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<blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 40208" data-attributes="member: 3437"><p>My son is also 3yrs 10 mos and occasionally still takes his paci. He was completely broke of it right around age 3 but found one about 2 months ago and wanted it and I let him have it. Before giving up the paci he also had a very open bite. He could literally put his finger in his mouth between his top and bottom teeth when biting down. The poor thing had a hard time eating anything that required him to bite off pieces like a sandwich or piece of pizza. I am not exagerating when I say that his bite was completely corrected within a month of giving up the paci. Their little bones and connective tissue are still very pliable at this age, so I personally don't think you should worry so much about his bite. My daughter never took a pacifier or sucked her thumb or fingers, and when she was 5 I took her to an orthodontist because of an underbite. He said she also had a crossbite and put in a semi-permanent retainer. She had it for about 6 months and now 5 years later still has a perfect bite. It cost about $750 and let me tell you, if my difficult child still demanded a paci all of the time, the $750 to fix his bite would be well spent if it meant he had a way to calm and sooth himself.</p><p></p><p>My daughter had a daycare teacher when she was 4 who tried to take away her stuffed animal and blanket that she slept with (and still does). I asked the teacher if she smoked, which the lines around her mouth told me she did. When she said yes, I told her that when she gave up smoking that she could then talk to me about taking away my daughter's security items. She never withheld the items again. This is my theory for all of the adults who think a child, easy child or difficult child, should have a security item taken away before he is ready to give it up on his own. The adult better not have any vices of his own. If he smokes, has an occasional drink, drinks coffee or coke, or has to sleep with a particular pillow, he needs to give it up or shut up!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mightymouse, post: 40208, member: 3437"] My son is also 3yrs 10 mos and occasionally still takes his paci. He was completely broke of it right around age 3 but found one about 2 months ago and wanted it and I let him have it. Before giving up the paci he also had a very open bite. He could literally put his finger in his mouth between his top and bottom teeth when biting down. The poor thing had a hard time eating anything that required him to bite off pieces like a sandwich or piece of pizza. I am not exagerating when I say that his bite was completely corrected within a month of giving up the paci. Their little bones and connective tissue are still very pliable at this age, so I personally don't think you should worry so much about his bite. My daughter never took a pacifier or sucked her thumb or fingers, and when she was 5 I took her to an orthodontist because of an underbite. He said she also had a crossbite and put in a semi-permanent retainer. She had it for about 6 months and now 5 years later still has a perfect bite. It cost about $750 and let me tell you, if my difficult child still demanded a paci all of the time, the $750 to fix his bite would be well spent if it meant he had a way to calm and sooth himself. My daughter had a daycare teacher when she was 4 who tried to take away her stuffed animal and blanket that she slept with (and still does). I asked the teacher if she smoked, which the lines around her mouth told me she did. When she said yes, I told her that when she gave up smoking that she could then talk to me about taking away my daughter's security items. She never withheld the items again. This is my theory for all of the adults who think a child, easy child or difficult child, should have a security item taken away before he is ready to give it up on his own. The adult better not have any vices of his own. If he smokes, has an occasional drink, drinks coffee or coke, or has to sleep with a particular pillow, he needs to give it up or shut up!!! [/QUOTE]
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