num_pages: 224
description: When should my child stop using a pacifier? How can I stop my child from sucking his thumb? When is a child too old to carry a teddy bear? Young children seem to form unshakable attachments to various objects -- blankets, stuffed animals, toys, television, even computers -- leaving parents to are these habits healthy? Which should be broken and how? Now, Mark L. Brenner, a family counselor and child therapist for more than twenty years, provides the answers to these questions. After reading Pacifiers, Blankets, Bottles, and Thumbs, parents will understand the critical role certain items -- called transitional objects -- play in the social development of a child. Parents will 
language: English
title: Pacifiers, Blankets, Bottles, and Thumbs: What Every Parent Should Know About Starting and Stopping
titlecomplete: Pacifiers, Blankets, Bottles, and Thumbs: What Every Parent Should Know About Starting and Stopping
genres: Parenting
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Touchstone