In scientific terms, a soft toy is known as a transitional object, providing emotional security to a child. But those feelings can continue way into adulthood
A teddy can offer comfort and a sense of self, simply because the human owner has opted to invest the teddy with that ability. Photograph: iStock
What put this into my mind was that, recently, Daughter Number Four and Herself went on a weekend trip to visit an old friend and her family. But the night before, there was a crisis. Daughter Number Four had left her teddy behind in her cousin’s house, and it was too late and too far to go and get her. Actually, she’s not a teddy, but a rabbit in a woollen dress. Her name is Rabbit.
‘When the cinema lights came up, we all hugged, and I wondered why, on this day, the magic worked for me too’Afterwards, when she was asleep, we quietly wondered if this might not be a good thing. Wean her off the dependence a bit. Daughter Number Three also has a teddy. Called – you’ll never believe this – Teddy. This Teddy still sleeps with her every night.
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