Ok, so I got GREAT responses on the whole "passy has to go" thing. THANKS! BUT see if you can top this one! My daughter, as you know, is 2. When she was born, a co-worker of mine crocheted her a blanket. She took up with her blanket and that I think is a bigger security item for her than the passy. However, she picks this blanket...and EATS the lint. This is REALLY gross but I have honestly (my hand to God) pulled lint from her bottom when she's made stinky. I have called the MD about this and he says not to be concerned. She complains it hurts when I have to pull it out of her bottom and I try to tell her that if she will stop eating it, it won't hurt anymore but, it doesn't seem to do any good. She picks this blanket while watching tv, when she's upset, when she's tired, when she's riding, YOU NAME IT! So what do I do about THIS?!?!?!?
S.,
Wow, I was expecting something really gross! If it was my child, I would take it away and get a different blanket for her. I know that it will suck at first because she likes it, but maybe let her pick the next design that you approve of? Good luck!!!
Blessings,
C.
You should listen to the Dr. Let it go. Leave it in her bottom, it will come out on it's own.
Let your child have her security items. My daughter had a passy and then sucked her thumb until she entered Kindergarten. The other kids shamed her out of sucking her thumb and we have had no problems since.
Get some Dobson books, they are great.
You are in my prayers,
W.
I would get rid of it. I know your child will have a fit because my 5 year old still has a blankie and takes it with her everywhere but I don't allow her to take it to school or in a store. It's her Gammie's old shirt! She loves it and cherishes it but if she was eating it, I would get rid of it and find something that she will not eat. It's better for the child's health rather than to let them keep eating it and hurting.
It is were me, I would take it away and replace it with a non-edible blanket. I would explain to her why you're doing so so she understands the assocation of "old blanket=hurt, new blanket=better". Most young children love blankets that are velour on one side and satin on the other. My son has a really nice blanket from Churchill Weavers. It's nubby but doesn't get linty.
Good luck!
A.
I had a security blanket until I started school. The first day of Kindergarten, my parents got rid of it.. I came home from school and asked where it was and they said that I was a big girl now so they gave it away to a little girl who hadn't started school yet. I guess it didn't scar me for life, lol. But I really wouldn't worry 2 much about it. There will come a time when you wish they were 2 again and have much more difficult issues to deal with. Enjoy this time, my friend.
Try putting the blanky in a 'time out'. And follow through with telling her when you give it back to her that if she is caught eating it again, you will put it back in time out. Each time you put it in time out, add a minute or two. Maybe she will agree to not eat it or better yet forget that it is in time out, then you can put it away for good!
Good Luck and "STICK TO YOUR GUNS!"
I had the same EXACT problem with my son when he was younger, except he would eat the little fringe strings that are on the ends of a dishtowel. And it would also come out of his bottom when he went to the bathroom and he would cry cause it hurt. I know how you feel about being at a loss of what to do. It is a habit, and those are hard to break. All I can suggest is that everytime you see her chewing on it, take it away. She may cry and throw a fit, but tell her she can have it back IF she keeps it out of her mouth. Then give it back, and if she puts it back in her mouth, take it away again, and for a little longer. It will be hard to watch her all of the time, but slowly you will start to break the habit. It WAS a little easier to take the dishtowels away from my son. Good luck and keep us posted!
