Why Does a Blanket Provide Security?
baby girl on blanket image by Melking from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/9q/nd/child-development-security-blankets-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Rubbing against a blanket evokes memories of feeding, comfort and security. From about the age of 6 months on, babies begin to develop a sense of themselves as a separate being, independent of their caregiver. They enjoy this independence and don’t want to give it up. But when they are tired or under stress, older babies, toddlers and preschoolers often subconsciously long for a return to the earlier days of infancy, when all they needed to feel secure was to be held in a parent’s arms. When a child rubs her face against a soft object such as a baby blanket or a stuffed toy, it reminds her of the sensation of touching her mother’s clothing or the blanket she was wrapped in during feeding when she was very young. In a series of studies for which he
