Recent content by ejtilton

sometimes you can walk away from a plane crash - so to speak... A friend of mine who is a pilot was forced to crash-land a plane in a river. He walked away. Airplanes are wonderfully designed flying machines - even if there is a malfunction of the electronics, it can stay aloft long enough to...

okay so I'm pretty sure that this "puppy" is okay for a while. When to draw the line? I assume he'll grow out of it, but how long do you think is normal for a child to have a habit like this?

No to spanking. The best (worst) punishment is time-out. Children HATE to sit still and be quiet. But, it doesn't hurt anybody.

I am just concerned because he's never had an attachment that he's wanted to take everywhere. Sometimes he has favorite toys, but he just seemed unusually obsessed with this puppy.

I guess that could be true - he used to be obsessed with thomas the train.

Try talking to someone who understands the physics behind flight (like a pilot) and hopefully they will be able to explain it in a way your child can understand - when you understand how it works, it is much less frightening.

I wonder if his forming of attachments is preventing him from learning to face his issues. If he feels the need to seek security from something, (especially if he never did before) does it mean that he feels insecure and I need to do something about it?

a blanket until you were 26 years old? I'm glad it helped you - no offense but that is really what I want to avoid I sucked my thumb until I was 11 and it was so embarassing until i kicked the habit. I don't want my son to develop habits that are embarassing. He should have other ways of...

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