To snuggie or not to snuggie that is the question.
When I was young my brother and I both had blankies. These where our security items for sleeping and reassurance in strange places. We relied on these items for comfort but where not totally dependent on them as some children are.
Case in point: one of the girls I nanny for is totally and utterly reliant on a stuffed cat (Marie from the Aristocats). She will not sleep without it and will cry for it throughout the day if we are not at her house and she does not have it on hand. The other child has no security item and seems to not even realise what it is that she is missing. So my question is are they more harm then good. Are they better for some children who are more sensitive? What do you think?
It's a tough call. I wanted Ella to have a snuggie and tried to get her attached to several different things. She was never interested. When she was a baby I wanted something to give her comfort throughout the night or while in her carseat or whatever. but since she was not interested, i guess we just dealt with it. Now of course, it's better that she doesn't have one because it would start to be a problem as she gets older. In the big picture, I don't think there is anything wrong with it. The positives outweight he negatives, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the parents you work for approached it? This is just a thought, but perhaps the parents didn't approach it as well as your mum did? I think that, just like with a soother, you need to instill the routine that a snuggie is for sleeptime. It is not for taking out of the house and dragging around in the dirt all day. If the parent approaches it this way then the child should accept this as natural.