Daycare.com Forum - View Single Post - Gave The Pacifier Back...After 2 Months Without It

Several years ago I had a little girl that was 7.. still using a pacifier..
It was CRAZY...
7 years old..
The mom would arrive to drop her off.. it was in her mouth..she'd try to talk to her mom with it in her mouth.. her mom would let her..! double crazy..
But..
My philosophy is..
I HONESTLY do not care what they do at their home..
I run this show.. lol..
I did allow her to have it.. AT NAPTIME ONLY... she was absolutely not allowed to attempt to speak to me with it in her mouth..
and the moment naptime was over.. I took it and put it away..

My rules regarding paci's.. or .. as we call my granddaughter's 'pappy'...
any child that is in a crib... can have their 'pappy'...
but if they are out crawling.. or walking in daycare room.. NO PAPPY...
I don't have time to search for them when they drop them and they get lost..
They can always have them at nap...no problem..
sometimes I have several to pass out for nap.. other times not..
My granddaughter is 21 months old.. when naptime is over..
I say.. bring me your 'pappy'.. she pulls it out of her mouth.. and hands it to me..
all kids do...
Why.. because THAT IS THE RULE HERE .. and they know it..

Bottles....
I begin to transition a baby from bottle to Nuk cup with handles about 7 months old...
as soon as they are drinking good from that cup.. I stop giving them a bottle completely...
I've had parents that continued to give bottles until child was over 18 months old.. who knows.. MAYBE OLDER for all I know..
Honestly.. if they want to deal with that issue .. let them..
but.. when that child walks in my door.... they get a cup.. PERIOD..
I've always said.. if they have the motor skills to HOLD their own bottle.. then they can HOLD their own cup...