The Afternoon Beat With Ayesha Ismail And Sumayya Jamal –When should you worry about child attachment to the comfort items? With Guest Fathima Abdullah
Many parents will feel a twinge of concern if their five-year-old can’t
sleep without his dummy or their teenager refuses to throw out the
tattered blanket she’s had since she was a baby. The topic of comfort
objects is hotly debated, with some arguing that the attachment to
objects from babyhood is childish, unnecessary or even harmful.
So when should you worry about your child’s reliance on comfort
items? And how can you encourage them to let go?
sleep without his dummy or their teenager refuses to throw out the
tattered blanket she’s had since she was a baby. The topic of comfort
objects is hotly debated, with some arguing that the attachment to
objects from babyhood is childish, unnecessary or even harmful.
So when should you worry about your child’s reliance on comfort
items? And how can you encourage them to let go?
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