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My toddler has to twirl mine or her fathers hair or her own for a comfort thing. Just wondering what other children do for comfort.


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  • That is too funny very similar to my 18 month old. My 18 month old pulls at her hair (she’s done it since she was a baby) or twirls it! Everyone thinks it’s the cutest thing ever. It really relaxes her. Or she finds any soft blanket/teddy and cuddles it. When my 5 year old was a baby she would always force her fingers in my mouth! It was the strangest thing, or she would play/pull at my lips. It was such a bad habit haha.


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  • Too many to mention. They seem to love certain cuddly toys that help in melt down, and yes, used to twirl the hair of a certain toy (thankfully not my hair!). Also think that routine is a security thing. When evacuating a catastrophic bushfire and sleeping on the floor of a hall with nothing comforting, lots of noise and sirens etc. just having a routine helped – food (thankfully), a cuddle, toilet, teeth and somewhere to lie down. Definitely helped having bedtime routine then!


  • Both my kids had a favourite teddy that went everywhere with them. My boy still loves his teddy and although he doesn’t come out with us anymore he’s still his favourite toy to go to sleep with.


  • My eldest had a dummy but neither of my sons have had a blankie or stuffed toy they couldn’t sleep without.


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