blanket or no blanket?

I would be happy that he's gotten over having to have his security blanket, but I would hold on to the scrap you have and try to work it into something small he could have in a memory box or put it in a scrap book to embarrass him to his dates when he's a teenager (trust me, a future wife will probably love it!)

This discussion could relate the son of my older sister i give him a blanket when he was 2 years old but until now hes already 5 years old he still using this and even cut in how many pieces its a war if this blanket not with him.

i'd buy some batting and make him a pillow if there's enough left.that way he can still have the "comfort" factor.

I would put it away in a memory box. If the is okay with it. Soon he'll be headed out to some sort of school whether preschool etc and the other kids might not be so understanding if he has to have part of it with him. My one daughter could't let her's go....we left it with my parents one time and she was okay with Grandma taking care of it. By the next time we went back she had forgotten about it.....and got used to being without it. I did however.....give her the blanket about 5 years ago! Mom's have a hard time letting go sometimes!

If he is okay (and it seems he is) without the blanket, I would rework it and put it in the memory box. My son was ready to lose the blanket at about that age but his aunt made him another and it was another couple of years before he stopped sleeping with it and carrying it around the house. If he asks for what's left, give it to him but if not I would leave well enough alone. I'm glad he's adjusting well!

Thats the real "security blanket" and it would break my heart too if my child lost a very important thing for him. My daughters are not fun of using blankets especially that it is very hot here in our place. But when they are younger, they each have their own favorite baby dolls which needs to be besides them when sleeping. I remember that at one point, we left it in my in-laws house and my daughter was really crying when she realized she left it. I have to go back just to get it and to wake up my in-laws. They get over with that baby dolls, now my youngest likes more her Koala bear with long arms and legs which is like hugging her to sleep. Go on with your plan of reworking the blanket, I am sure that we he grows up, he will still love to have it.

I'd go with the memory box. It sounds like the best idea. Very sweet too.

Good Morning dear.....IF it were me, I would slip it into his "Memory Box" NOW....as it! Out of sight, out of mind...he seems to be "getting on" without his "bankie!" I would not be repairing it where he can be seeing it...and possibly wanting it back in his life! And, I am also wondering ...seeings it is going into his "Memory Box"...wouldn't there be more of a story to tell...if it were like it is, you could relate the dilemna you have right now...to do or NOT to do??? LOL!

Kids carry their favorite little things out of a sense of security and comfort. All kids pick a favorite little thing. THey grow out of it...just let them have their security and they'll be fine! MY son had a raggedy andy doll...."loved" it so much, I had to buy him a new one and explain that I had to take him to the tailor shop to have him fixed up and new clothes made. He accepted that, I bought a new one and he loved that one until I had to do that again! The third one...he finally at about 5, started leaving it at home and not being so attached to it. My daughter was the same way with a stuff dog. My GD (now 11) has this little basset hound beanie baby I bought for her before she was born...the little dog has been everywhere and dirty and we'd wash him and she just loves him and sleeps with him...but these last few years...it is only at night and most of her problem with carrying him with her was a divorce and having to go from mommy to daddy and that was just her little bit of comfort and security that was all hers that she could take with her to fill in the gaps. My other GD (now5) had a little bear blanket thing and her step mother demanded she not take it with her and only allows her to have it at night...GD is very insecure and scared to sleep alone in her bed and just is missing that little bit of security that a child has...it is very visable that she is missing a special little something. let the children have their little bit of comfort and security...it won't last long, it helps them grow up and when it is gone...it is gone. If he isn't interested in the blanket anymore....save it as is and put it in his memory box.Make sure you add a little note about the blankets "life" so years down the road...he'll have those memories! I did that with my son's 3 raggedy andys...about 7 years ago.. I framed them all three in a shadow box for him! He has that hanging on his wall in his bedroom (he is 29!) and tells his three little girls about his "best friend" from when he was their age!

I would probably put it away in a memory box, and later in life when he is having his own children, you can rework it into a new baby blanket for his child.

I vote for no blanket since he seems to be sleeping well without it. I don't even think that I would rework the part of the blanket that is left for his memory box. Instead, I think I would take the piece of his blanket that remains as it is and put it in his box just the way that it is. The reason that I would do that is because of the fact that it shows exactly how much he loved his blanket by seeing that he wore a hole into it.

hi:) wow your kid knows how to value things in his early age, and I think that's good. about the blanket maybe it's better if you just put it on a memory box so he can see it when he grow up, then buy him a new trusty blanket, hehe you can tell him that his old trusty blanket is already tired and wants to rest for awhile.:D

If he doesn't mind you can let it go. But if you think it would be nice as an symbol of him growing up and as a memory for later you also could fix it and add it to the other part again. This way he has it all back, in a different stage/look but just as he, his blanket did grow/change. I think you can make a great story out of it, repair the old blanket and make it a great brand new one born by the years.

If he can sleep well without it then it is better to let it go. But it is a good idea to rework it still, it's always nice to have see old stuff when he grow up.