I need some help deciding how to get that thing out of his mouth! Currently, he usually only gets his "mimi" (that's how he says it) a few minutes after getting up in the morning, then a few minutes before his afternoon nap (and during nap of course) and then a few minutes before bed(and while sleeping). He goes to daycare one week a month and keeps it in the portacrib there and doesn't even ask for it the rest of the time.

The problem is, he starts wandering around the house looking for one when he gets tired or sad or bored, then whining for it, then pulling me to go get one where he thinks they might be hid. He throws a holy hell temper tantrum if we tell him no and cries and cries. Now, he turned two in August, it's time for this thing to go! I really dread having to put him to bed and to nap without it, because I don't think he'll sleep. It's going to be awful!

I have a week off work between Christmas and New Year's and I think this would be the perfect time, because I won't have to inflict his crankiness on anyone else! Does anyone have any extra pointers? I never had this trouble with my 11yr old girl. She never had a mimi, and when it came time to give up the bottle, we threw them in the garbage together and they were gone. He is a little less mature than she was and I don't think that will work with him. Thanks for the advice in advance!

Just toss it for it never to be seen again, he will soon move on without it.

If you don't want him to use them anymore... toss them, as Fr_Chuck said, or cut it up really well and show him that it is broken. Since he uses it so rarely, odds are it won't take long for him to be OK without it. Give him extra cuddles, or distract him with reading a book together, anything you can think of when he is tired, sad, or bored.

As hard as it will be, you've got to "lose" it. He knows enough already that if he cries long enough, he'll get it... that doesn't set a good precedent - especially for the Terrible Twos!

Toss it. He'll get over it.

Let him have it what harm is it doing. Eventually he will give it up. We let my son decide when he wanted to be a big boy and eventually he saw that big boys did not use a paci.

It will take a few tries but the key is for you to not give in. After two days my son forgot about it. However it look some doing because we gave in twice before he knew if he cried long enough he would get what he wanted. I know you can see it now but boys give things up at a different pace. Godd luck and stay strong.

The comfort item is easy for some kids to let go of and really difficult for others. My older daughter, at the age of 7, decided that she no longer wanted to suck her fingers. She sat on her hands and cried for two weeks straight. My youngest decided at 3 that binkies were for babies and tossed them all in the trash herself, never looked back.

The holidays are a difficult and exiting time for a two-year-old. If his searching and crying are the trouble for you, why not have a special place for the "mimi" by his pillow. Then, when the house is full of guests and mommy is busy with the adults, he can run to his room for a few minutes with his binky, then come back.

Cut the end of the nipple off :)