Our daughter’s dependence on her “lovies” has gotten really intense.
My 7-year-old takes her three lovies everywhere. This was true to a certain extent pre-pandemic, but less pronounced—that is, she could leave them in her bedroom when playing in the playroom and didn’t need to bring them to school. Now they go everywhere. If we are going somewhere they aren’t welcome/can’t fit , they come in the car and stay in my car until pickup time.
My husband thinks we should start “enforcing rules” about the lovies—he’d like them to stay in her bedroom as much as possible. He thinks she’s too old to need them everywhere, and it’s a “bad habit” we should break, and allowing her to bring them along is “enabling.” I think she is anxious, and they are a coping mechanism. I don’t think she’s anxious enough to warrant other interventions, and I think still needing a lovie in this way at age 7 is within the bounds of normal.
You say that you don’t think any interventions are necessary, but some of the feelings your daughter is expressing, like the fear of her house burning down and her need to check on the lovies at home rather than stay at the beach, seem to warrant some mild concern. Why not talk to a therapist? There’s nothing to lose but time and cash, and much to potentially gain.
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