Pacifiers can be a comfort to small children and their parents, but using them for too long can be harmful to children’s teeth. Dr. Jean shared a link with some excellent tips on giving up the pacifier. Among the tips are “planning the good-bye,” including getting ready for a special visit from the “Binky Fairy,” who will take a box of collected pacifiers to “take to all the babies who need them.”
http://www.metrokids.com/MetroKids/January-2010/Break-Free-of-the-Binky