Some bad habits are extra hard to break, and for kids under 5 that can often involve giving up one of their favorite things: the beloved pacifier. However, one mom on TikTok has come up with a creative way to lure your kiddo away from the pacifier once and for all, and she’s spreading her unique parenting hack far and wide so other parents can benefit, too.
The simple "trick" was shared by Erin Domin earlier this week
The whole thing is quite clever
After all, the intention is to get kids excited about what the Dummy Fairy will leave behind, which takes their focus off of what they’re giving up. In Domin’s video, her daughter runs over to the donuts and cake pops with a huge smile on her face and is clearly happy by what she finds.
“That’s so special!” the toddler says in the clip. “Thank you, Fairy!”
In just a few days, the clip already has more than 6.4 million views
The comments are pretty great, too, with many people ooo-ing and aww-ing over the toddler’s reaction.
“That excitement scream is the sweetest I’ve heard!” one TikToker wrote. “You’re an amazing mom.”
“Why am I crying?!” said another.
Others called the hack everything from “adorable” to “brilliant.”
Even the official handle for TikTok reacted, writing, “This is so magical.”
But the best reactions probably came from other parents
Not only did they thank Domin for sharing the video in the first place, but many also said they were inspired to try this out with their own kids.
“Omg I’m sooo doing this,” one mom wrote.
“Showing my 3-year-old this video RN in hope it works for us,” said another.
A few parents also shared stories of their own successes.
“We gave ours to Santa for an extra gift,” one person said.
“[With] my daughter’s bottle, I told her my pregnant friend’s baby needed them when he was born,” another mom shared. “Worked a charm!!”
