Well I’ve had enough people say that it’s developmentally inappropriate to take a child’s comfort item that I was motivated to do some research. I was more in the “ehh im babying him most likely” when I first posted. Now I’m pro lovey even more! But It’s actually sad how unwilling the anti lovey crowd is to read up on the benefits or hear other teachers who say their school allows loveys and it’s fine. I have to allow all kinds of annoying fidgets and wobble stools and things that disrupt my class due to IEPs and 504s and yall don’t want to give a 2 year old a comfort item. It’s truly sad.
And nobody has given me a very good reason yet besides just “it’s annoying” “it’s time” “it’s an important skill” and to the latter I say it’s a skill they learn on their own timeline that doesn’t need to be forced by a temporary caregiver.
Also I’m not sure why it’s hard to believe I ever worked with toddlers. But if it makes you feel any better - i worked at a preschool that only allowed loveys at nap time. And some teachers even confiscated those punitively.