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[quote=Anonymous]DD is 2.5 and generally a really easy kid. She is very verbal, sleeps and naps very well, and is well behaved- at least for a 2 year old. 
Our challenge is getting rid of her pacifier. She only has one left- and it is only used in her crib for sleeping, but we have had no success taking it away. We tried to say it got lost which resulted in her screaming for 3 hours until we gave it to her (blood curdling, unbearable screaming like she was in terrible physical pain). We gave in on that. We poked some holes in it, no change.
We have told her she can get a brand new stuffed animal like her friends, give it to a new baby who needs it, used elmo videos about saying goodbye to pacifiers, etc. Nothing works. She is a really mellow kid except on this issue. She also has it in her mouth all night so its not like she will drop it and eventually forget it- I think she actually needs it to sleep now.
I'm tempted to just forget about this for a while and let her come to this on her own or revisit it when she is a little older since 2.5 seems to be the absolute worst age to get into a power struggle. Has anyone had success getting their kids to drop pacifiers around this age or later? Can someone reassure me I am not ruining her teeth/mouth for the rest of her life? I just don't think I can handle going through the hours of screaming again with no success.[/quote]

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