When children were learning to write, we might give them a piece of paper folded down the middle. This is a cat. Teddy would be sitting in his little chair, and the book would be placed in his arms. Children began with these comforting toys, and then they gave them up when they were ready. Well that s all right.
Teddies don t have to.
But we must be here, mustn t we. However there is something special about the Teddy bear. Very occasionally we got a child who had not yet been parted from her dummy. They were discouraged from sucking on the dummy while in class. However they could bring it to school.