Put Down the Pacifier: Give it Away

Elmo gathers up all his old pacifiers and puts them in a box to give away to a baby who needs them.

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• street
• workshop
• elmo
• pacifier
• give
• it
• away

[mandapop]

Um. You commenters don't understand. It's not for really giving used pacifiers away. It's a trick to get kids to give up their habit. And also a reminder to parents to not allow such a habit because it messes up their future and existing teeth.

[curvation091113]

"No more binky! Wow oh wow! Check out who's a big kid now!" ...that was cute!

[mutherfuckingbiatch]

It's not always about using a binky to stop a baby from crying. We had to use it to teach my baby how to breath through her nose on her own. it was actually recommended by the specialist in the special care unit.When a baby has troubles like that it can be a form oftherapy to help newborns.It destroys their teeth if you allow them to continue to use it when they start to get teeth.easier to stop them from using it if you limit it to sleep time.Don't allow the use ALL day like a lot of parents do

[Lucailey]

@GrimmReaperess Arguing here is just silly. I know of other people that have gone though life never having to quit the binky and they did just time. In olden times they didn't exist, children simply used the thumb. I also wasn't comparing the toxins in cigs. to binkys. I was comparing the fact that it is hard to quit either one and starting a child on a binky is just setting them up for dissapointment when they have to " quit" just like quitting smoking - also a comfert object. Lets not argue

[GrimmReaperess]

@GrimmReaperess (Part 3) One more thing, I'd like to see you deal with an extremely colicky baby for days on end. When you're in a desperate situation and can't get your baby's cries to stop (which breaks any parent's heart) something tells me you'd attempt to calm him/her with a binkie.

[GrimmReaperess]

@Lucailey (Part 2) Also, I find it offensive that you would compare cigarettes to binkies. A cigarette is full of toxins, and we are not BORN with the urge to smoke. However, newborns are BORN with the urge to suckle.

[GrimmReaperess]

@Lucailey (Part 1) What a ridiculous statement. "Why not show children other ways to calm themself?" Yes, because you can rationalize with a newborn. Most babies begin using binkies shortly after birth, if not immediately after. Tell me exactly how you are supposed to show a newborn ways to cope with their strong and natural urge to suckle? There is no way.

[Lucailey]

@GrimmReaperess But why start them on something they will only have to give up? That would be like me telling you it is okay to smoke and then a year later taking it away from you and making you have to get used to not using your crutch? Why do that? Why not show children other ways to calm themself?

[GrimmReaperess]

@Lucailey Not all children are completely obsessed, though. And not all children have problems giving them up. I just think it's very unfair for you to bash binkies completely, considering not all children are monsters who constantly suck on them and throw a tantrum when they can't.

[Lucailey]

@KerriCP The idea is that the child will think that the binky is being given to a baby. Most preschoolers like to think of themself as a big kid. So, they would like the idea of giving up a "baby" thing and giving it to a "baby" It does not actually mean they they will really actually give it to a baby. It is more stroking their ego into letting them give up the binky. Of course this wouldn't be an issue if those disgusting "child shutter uppers" weren't used in the first place.

[Lucailey]

@Melisa5833 Gross and unneeded. Lucky for her dentist though.

[Lucailey]

@GrimmReaperess What does being a parent have to do with my oppinion? My mother was a parent ( obviously mine.) and she was totally against using binkies. I turned out just fine thank you very much. I am also a day care teacher and I have seen how obsessive children can become over binkies. When I was a preschool teacher I saw binkies being popped in children's mouths to shut them up before going home. Giving a baby a binky is only creating problems for the day when you have to take it away.