The Way I Got Rid Of My Sons Purcifier-My Little Story

My eldest child master 6 had a Pursifier. Which i took from him when he was 18 months old. Well i didn't just take it. I noticed that he was just using it to go to sleep. Then it would fall from his mouth and stay on the edge of

his bed till the morning. He would wake up suck on it for an hour or so then drop it on the floor. I would collect it and take it until His afternoon nap. Again the same routine of falling asleep with it then it sitting on the edge of the bed. I then decided that it was better if i started to introduce to him strategiys to stop using it. As it was only used in confort for going to sleep. I started to tell him that he was growing into Mummys little man and that he was getting to big for his percifier. I also told him that one day Mummy and Daddy would have to put it in a safe spot for when we had another baby so it could help the new baby go to sleep. I did this for a few weeks. Then i  decided today was the day. I put him in his toddler bed.  I put the purcifier on the side table where i knew he could see it. I reassured him it would be safe there and that when he woke up it would still be on the side table. I sat with him untill he fell asleep. i did this for a week then i put the purcifier into a box on the side table and said the same thing. It will be safe there he checked a few times but never asked for it. It took around two weeks of me sitting with him to get him to go to sleep with out the purcifier and without me in the same room. He has looked in the box months later and seen that it was there. He also made me chuckle as he did pick it up and have a little suck of it. He didnt like the taste of it i dont think, honestly. As he returned it to the biox and never tasted it again only looked. I kept it because i promised to give it to the next baby. As a reassurance. He pestured me for a new baby instead after this. Two years ago i had our second son and on the day i got home master then 4 years ran to his bed room and took out his dumby and asked master newborn if he would like it. Being a new born he was still to small for a large 18 Month soother. So i told my master 4 years this and he returned it to the box i also praised him for being such a big boy now. This made him smile. He is a very helpfull child. About 6 months ago when master 2 was 16 months old master now 5 and a half years took master 16 months to his bed room. Opened up his side table box with all his keep sakes and produced his long loved purcifier, he never forgot. Which i took and sterilized and gave to master 16 Months. I love sharing this memory. Not sure if it can help. I have heard a few storys where older children still have bottles and purcifiers. The only thing i can suggest is to take it off them if they still want it explain why they cant, health affects such as teeth problems and so on, danger of choaking. They are old enough to understand things like this. Then if they still want it Be the mum that you are and say NO. You have to put your foot down with older children, if you dont they will stand over you for ever. Bribing them cant work in a case like this as they will only learn that if they want other things in the ffuture they will only give it up if Mum/Dad buys them this, gives them that.