When a small child is born in the family, then most parents, without hesitation, give him a blende pacifier. At that moment, they do not even think that the time will come when they will face the problem of how to wean a child from a dummy. After all, the main task for them is how to make their baby cry less. And a dummy is the best cure for endless crying, at least in the first few months. As time goes on, the baby grows, and such a nipple for him becomes a kind of sedative. According to psychologists, for a baby, a dummy is associated with a mother's breast and therefore, in any stressful situation, the baby unconsciously begins to look for a nipple. In principle, most parents are quite happy with this state of affairs - the baby is happy and happy. But after about a year, parents understand that if the baby constantly sucks the nipple, then this can turn into undesirable consequences, up to the deformation of children's teeth. And they face another task - to wean a child from a dummy. But this is very difficult, because the grown child does not want to part with his best friend - a pacifier. If you are thinking about how to wean your baby from a dummy, then listen to the advice of experienced parents.
The first, and, according to many parents, the most effective way to wean a baby from a dummy is to coat it with something unpleasant to the taste. This method has been tested by no generation. If you ask your mothers or grandmothers, most of them will answer that they have weaned you from a dummy in this way. But, the question of the humanity of such a method would be appropriate here. Trying to wean a child from a dummy, some parents coat it with horseradish or pepper. Can you imagine how the poor child feels? It’s like pouring boiling water into your mouth and swallowing it. Believe me, these feelings are not much different from what a child feels, whose nipple has been smeared with horseradish. Very cruel, albeit an effective method.
Another way to solve the problem of how to wean a baby from a dummy is to say goodbye to a pacifier. This method is suitable for children who are already more than a year and a half. They already clearly understand what is happening to them. There are a huge number of prepositions, thanks to which your child voluntarily says goodbye to his nipple. For example, if you have a dog or a cat, then invite the baby to share his dummy with them, arguing that "the dog needs a nipple." Or invite the child to give his dummy to a very small child, citing as an argument that he is still very small, he does not have his own nipples, and therefore he cries so loudly. True, not all babies are able to sacrifice their pacifier for the sake of another child, because most children at this age are selfish.
Well, finally, the best way to wean a baby from a dummy is to make the nipple get lost. At the same time, the baby may itself lose its dummy, and you just have to find it and safely hide or throw it away. Thus, the baby will have no resentment for you having separated him from your “best friend”. Or you yourself can intentionally hide a nipple and tell your child that she went to a small baby who does not yet have a tooth. Of course, at first the child will be upset and will look for a pacifier, but just a couple of days will pass, and he will completely forget about it.
Thinking about how to wean a child from a dummy, first evaluate how your baby is ready for this. If you take away the nipple from him too soon, then this can become a big stress for him. Therefore, if you see that the child is very worried about separation from the dummy, then it is probably not the time to wean him from her. Return the pacifier to the baby and wait a couple of weeks, then try again using one of the above methods. And perhaps the second time you will succeed.