Though Madeline has an abundance of toys that she loves and will spend time with, there are a couple that have risen to the status of "favorite."These are the toys that get dragged from room to room, that get rolled over and slobbered upon. The toys that Madeline can identify when mommy or daddy speaks their names. The toys that, without fail, elicit smiles and happy sounds even when times are tough.
They are Stanley and George. Stanley is a finger puppet Madeline received when she was born. The rattle has always mesmerized her and it's been one of her favorite peek-a-boo subjects. George (Curious, of course) is a more recent addition but quickly won a place in her heart. It may be a combination of his size and cuddliness, but Madeline can't get enough. She squeezes and loves him, rolls around on the floor with him, and carries him from room to room now that she can walk.
Madeline has several basketfuls of toys that keep her happy and occupied, lovingly presented by family, friends and even her parents. But, for reasons only she knows, Stanley and George have stood out. Perhaps they'll be discarded as newer and better things come along, or maybe they'll become those well-worn tokens of her childhood that end up staying with her for many years to come.
4 comments:
Just a suggestion, but when your child finds a favorite comfort item, go out and buy 1 or 2 extras. You can rotate them so that the dirty ones can be washed and if one gets lost, she never has to know she lost one of her best friends.
Of course, you have to be more sneaky than I was, when Noah was about 3 he discovered a couple of the extras and wanted all of them at one time.
DeeDee
Dee Dee is right. I had to purchase one of my children (who shall remain nameless) a second woobie for the same reason. When I realized it had become his favorite, I went and bought another one in case the first bit the dust, so to speak. He never knew the difference and was a happy little guy.
This is obviously a favorite trick of parents everywhere. Multiple identical blankies, washed to the same degree of softness, saved Hannah many times. Lacey, however, fell in love with a one-of-a-kind, hand knitted blanket.
PS--It was I who had learned the lesson!
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