I have an autistic nephew who can't sleep at night unless he has his Pillow Pet. His favorite one is the frog and we always get his name embroidered on it. Obviously since he sleeps with it EVERY NIGHT they do get a bit used up but my nephew is 14 and I just purchased his 4th one so if you look at it like that, they really do hold up well over the years. (We got him his first one when he was 5)). They can stand numerous washings. I always recommend these to parents.