Am I mean?

[mom-in-alberta]

Soothers, suckies, blankets, thumbs.... for comfort, not for play!!
I don't hate the idea of a lovey, but there is a time and a place. And that is NOT during play or snacktime!!

[Other Mummy]

You all make great valid points. Ahhh the newbie always learns by mistake right? My very first client had a dcg ( 3.5 at the time she started) that had this rather large brown blankie. I was so grateful to get my first client, it never occured to me the problem her lovie (blanket) would create allowing her to carry it all over the daycare Should have nipped it in the bud from day 1. But nope. Now I know better

And that damn blankie stunk of pee 3 out of the 5 days of the week. Her mum only washed it once a week. Disgusting.

[Momof4]

Soothers, suckies, blankets, thumbs.... for comfort, not for play!!
I don't hate the idea of a lovey, but there is a time and a place. And that is NOT during play or snacktime!!

These are my rules too. It's pretty funny that we are the ones who wean children off things like this. I had a boy start here in the summer who had his soother 24/7 and he was almost 2 1/2 years old!!! I weaned him off the soother within a month and talked the parents into following suit at home by pointing out that he can't form words properly because he learned to talk with that thing in his mouth. I still can't understand him but we're making progress.