 [ Symptoms ] when should i wean my baby off his binkie [ Disease ] binkies do not cause dental problems in infants or toddlers so you do not have to worry about this likewise binkies may reuce the incidence of sids crib death i do not think you need to take it away though your son will get used to whatever some parents prefer to encourage thumb sucking since the thumb is always handy sorry    bad pun bottom line make a decision and go with it if you want to terminate the binkie know that there may be a few rough nights but your son will adjust if you want to continue to support it then just do so knowing that there will be no long term benefits if it is stopped by age 5 and that there may also be some benefit