Advice- (creative) way to detach daughter from her blankie?

hi, dr phil, who i really like was talking about this not long ago and he had a really creative solution, but i cannot for the life of me think of what he said to do. i think it was a gradual thing. like taking it away for a little at a time and the end result being it framed in a shadow box and displayed in the bedroom. sorry i could not have been of more help.

I saw something on Super Nanny once where a little girl wouldn't give up her binkies. So, Super Nanny told her to collect all of her binkies and put them in a bag. They hung them on a tree outside. The "Binky Fairy" came overnight to take them away and left the girl a new doll, which she was very happy with. You should try something like that.

My daughters never had the blankie problem. My 4 year old will carry stuffed toys and beanies with her. She will keep them in the car if needed...no blankie problem yet though. Sorry I couldn't be of help! Let me know what you find out!

How about making it into a small hankie,a scarf or a small little pouch.... just a few suggestions :)

My oldest grandchild had a blankie. Which his daycare wouldn't allow! O outside blankets so germs didn't spread! They were always calling my daughter about him throwing tantrums when it was nap time, so in frustration, my daughter finaly just tore it in half and left half at daycare and half at home. Of course, since she didn't finish the torn edge, it got smaller and smaller in the wash, Finally, shecut it in to pieces, and just stuck a piece about 4 square inches in his pocket every day, and he had his blankie with him whenever he needed it. Often its just the comfort of the rubbing the child wants

Matthew is 10 and still uses his blanket at night when he sleeps. I've never thought too much about it until the other night when he was sick and he had it in the car with us. That thing stank to high heaven even though it had just been washed. We made a deal that by his 11th b-day in July the blankie would be retired. I told him we'd pack it away which seemed to make him feel better about it.

well if it will hold up why not make a pillow case out of it for her that wasy she can take it to scholl for nap time , if the holes are a problem you can go to the fabric store and pick out some material to patch them with that way she can always have her blankie on her bed ;) and if she does keep it along time its wont be a blankie it will be a pillow case LOL hope this helps ! ~M~

Hi, making a pillow out of it sounds good. My sister had a squeakie, it was a satin pillow cover that she squeaked between two fingers while she sucked her thumb. Maybe if you just send her off on her way with her bits and pieces, she will rapidly evolve due to a bit peer group pressure from the other kids. My sister had her squeaky for years. Her own daughter even had one. Genetic squeakies, wow.

You have a biger problem than her blankie. She is spoiled. The time to wean her off the blanket was long before now. The screaming because of the incident with the show shows that she is ill prepared to function where she cannot have immediate gratification. I suggest you not do anything withthe blankie until someone at the school mentions it, then they can be part of the solution. It doesn't sound likeShe is going to be cooperative enough to last allday without it at school without some of the weaning taking place there as well as at home.

I made a pillow for my son when his blankie got too ratty. You might could make her a backpack or purse to carry her toys, etc in. Then she could take that with her when she goes places. How about making a teddy? I am sure you could get a pattern on-line or at the library.I made some for my daughter when she was a baby. I also like the idea of clothes for her fav. teddy or doll.

I think making a pillow out of it is a good idea, although she might want to still carry the pillow around then. For my son I made a "treasure box" and put his baby things into them. This way he can have his baby stuff and favorite stuff as a momento when he gets older. We decorated the box together, and we occasionally add stuff to it, or just go back and look at. I also let him pick a new comforter set for his big boy bed, and that helped to ease the favorite blankey fit.

I had the same expereince with my child whis is now 5 years old. In India, there is a method to prevent children from sucking the thumb.It is found that when the child is asleep it continues to suck the thumb. So when the child is asleep we apply neem oil to the thumb. It is bitter and harmless. The bitter taste makes the child averse to sucking the thumb. Also it may be applied during day time without the child knowing it. It was very effective.

Forget about it. My daughter, now 22, married and pregnant with my first grandchild, still has her "Afghi." It was hand-knitted by a close friend when she was born. She still uses it and cherishes it. Not even think about trying to separate your loved one from his or her blessed blankie.

If She Carries A Small Teddy Around With Her, Maybe You Could Make The Blankie Into A Jumper For The Teddy.

why? i never had a comforter as a kid but all three of mine do.beth who is 9 has blankie which was a cot sheet but is now a tiny notted rag,reece who is 5 has bobi,a little yellow dog i got free on the front of a baby magazine before i had him and luke who is 2 and a half has a big ty dog called ralphie.once they get to nursery i make mine leave their comforters in the house for bed time.i dont think theres any reason to get rid.my kids really love their special friends and i cant see a problem with that,i even gave bobi a new eye the other week because his old one had dissapeared and reece asked me "please could you get bobi a new eye".why not.

My younger son like a satin blanket. He would rub it on his face as he sucked his two middle fingers when he was tired or it was nap time. The blanket jut kept getting smaller and smaller until it was gone. But since she dosen't need to take it every where why not jusy let her go with it. We all need something to give us comfort from time to time.

I dont see a porb with the blanket at all. Every child has something that they like and hers just happens to be a blanket. I would explain to her that the blanket is to maybe stay in the room. Tell her that she is more than welcome to have it but it is for when she is in bed. We did the same thing for my sona nd his "Sucky". He loves it and I didn't want to take it away from him..so our rule is he is allowed to have it in his bed and it is not allowed to leave his room. He will wake up in the morning and the first thing he does is put his sucky on his pillow and gets out of bed. My daughter had a blanket (8 years later still does) but when it was time we did the same thing. We told her that the blanket now had a special place and it was to stay there. She then started putting it under her pillow and leaving it there. It was there for her when it was time for her to nap or go to bed. Hope this helps. I wouldn't worrie about taking iitay totally. It sounds like you have limits with it now (not taking it out of the car ect) so just add some new limits for her. That way she wont seem like such a baby, but can still enjoy what she likes!

My suggestion would have been to make clothes for a bear or for a doll. Or even make it a blankie for her doll. My son was attached to a blanket and when my husband went to Iraq, he thought that daddy needed it more. So we cut the blankie and sent it to my husband. My son just set the blanket on his bed and sort of forgot about it. He's 6 1/2 now and doesn't mention the blanket at all. We didn't try to take the blankie til he was 4 almost 5. He didn't want to take it to school because all the sudden he was all grown up...lol

Turning it into a pillow is a good idea. You could also perhaps frame it in her room. I know a friend of mine who has his blankie framed in his room. He is 17 now and often I wish I still had my blankie from when I was a child.

My daughter is 9 now,but when she was real small she had a blankie...I ended up cutting it in half,mainly soI could wash one half! I then cut it in half angain and slowly cut them into tiny squares. By the time she went to school they were about the size of a napkin and I let her put it in her pocket. That way she could still have the security. She still has them and uses them as Barbie blankets!