I have had a now 16 month old girl in my care since January. She is VERY attached to her blankie. She carries it everywhere with her, and I mean every where. I hate it. She will leave it in the middle of the floor and the other children are always tripping over it (there has been a few fat lips over this). However, as soon as I go to put it out of the way, she immediately runs for it and won't let it go. If I put her in a timeout she screams because she wants her blankie. I'm thinking about limiting the places where she can have it (ie. Only in her crib at nap time) but this means A LOT of crying from her... which is why I haven't done anything about it before.
Am I being mean? Should I just let her have it? She is a VERY sensitive girl, who cries over everything.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.