tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516488777599629236.post8134145547797569330..comments2024-03-19T07:34:44.662-07:00Comments on The Island of Phelps: Blanket WoesRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978112515173586772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516488777599629236.post-61459294386551147722009-01-08T12:47:00.000-08:002009-01-08T12:47:00.000-08:00As much as I love Gareth and Erin, WHERE'S THE RES...As much as I love Gareth and Erin, WHERE'S THE REST OF THE FAMILY POSTS? Sabrina? Ryan? Sarah? Brent? Mom/Dad?Kate The Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389169790226201401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516488777599629236.post-11610634984064975622009-01-01T18:49:00.000-08:002009-01-01T18:49:00.000-08:00I still have my yellow blanket (which I believe wa...I still have my yellow blanket (which I believe was Ryan's at one time...). It is packed away in my laundry basket along with my spare sheets, extra towels, and other randomness. Savannah never really had a blanket, right? Instead she had her chapstick. :)Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272806615343720952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516488777599629236.post-76849049253107843392008-12-29T09:22:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:22:00.000-08:00First of all, congratulations on setting the rule ...First of all, congratulations on setting the rule about not letting the blanket leave the house. Setting boundaries is important. Second, "this too shall pass." Some kids give up blankets easily, others don't. Daniel loved his blanket. He couldn't understand why the rest of us didn't love it as much as he did. (However, he did not suck his thumb with the blanket.) Sometimes, it is really nice to have a sure way to pacify a crying child. <BR/><BR/>It sounds like Gareth is a little stressed by the holidays just as you are. His attachment will probably ebb and flow over the next few months or years. When you are ready to deal with his crying again (in a few days, weeks or months--no hurry), you can try confining the blanket to his room again. In the meantime, Gareth needs to think that you regard the blanket as "no big deal." When he cries because he can't find the blanket (it's in the wash or in another room), casually tell him where it is. You can then try to distract him with a toy or activity, let him get it himself (if it's in another room), or just "ignore" the crying--repeat some mantra while he cries, like "crying helps develop good lungs" or "oh, the joys of motherhood." ;) As long as Gareth knows you love him and he is being taught line upon line, a little at a time, how to be responsible for his own actions, you are doing a good job. Unfortunately, there is no ONE RIGHT WAY to raise a child. <BR/><BR/>When dealing with Daniel and his blanket, he knew there were boundaries for it (it does not leave the house and it gets washed when it is dirty). Otherwise, I basically ignored his attachment. When he was in grade school, the blue blanket was gray and nearly threadbare but he still carried it around with him. One day, Dad threatened to burn it in the fireplace if he saw it again. Daniel believed him and hid it away. He knows it's still there if he ever needs it.Momof8https://www.blogger.com/profile/05459740445023756616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516488777599629236.post-38777990222830852872008-12-28T21:08:00.000-08:002008-12-28T21:08:00.000-08:00I wish I could help - but Scotty and I were intimi...I wish I could help - but Scotty and I were intimidated today by being asked to fill in at the nursery - both couples were gone for both nurseries... luckily one couple showed up a few minutes late. And a father stuck around. I was completely useless in there. I had no idea what to do with those crying babies :(Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744030160358366533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516488777599629236.post-80572462268425550612008-12-28T20:23:00.000-08:002008-12-28T20:23:00.000-08:00This is the hardest part of being a parent, that I...This is the hardest part of being a parent, that I've experienced so far... am I doing this right? Good luck... let me know what you try, and what seems to work (for Gareth, anyway...)Amy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240262331193821446noreply@blogger.com