When do kids?

Question

when do kids get into the comfort blanket thing? (or stuffed animal they always carry around?) My son is 2 and has yet to start the security blanket thing...will it happen later when he gets older??

Answer 1

Not every child needs a security object. I just means he feels secure with his surrounding and you should be proud of that.

Answer 2

Some children do not need an item for security. They just feel secure. Other children want something for security. Usually if something tragic has happened or something scary a child looks for comfort in an item. This can happen at any childhood age the common age for children to have a security item is between 3-6 years old but it can happen earlier or later. My children are 12, 8, and 3 and none of them have clung to anything yet. Children who have fears, or another scary situation to a child they may find comfort in an item. I don't believe that it has anything to do with the parents, but the child and their anxiety level, and how they feel when certain circumstances happen. your child may never need a security blanket or item. Here is a website about security blankets you can check out. http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20050422-000008.html

Answer 3

My son will be 4 at the end of this month and just got attached to a particular blanket. Not all children need a security object...I never did, but my brother and sister did. It all depends on the child

Answer 4

He might never get into it. Some children never do and are perfectly fine without a comfort object. My daugther started pretty early with favourite toys but she would switch from one to another once in a while. She's not obssessively attached to them for which I'm happy. She's 3 1/2 years now and still likes things done in a certain way which I guess will continue for a while.

Answer 5

Every child is different. I have three children and only my girls had security items. My oldest daughter used to carry around this barbie doll everywhere when she was 6 years old until about age 7. My youngest daughter always likes to carry around her stuffed puppy "Puppers" everywhere she goes including to bed. She started this when she was 3 and still does it. My son, however never had a security item.

Answer 6

My neice and nephew did the blanket thing at about 1. My daughter is 3 and she never got hooked to anything. It is not a bad thing. I had a friend who at 20 was still going to bed with the blanket she had since she was born.

Answer 7

not every kid does the security item thing. my 2 oldest didn't but my youngest has a blanket that he can't sleep or watch cartoons without. I would say if your 2 year old hasn't secured his self to anything by now it's probably not going to happen.

Answer 8

My son was around 6 months old when he began wanting his blankie all the time, but my daughter never had a comfort item at all. Every child is different. I've heard that a child that doesn't have a comfort item has already learned to self sooth and is generally more self reliant and confident. So I wouldn't worry too much.

Answer 9

He might never want a comfort blanket or he probably will do it around 3-4.

Answer 10

I have three kids...my oldest son who is now 6 has just put down his bear. He was soooo tied to it...but my younger two who are 4 and 2 don't have any kind of security thing. Guess it all depends on the child.

Answer 11

my child liked her shoe...a lot. she would refuse to get a new pair. this happened to her at about 1 1/2 years old. my friends daughter carried around a catalog that had a picture of her favorite stuffed animal in it at around the same age. it is possible that your child will not have an item that they always carry around.