Comments on: A Child’s Security Blanket

By: Patricia Stewart

Patricia Stewart — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:55:19 +0000

My great nephew still has his baby blanket and sucks his thumb at age 6 His parents have been successful in first keeping it in the house and are working on keeping it only in his room. When he does something wrong they take it away for a while. One day as his mom was taking it, it ripped. He became furious and screamed at her to get away from him. I really thought at one point he was going to hit her. In my view, if the blanket were purposely lost one day when they were in another state on vacation, lets say, he may cry for a day or two, but this unnatural level of attachment would be over.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:59:46 +0000

Thank you for this article. My 10-year-old great-nephew has a stuffed duck that he’s had since birth and he still takes it with him when he goes to his Dad’s or most family events. His life has been one of turmoil with an overbearing often verbally and emotionally abusive father. Then in 2020 both of his grandmothers died within a 6 week period. His mom finally left his dad the end of 2020 and they’ve since divorced. The younger boys adapted well to it but his father often fills his mind with blame against his mom and even threats to take him from her. It’s no wonder the kid needs that old worn out duck. He’s extremely introspective and rarely talks about his feelings. Who knows? Maybe he tells the duck things he won’t tell us. I was concerned about a 10 year old with a security duck. But now I understand it better. One day he will feel secure and won’t need it anymore. But for now we’ll repair it and wash it and not ridicule him for it. Thanks again for you wisdom and words.

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 29 May 2022 23:51:53 +0000

I don’t like it. At all. Everyone said it was ok but when my son took it on the slide and tripped over it, that was the last straw. Luckily caught him in time. Learning, Climbing, Running, Touching, Interacting needs to be unobstructed. Long blankies are unsafe and distracting to a child’s motor skill development. Period.

By: Chey

Chey — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 15:28:58 +0000

I have an 11 year old girl that can’t sleep without her blankey and its causing a problem. We are going on camping trip and I don’t want the blanket to get ruined by fire smoke, her siblings, etc. I need help to wean her away from it.