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We're at 18 months and she still has a blankie and pacifier. I think it's strange that your daycare said that you should take away the blanket (pacifier, I could see for dental development reasons). Like you, we only give it to her at nap/bed time, but if she sees either between those times, she'll freak out and *have* to have them.

I had a security blanket for a long time as a kid, and I didn't see any harm in kids hanging on to it, so I will let DD decide when she wants to go without it.

I don't see the point of taking away a lovie. The pacifier I get, because of dental reasons. LO stopped liking a paci around 4 months, so he self weaned. He still sleeps with his lovie though and I don't plan on taking that away.

@irene: She likes to chew on her blanket, but she doesn't shove it in her mouth... but then again, she still has the paci, so she might start chewing on it more once we take the paci away.

@irene: Can he self-soothe and fall asleep without the burp cloth?

I don't plan on ever taking his blankie away if he wants it! He only has it at naps and night unless he's sick, but I can't think of any compelling reasons to take it away from him then.

@irene: If he's doing without them elsewhere, he might surprise you at home if you refrain from offering one!

She doesn't really have one. She wants nothing else in her bed when sleeping, she's a thumb sucker and that's all she needs. She does take dolly with her everywhere we go though.... and I don't see anything wrong with that.

DS has been off the binky for a long time and has never had a "lovey" or blanket at daycare, but at home he has two loveys that he sleeps with every nap and bedtime, and we take them with us if we travel. I have zero problems with it- he doesn't really put them in his mouth, he more uses them like a pillow, but I wouldn't start to worry about home bedtime/naptime use of loveys for a long time.

Honestly? I wouldn't take away a lovey (stuffed animal, blanket, etc). I was nine when my blanket actually disintegrated and I didn't have a choice but to give it up. I was in no way negatively affected by keeping it so long.

A pacifier though, I think I will cut off by 3 if he hasn't done so by then.

I think blankie and pacifier are two different things. I recommend kids begin to wean of the binky at a year, but having said that my 16 month old still has hers for naps and bed time. What are you gonna do???

I think blankies for sleep only are just fine well into toddler hood.

DD is 3yo and we're trying to break her thumb-sucking at home, don't plan to take away her lovey anytime soon but she doesn't do/use either at the sitter's house.

DS is 10m and we plan to take away his pacifier around 1yo; he's never attached to a lovey.

My LO has a stuffed bunny that she only gets in her crib. I don't think I'll ever take it away. She is a thumb sucker though (has been since she was in my belly and we saw her at the NT scan)...we will address that once our pediatrician and dentist tell us to do so...she doesn't do it except when she's sleeping and at 20 months she doesn't suck her thumb all night...just as she's falling alseep.

@sloaneandpuffy: completely agree. DS is 2.5 and has lovies, mostly for sleeping and comfort. He's not addicted to them though and I see no reason to take them away.

That's odd that daycare wants him to give it up. My son's daycare has no problem with him (or other kids) bringing the lovey to school and having it for the day/naps, and these kids are all 2-3!