My child also sucked on his lovey for many years. I would think about going to a small “baby” blanket and get multiples so you can easily throw them into the wash.

Here is my challenge my 6 year old daughter has always been a blanket sucker. Almost every night I find her asleep with it in her mouth- its not just one blanket though I have changed the “main blanket” many times and even taken it out of the room. She will use the bed sheet as a replacement. She has the sensory need to suck but I have been trying to find a replacement that is one easy to keep clean and something that doesn’t effect the teeth. Any ideas?

Absolutely! And my kiddo chews the sippy cup part as well… and then gets mad that there are no tops that haven’t been chewed on. LOL.

Thanks. It can be tough because I feel that they should have already outgrown these things. But then I remind myself that it doesn’t hurt anyone and actually helps them get the sensory input they need.

LOL! Guess I know these will be around for a while 😀

Definitely the norm for us in our house! I sometimes think only my kids do things that seem off kilter — and then I’m reminded that there are loads of sensory kids out there probably doing the exact same thing 😀

Absolutely! It’s easy to see the sippy cups as something only toddlers need but sometimes our sensory kids know how to ask for what they need without being able to tell us why they need it.