Anonymous wrote:You're the parent so put on your big girl pants and fix the mess you made.

You're good!!! I hope op gets it.

You're the parent so put on your big girl pants and fix the mess you made.

Turn it into a new routine and make a production about putting the paci into the paci bowl. The meltdowns have never lasted more than a day or two, in my experience. When it's time for bed, make a big deal about going to get the paci.

If you think it's easier, then just pull the paci entirely. I promise within 2-3 days the meltdowns will stop.

I have known a few little ones who carried on their love affair with the pacifier even as they approached age 4. It was only allowed for naps during the toddler years. No big deal, in my opinion, to let them continue to have it at naptime / bedtime.

Do you know anyone who is expecting a baby? Many toddlers feel better about giving up something babyish (bottles, pacifiers, etc) by "giving" it to the baby. You can make a big deal of searching the house with him for the pacifiers, putting them in the box with him, addressing and taping the box... Just have a nice big note on the top of the box that says TRASH when you take it to the post office, and get some stamps so that you have another reason to be in line. If he has any of the pacifiers that have animals attached, you can try cutting the animal off of the pacifier a few days prior, and let him hold onto the animal during the day.

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You do understand the replies you get here may be of a different nature?

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What is he stressed out about, OP? What's his daily routine?

Are you his parent?

I've created a monster, I know. My 2 year old still uses a pacifier and I'm desperately trying to break away from using it during the day and only use for nap and bedtime. I haven't been so successful... Again, my fault. Today I took them away when he woke up and it's been a morning from hell. We had a major meltdown when getting dressed which lasted 30 mins and then we left to run errands and he was ok but screamed the entire time in the checkout line desperately grabbing at my bag looking for a pacifier. When we got in the car total screaming meltdown crying the whole way home.Then we got home and played and he was ok until all the sudden he remembered his beloved pacifiers and began looking for them and crying which turned into a major meltdown that lasted 45 minutes of crying, pulling my hair and pulling on my shirt to the point it almost ripped. This is horrible but I won't give in. Will it get better because this sucks. He doesn't understand the idea of giving away our pacifiers. It won't make sense to him. Since I'm already in the pits of paci hell do I just get rid of it altogether cold turkey or am I nuts? Any tips or is there a good book I could read to him about getting rid of our paci? This last meltdown was just awful.