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Comforters
Having something to suck or hold can help babies and young children feel safe and calm at times of stress, change or separation from parents. Comforters are a kind of bridge to help young children learn to manage until old enough to feel okay by themselves.
- Dummies should not be given to babies before breast feeding has been established (different sucking motion).
- Young children may suck on a dummy, thumb, soft toy or special piece of blanket when they need comfort such as at bedtime or in new situations. For some children this can be for a lot of the time when they are about one or two years of age.
- Usually children give them up by about four years of age when they feel more secure in the world.
- It is not helpful to take away children’s comforters while they still need them (especially for one and two year olds) because it can make them feel more anxious and upset. Even if they say you can ‘give it to the fairies’ they don’t really understand that this means they cannot have it any more.
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