When we were young, we all had sticky objects, such as dolls, pillows, or rotten blankets. Did you know that those objects have meaning and play an important role in us until we become adults?
'Rotten cloth' or 'rotten pillow' is probably one of the problems that parents have to face. When the little one starts to have a soft cloth, a soft pillow or a cute doll that he will not let go. even starting to tear flaky and smell also kept not far away worried that Children will be children who will not grow up. but psychologically Rotten cloth is part of the normal growth of young children.
Usually, during the first 6 months of a newborn baby Babies are inseparable from the outside world. and thought to herself that mother Or the person who takes care of him is the same person as him, just thinking that he wants whatever he wants. Just thinking that you will be hungry soon will be full. I didn't think that the person who was looking for milk to eat was a different person from himself.
Later, when he realized that he and his mother were different people. children will be worried because he already knew that his mother was someone else He cannot live on his own, not dependent on his mother. therefore afraid that it may be abandoned
'Rotten cloth' or other transitional objects. It is often the first item that a child actually owns. In the sense that he was fully aware that this was something that was not himself. But he can control it. As the mother cannot be with him all the time. But he knew that the rotten cloth would always be with him. Rotten cloth is like a mother's agent that makes babies feel safe. especially at bedtime and when you feel stressed Therefore, adults should not secretly leave them without their consent.
fromresearchIt was found that the rotten cloth also had a positive effect on the children as well. When letting young children play in an unfamiliar room with something that feels safe like a mother. or rotten cloth children dare to play explore things and more patient and unable to cry than a child who has nothing to do with him. But the rotten cloth is only useful if the child really feels attached to it. It is only normal for infants to be infected with rotten clothes that parents do not need to worry about anything. In the United States, about 60 percent of American children have experienced rotten clothes, rotten pillows, or rotten dolls. Babies tend to have their own rotting clothes in the first 4-12 months, and by the age of 5-6, rotting clothes tend to become less important to them. until finally divorced
However, when the world is bad It is not uncommon for some adults to use rotten cloth as an emotional dependency as well. by Travelodge Hotel Chain EverexploreIn 2011, 35 percent of British adults still slept with a teddy bear.
Even so, the major problem that annoys many parents is probably the rottenness of the fabric. Claudia M Gold (Claudia M Gold) The pediatrician gave advice on the web. Psychology Today that when the child is 4 months old, it should be the one who brings the rotten cloth or rotten pillows to recommend to the child himself By preparing 2 spares in case of loss and can be alternately washed If left too long Your baby may not feel attached to the new rotten cloth if it's too late and you won't stay away from the rotten cloth. The other option might be for the little one to help clean his rotten cloth. Help him reassure him that after watching his spoiled brat take a bath, it will smell clean and come back to him.