Are your kids attached to anything?

Jamison'smama wrote: Are your kids attached to something...a blanket, an animal etc? Why aren't mine? Neither of my kids are attached to something and I actually try....any theories here?

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Both kids are attached to a blanket. Maddie's is on it's last leg. It's "Blankie". She grew attached to it when we moved here. She is starting not to care so much about Blankie. Only when she is upset or really tired.

Ethan's blanket is "Ci-Ci" Like CiCi's pizza. Only that is how he says "Sissy" and that is what he means when he calls it CiCi. He grew attached to his "CiCi" shortly after I stopped nursing him. It goes everywhere with him.

I'm glad they have their loveys. It really helps. I have no idea why some kids do this...Scotty and I both had loveys when we were little.

AlexsPajamaMama replied: All I can think of is that all kids are differant!

The blanket that Alex is attatched to is the same kind of blankie I was attached to. With the silky ribbon on the edges. He has had it since he was born and there is just something about it that is comforting I guess. He also has a puppy that he carries around the house with him and has to have in bed with him...but its a recent attachment, not something he has always had.

luvbug00 replied: No not attached enough to anything. she has "fu fu" her bunny but she'd be fine without him. ( which she usualy on has him at bed)

MommyToAshley replied: I am glad Ashley is not the only one. She never took a paci, never sucked her thumb, and never really grew attached to a blanket or stuffed animal. I tried too. The closest we have come is a little care bear Daddy bought her. Sometimes she likes to sleep with it, but most of the time she prefers nothing at all.

MyLuvBugs replied: Ya know it's strange. Lorelei has to sleep with her baa baa (a little lamb), but then after she wakes up she kisses it and puts it down and is fine. She's not really "attached" or "obessesed" with any particular item like I was. I had to have my blankie with me at all times, and DH was the same way. lol

~~*Missi*~~ replied: Ellie Bear- its a pink and green elephant head with a blanket attached that she LOVES and will not sleep without it and will search and tear her room apart for it. LOL

C&K*s Mommie replied: It just proves that not all kids fit into the same mold as the next.
Christian and Kel, both do not have anything they are attached to. Kel took the pacifer for a long time (almost 2yrs) but she gave it up with no hitches not long ago. They like to play with their 'babies' of the moment (different baby from day to day), and they will take them places in public, but they are not attached at all.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Only a binkie!

moped replied: Oh yes.......the puppies, 2 little stuffed puppies, I suppose it is like a paci because it is only in bed and I swear the kid LOVES these things............he sucks on the ears

Oh and he is very attached to me -

BAC'sMom replied: Both my younger children love there blankets.

coasterqueen replied: Kylie was attached to ME and a pacifier until age 2. Well she's still attached to me, lol. She would never take a lovey of any kind no matter how I tried. Just in the last 5 months she's gotten attached to a stuffed bear I bought at Christmas time for something else and her flashlight.

Megan is attached to her thumb (against my wishes ) and anything that resembles a blankie . It can be a kitchen towel, she doesn't care, but she does like the blankies with the satin edges the best. If we forget her blanket while out she'll grab on to anything that will do as a blanket, a shirt, towel, jacket, whatever.

b&bsmom replied: Both my guys had ,and still use at times , their raggies. (Burp rags although the smaller thinner kind not the cloth diaper kind) It happened with my oldest she would fall asleep while I would burp her and when I would bring her off my shoulder she would have it , so she came to like to hold them , it doesn't matter to be a certain one but had to have a raggie, and ended up being the same for my ds.

It was nice so it didn't have to be a paticular one.

boyohboyohboy replied: My son has had a green boyds bear frog since he was one, even though he only keeps it home now, he still refuses to go to sleep without it, and he speaks of him as if he is real, well so do we all now!
he named him froggy!

I have purchased a monkey from the same company for my youngest son, for when he turns one, and hope he loves him just as much.

Boo&BugsMom replied:
My son isn't either. To be honest, I'm glad. Within the 7-8 years I've been a preschool teacher, I have seen many kids attached to things, and it's only harder to have to take something away when they reach a certian age. Then by that time, it's the parents that need them to have it. Be glad...I am!

Boo&BugsMom replied: Ok wait...I take that back. Our son did have a pacifier until he turned about 1. He would spit it out at night and want us to go and fetch it for him. After having to get up about 6 times a night to find the darn thing, we said forget this and threw it out and never looked back. It was a certain kind too that he liked and had baby Daffy Duck on it. I'm glad though that I did it with all the damage pacifiers can do to the teeth and speech delays in older children. He did like that one pacifier though when he was a baby. He's almost 4 now though, and after we took the pac away he never got attached to anything else since then. He didn't like when we took it, but he got over it, just like any kid does after awhile.

Brias3 replied: I was never attached in specific as a child and my kids really aren't either, with the exception of the pacifier during the first year. All of them have preferences for certain things, for example Mason sleeps best with stuffed animals in his bed- just not ONE specific animal. Ryan has a bear that was given to him years ago that he only recently developed an interest in and named (Fuzzy Valley, respectfully ) but he is not what I'd consider "attached" to it. I guess it just depends on the child/their personality!

ediep replied: yup, Jason is attached to his blanket. He calls it his fefe...I have no idea where that name came from

AlexsPajamaMama replied:
Why do you have to take their loveys away at a certain age?

I am 22 and still have my blankie! I dont NEED it like my 2 year old does, but its still in my room.

mummy2girls replied: some kids just dont have any..it doesnt mean anything is wrong:) Jenna is attached to a blanket she has had since she was 4 months old. She used to have to take it everywhere she goes. bUt now she just needs it when she goes to bed at night and when she is sick or sad...the blanket si started to get ripped and ratty! the edging is starting to come loose from hers... She chews and grabs that corner so thats why i think its getting worn...

My3LilMonkeys replied: Brooke has a blanket that she is VERY attached to. My grandma knitted it for her when she was born and she has been carrying it everywhere that we will let her for almost 2 years.

Madison has not attached herself to anything yet. She has a stuffed dog that she likes to sleep with sometimes, but that's all.



I am not trying to start a debate here, but IMHO there is no need to take it away at any age. My younger sister carried a blankie until she was at least 5 or 6, maybe older, when it fell apart. After that she got a stuffed bunny named Mr. Bunny that she carried around for another 2 or 3 years. My mom kept Mr. Bunny until just a few months ago when she gave him to my girls. My whole family has fond memories of Mr. Bunny.

Jamison'smama replied: Well I certainly don't think there is anything wrong with my kids--and like you Karen, Jamison was attached to me---literally--she loved to nurse! Both of my kids are attached to pacifiers--Jamison would still love to have one (at 3.5). We have taken them away but she will still sneak Jack's at times--what can you do? I just kind of wish they had something special that they loved--a blanket or a bear that will go with them forever. I LOVED a blanket and I have it in a box in my closet.

Oh well--kids are different.

b&bsmom replied: I still have my blanket I used to carry and my teddy bear. My dh wants me to get rid of my bear, I have it in a basket with the plastic around it because this bear isn't your typical stuffed animal, It is not soft cuddly wise, it is furry but hard if you can imagine, and the stuffing would come out at different holes ( which is this little pebble things) so there is duct tape all over him, the only fur you can touch is on his head and in between some of the tape. But I have fond memories of him and I know like the one piece of tape around his middle my nana put on for me. I don't have the hear to toss him.

What is very funny is my mom said her step sister gave it to me because the boyfriend she just broke up with had given it to her and then I was born so she gave it as a baby gift, I think it is from Australia, If I think of it I will post a pic you wouldn't believe it unless you saw it.

That is my 2cents!

coasterqueen replied:
I'm not here posting this to start a debate either, but even as adults many people NEED some sort of something. I know I've been attached to blankets, not in the same sense as a child is, but I have blankets that we've used on our bed that have fallen apart and so they graduate to the livingroom as something to cover up with when cold, etc. DH begs me to get rid of them because they are ratty and old, but I can't. Every time I cover up with them I feel safe, warm and just AHHHHHH relaxed.

Dh is the same way w/certain shirts. He won't give them up no matter what. He's at least agreed not to wear them outside the realm of our property, but he will keep them until there isn't a square of cloth left.

So even though I think it's unusual to see an older child with a binky or a blanket, I tend to remind myself that I 'need' things to help me feel secure just as much as they do .

coasterqueen replied:
I feel the same way Brenda. I so wished that for Kylie. Like I said she just recently got attached to a teddy bear and it was all by accident. I introduced so many blankets and bears and none of them caught her attention but finally this one simple looking bear did it. I HOPE she stays attached to it forever. Although, she can sleep w/o it if she has to, so she's not completely attached.

And Megan's not attached to one particular blanket, either, but she does like them.

I, myself, don't have the blankie I had as a baby/child, but I still do have the blanket I used for my dolls. I can't ever get rid of that blanket. It's the only thing left I have from my childhood my mom didn't get rid of.

Nina J replied: Emily is attached to a Bart Simpson figurine. It was DH and she asked if she could have it a few months ago. Now it goes everywhere with her, and sleeps on her bedside table at night

mom21kid2dogs replied: Olivia never had any "object" she loved or attached to either. We have a rather large extended family (13 cousin on my side alone) and less than half of them had a lovey. She really never preferred toys, either. She's just all about people. She loves her pets but has no lasting effects when we lose one. She recovers much faster than we do in that regard. She is very caring but not particularly sensitive in nature. I don't know if it's a personality trait or what.

USMCwife replied: Eden was attached to her blankie until just a couple months ago, she also sucks her 2nd and 3rd fingers on her right hand, she never took a paci. She is getting over the finger sucking.

Garrett so far isnt attached to any kind of material things. He is 8 months old.

luvmykids replied: None of mine had anything but now Colt has to have his cowboy hat at all times even if he sometimes has to hold it instead of wear it.

ZandersMama replied: Zander always needs to have a ball with him at all times. Any ball it doesnt matter. The first thing he says when he gets up in the morning is "Wheres my ball" Ball was his first real word, he loves anything round.

na81 replied: Taylor has a blanket and the dredded nuk/pacifier (which she calls "guk"-cute, but hate the fact that she still takes one) that she "has to have" to sleep. I wouldn't say she's attatched to them, but sometimes we have to take the blanket with us in the car!!

AlexsPajamaMama replied:
same here....but not often at all and I don't mind that he takes it out of the house with us. I tell him blankey needs to stay in the car so it wont get lost in the store and he agrees and doesnt have a problem with that at all.

kit_kats_mom replied: Not really. Katherine cycles between two blankets that she likes but she doesn't freak if they are both in the wash. She prefers to have one of them with her when she sleeps but that started after we moved her to her own room.

I really tried to introduce loveys to both girls but apparently my boobies are all the lovies they needed. I wonder if any of it has to do with AP'ing them, extended nursing and/or mom's working outside of the home? I haven't had a chance to read the other posts but I may have to come back and check out the other responses

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Zach no
Emilie not really, although sometimes she'll throw a tantrum if the teddy of the week isn't in her bed
Naomie - my boobs

Celestrina replied: Ben has a small dog he is attached to. He doesn't need him all the time, he only wants "puppydog" when he goes to sleep.

Kaitlin'smom replied: yes, she has her thumb, normaly sucks when tired or board. She also has this little pillow, it used to hang on her door when she was a baby. She does not carry it everywere but does like to have it with her in the car or when she is sleeping, it travels with her everyday to the sitters and usualy gets in the wash once a week. She also LOVES blankets. She does have one particular blue teddy she takes along with that pillow.

ashtonsmama replied: Brenda-your kids are attatched to you right? Well that's all that matters, IMO.

Same with Ashton, he does take a binkie, but only when I give it to him, he doesn't HAVE to have it, and I want to keep it that way.

ashtonsmama replied:

Ashton is slightly attatched to my boobs too.

AlexsPajamaMama replied:
Good Idea! IMO.

holley79 replied: Annika isn't attached to anything yet. She does have a pink dog that she sleeps with though she doesn't HAVE to have it.