Puts Soother Competely In Mouth....advice?

[playfelt]

I sent a child off to JK this year age 4 that still has a two hour nap every afternoon with a soother and a stuffed bunny that he screams for if he doesn't have. The soother was in his mouth all day lest he scream and I just got tired of it but made him take it out of his mouth if he wanted to talk to me. Feeling sorry for his teacher in the full day jk school program. I tried, I really did but gave up because the child would whine to parents about how sad he was at daycare because I took it away. So not risking losing the child and the parents and child will learn soon enough they should have listened to me over 2 years ago.

In the case of swallowing only other option I could see is using a piece of ribbon like the clip on holders but sew the soother to the ribbon instead of snapping so it stays put but for sure child needs a different size.

Considering my experience above I totally support the get them off the soother at your house as soon as you can even if it means a week of restless naps, etc. The child will be better off and safer down the road.

[kindertime]

In the case of swallowing only other option I could see is using a piece of ribbon like the clip on holders but sew the soother to the ribbon instead of snapping so it stays put but for sure child needs a different size.

I had one little guy a long time ago who would wake in the middle of nap and throw his soother across the room. He was about 13-15 months at the time. He would then cry for the rest of nap without the soother. He could unclip the clips, so... I took a soother clip and sewed it to the soother. He couldn't take it off, so he couldn't throw it. When he was older, I would tell him this story about how I used to have to go on my hands and knees looking around under the other beds in the dark for his soother when he was a baby. He got a kick out of it.

But I digress. With regards to the soother in the OP, having it on a clip might prevent choking on the whole thing, but what if the child bites off part of it while the whole thing is in his mouth? He wouldn't be able to prevent it from going down his throat because the "big" part is in the way.

And, I know I'm a pessimist sometimes, but even if there was no choking or distress but the child did still swallow part of it, the parents will blame the dcp. It's her fault because it happened at her daycare. Maybe take this oportunity to teach the child to suck his thumb. Can't choke on a thumb!