Tips to remove the pacifier or pacifier

One of the questions parents most often make me is what to do with the soother / dummy. When should leave it? What impact can have? And the more common… What do to stop my son to the suck?

Similar to suck the finger, pacifier/dummy covers the need for the newborn infants and babies sucking. Although there is debate about the use of the pacifier, we know that if you enter when children have already established good habits nursing, does not create any difficulties in their short-term development. Of the year or year and a half, the natural need sucking children decreases, as are more active in your environment. But the dummy is still a tool that helps them relax.Ultimately, the continued use of the pacifier creates a habit, the more we use it, more what we want.

The negative impact that may have the pacifier manifests into 3 or 4 years when we begin to see malformations in the mouth and teeth due to its use. Previously, the pacifier not has negative effects and to studies have shown that sucking a Soother / dummy at night during the first year can reduce the risk of sudden death. Does this mean that we have to wait until age 3 to remove the pacifier?Not necessarily, but it will be easier to remove the pacifier/Soother to a child of the year and means that one in three years, as matter of habit. So when get is something where there is flexibility, soon will make it easier (even knowing that does not have a negative impact) but not leaving to spend 3 years onwards to prevent potential malformations in the mouth.

But how?… that is the big question. Here we give you some advice to follow that can help you remove the dummy/pacifier. Although teach habits of auto – calm down is something you can do your baby is small, most of these techniques are intended for older children and we do not recommend taking the soother in the year or year and a half:

Don’t use the humiliation and punishment: punishing a child to use the dummy is an effective technique. It is much better to encourage them and encourage them when not using it. For correct behavior always is more effective to focus on the positive moments that not being the problematic habit and reinforce other positive behaviors that occur. So are guided to the child of the behaviors that Yes we like to do. teach ways to auto – calm down: the dummy is a habit that helps children to relax. Teach you ways to calm down as using a soft blanket, relaxing, sing a song, read a story going to sleep, have a massage, whatever it is to help you relax music. Practise these techniques

all the times in which children are testing of relax, establishing a rutina.Saca the dummy / pacifier progressively: you can start limiting where you can use the pacifier, begins with a couple of places or times (e.g.) (In the car and at the time of going to sleep) and you see reducing time and spaces where it can be used to use it just before bedtime. Gradually, when sleep, dip you the pacifier of the cama.Cuéntale your plan upon your son/to: not escondas you the dummy / pacifier. It is much better to tell him what you will do and plan to have. Especially if your child is older, it is very important to understand what will happen to not increase their anger or frustration. Also with older children it is important to explain the reasons why we want to get the chupete.Mantén busy hands: sometimes children use the pacifier when you are bored or do not know what to do.If you see them during the day with the pacifier, gives them a choice of fun activity to do and ask them to draw the suck while juegan.Tabla rewards: with older children, you can use a table of praise / rewards (can be stickers/decals) to reward the moments that doesn’t use the pacifier/dummy.Strengthen the moments in which doesn’t use the dummy positively help you establish the habit of not using it.Recalls, the best rewards are the social (spend special time with your son, let you choose a game to play together, go to the Park) and not that be comprar.Negociaciones: with older children (3 years or earlier if they are very verbal) may agree / negotiate an exchange between the soother and something, explaining that it is no longer need to use the soother and privileged by its age of playing with toys, books, etc. that most chiquitos children cannot jugar.El fairy godmother/fairy the soother: like we do when it falls a tooth, we can leave our pacifier by bed one night and the little mouse Perez or fairy godmother will come to pick it up and leave us something in return.This tradition always indicates a growth in children (the loss of his teeth) and is also suitable for this milestone in its development, leaving the pacifier/dummy.

Related Posts:

1. Tips to help your son (a) to stop sucking the finger
2. Which pacifier is right for my baby
3. Tips to rest and sleep better
4. What you can do so that your child doesn’t have decay
5. Tips for organizing when children go to school
6. Yoga in pregnancy Tips for each trimester
7. Books to help your child adjust to school
8. The role of grandparents