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While some adults fret about this object of pleasure, most children don't spend too much time on the subject. Unless the binkie has gone missing...
If you look around you, most adults do not still carry their binkies around - unless you start obsessing on the possibility that 'binkie replacements' are everywhere... What about those Starbucks cups? Or maybe the cigarettes - how about the all the bubble gum and pencils getting chewed between meetings? And what about.... Oh, sorry, I believe the subject was binkies - stop the worries, just love those kids!
I hate to say this, but my nephew went through the binkie phase from ages 2-3 and unfortunately it had a very negative effect on his speech, even though there was no visible problem with his teeth. The binkie gets in the way just at the time kids should be learning to form their tongue correctly. If you notice her trying to talk with the binkie in her mouth, do try to get rid of it.
thanks, catnip. and uh oh, yeah, she DOES try to talk with that darn thing in her mouth. but when i say i can't understand her, she's very good about taking it out.
Four out of four of my kids used binkies. They were able to give them up by the time they were 3 1/2 years old, on average. The older two have perfect teeth, but the younger two (B/G twins) needed palate expanders when they were 4. (At about $500 each....). The dentist insisted the binkies go, but warned me to give them back if they started using the thumb. The twins and I discussed the situation first, and decided to keep the binkies on the dresser at night, in case of "emergencies." It didn't take long.
I never had a binky, and I can't get enough of the sound of my own voice. Also, I have perfect syntax. Coincidence??? Non-sequiter???
OH yeah!!!
Where was I. OK, I remember: don't let your reading overshadow your mommy instincts. I've seen you in action; nobody knows what's best for your kid better than you do, Amiga. Keep up the great work.
PS: I like the "Binky Fairy" best. ;-)
It's VERY difficult to get any sort of behavior under control when all parents aren't on the same team. His mom's reluctance to suck it up and live through "the screaming" for a few nights is not acceptable, in my opinion. The very fact that he's fine at your house without it should give her the strength to hold her ground. And now that he's having dental, speech and social problems at school should override any wishy-washiness on her part to make him give it up once and for all.
Keep having his father (as you know, anything YOU say will be met with resistance and resentment just because of your role in the family) talk to his son's mother, and keep on her to help him break this bad habit.
GOOD LUCK!!!