The trouble with blankies
My 2.5 year old daughter is attached to a blanket she’s had since she was a baby. I don’t mind her having it at home, but it’s quite large and isn’t suitable for carrying everywhere. She used to be fine in the car or away from home without it, but recently she’s decided she needs to take it everywhere. It’s just too big. Should I try to get her unattached from it? If so, how?
Uh, yep. Been there. Bear will be four in September and still carries his beloved blankie around the house and sleeps with it every night. It’s really adorable.
We ran into problems around two years old because he wanted to take it everywhere. It is pretty big. He agreed to keep it folded into a square when he was places like Sunday School or the grocery store. Eventually he began to prefer taking a smaller comfort object (we bought one of those tiny little teddy bear heads attached to a tiny little blanket) outside of the house and now he only needs his favorite toy of the day, usually something small.
I don’t recommend that you try to break her attachment from it. What about cutting a small piece of the blanket for her to take away from home? Try other attachment objects if that is not a suitable solution.
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