thanks everyone for the suggestions! i slowly started to wean the blanket today....the morning was horrendous and by afternoon she had calmed down a little...this gives me hope we are on the right path! i do admit i am a little biased on this childs behavior...my daughter is only a few months older and i cant imagine her behaving this immaturely.in my mind, this is behavior associated with toddlers not a girl who will be 4 in a few weeks and starting jk in september. i admit this has clouded my judgement and i am working on it. again i appreciate the suggestions and will be pulling out some activities for her in the morning!