him if he's using it-sort of counterproductive [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:48 AM Flag

go on vacation and lose it. have your ped tell him he has to stop. make an incentive chart (stickers) so he can earn something he wants more. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:47 AM Flag

good idea. thanks! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:49 AM Flag

Sounds tough. How about planning a trip to the toy store where he can buy a toy that he wants but he has to 'pay' for it by giving the binky to the checkout person (having explained that that is what you'd be doing). GL [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:50 AM Flag

THAT is a great idea! I am going to give it a shot [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:51 AM Flag

my dd loved hers but we made a deal that only when she was sleeping or napping could she have it. From there it was gradually lost. She was scared straight not to use it at 3.4 yr old. She gave it up on day cold turkey when I blamed the binky on something that happened to her [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 04:57 AM Flag

oh, that could work, too. I hate this. I never dreamed it would be this hard. DD was soooo easy-and I thought she would have a much more difficult time with it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:08 AM Flag

I did this because I remember as a kid I got thrush in my mouth. My mom blamed it on the binky and I gave it up then and there. My dd got some pimples around her face (prickly heat) and I said it was because of the binky. SHe gave it up instantly [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:10 AM Flag

He did get hand, foot and mouth and he gave it up then (probably hurt, too!) adn I should have tossed it when I had the chance. Damn! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 05:11 AM Flag

I would stop talking to him so much about it and just do the binky fairy. Have her leave a toy he can take to bed with him. And then just steel yourself for the wailing & crying. It will stop eventually. But any waffling on your part really prolongs the whole thing and makes it much harder on him. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:15 AM Flag

My brother told my nephew he had to give it to Santa Clause. He had just turned three that month. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.30.08, 06:42 AM Flag