Is this unusual ?

SEN to me is State Enrolled Nurse which I don’t think it applicable here - please explain

I don’t think it really matters , we have a cuddly toy that sits on the top of our bed after I’ve made it, and it goes to the bottom when we get in, ? very often lands on the floor, I don’t see a problem with it personally

I have a huge teddy by my bed and an old " display " doll in a high-chair. The doll is one of those big beautiful ones which sat in wool shop/ knitwear shop windows and cost me all of £1.50p donkeys years ago. A " proper " doll as in the 60's/70's

The GGC used to play with them when they were all here but it looks as though I'm stuck with them now and haven't the heart to get rid of them.

Caro57 Special Educational Needs = SEN I think .
I have Christmas Ted who sits on a small chair in my bedroom
my dad bought him for me when I was 3 and he has been with me ever since he is 67 now and a wee bit faded all my DGCs love him.

Once knew someone in SAS and he still had his childhood teddy in his bedroom ?. Never got to find out if he slept with it though ???

Many years ago my cousin's son aged 12 came to stay with us. After he'd gone we noticed a lump in the bed which turned out to be a teddy. He didn't mention to anyone that he'd left it behind. The next time we saw the family we returned it without comment. My grandad died when I was 20. My first real loss. I remember sleeping with my teddy the first night after he died and I still have my teddy in my bedroom although not my bed!

Gosh no!

My 29 year old still has her 'bunny 'and my 26 yr old still has her 'chirpy'!

polnan

firstly, what is a SEN?

I am in my 80`s. grew up during war years and after, never ever had a cuddly toy, first doll when I was about 11 ish, but didn`t know what to do with it!

latest few years, my best friend, dil and other dil and ds have bought me cuddlies,, but I don`t know how to sleep with one..

seems I miss something? especially as my dh died 15 months ago, still don`t know how to cuddle "cuddlies"

I think SEN means Special Educational Needs.

I wouldn't worry about it at all. Times have changed. I'm 64 and still have cuddlies on my bed.

My 16 year old Grandson has Special Educational Needs (SEN) sufferers from Autism and ADHD. He cannot get to sleep at night without his Cuddly toys, including a Rabbit called Evie, and a Ragdoll called Betty. The Choice of Girls names for them has caused some rather Confusing and Embarassing situations in the past, he takes pride in telling every body and anybody about taking them to bed with him, often quite loudly and in Public places, and how he strokes and loves them so much! (Blush)

My son slept with one of those flat nosed teddies popular in the 70s. It was certainly flat by the time he left home! My daughter couldn't have cared less, and even donated him her birthday teddy from the entertainer. I find most of the girls in the family now collect them, but not sure if they sleep with them.

Anyone remember Radar and his teddy in MASH?

My son is 20 and I notice that he still keeps his "Furry" which is an old sheepskin mat that he fell in love with as a toddler and used throughout his childhood and teens. He doesn't use it all the time or take it to Uni but he can't part with it completely.
We had 2 identical mats which we put over the sofa arms to protect them. My son could tell the difference and always cuddled the same one. He never wanted the other one. It's strange what they attach themselves to but I wouldn't worry about a child having a similar toy at any age.

My SonIL (in his 40s) still sucks his thumb!! He is a lovely kind man.

My son is 27 and won't part with his collection of, "beanies" They were his constant companions at prep school, until he was 13 and he even took a couple to his senior school, (year 9 boys boarded in a "junior boys" house for their first year). He didn't, though, take any into his senior house the following year!

I would hate to think that a teenage boy would throw out all his soft toys, and transform his room, because people were making fun of him. That would be very sad.
I was never into cuddlies, because I was born as the war started, and never received any. Only one of my DC kept a soft toy, and he donated his monkey to his little neice in Australia. She’s 4, and different toys share her bed at different times. It remains to be seen if my baby GS builds up a long lasting relationship with his toys.

I collected teddy bears and have ones from all over the World. My childhood one sits on my bed.. When I broke the head of the doll I had had for ninety years my son brought me his well worn loved teddy he had had for seventy years. I inherited my mothers collection of teddy bears so they are all over the house.

My ex-Royal Marine son doesn’t exactly sleep with the Teddy he was given at birth, but it sits on his bedroom window sill. I don’t think his partner has complained, but their daughter is not allowed to play with it!

When my 15 year old grandson sleeps at my house he always puts some of my teddies in his bed. He never explains why and at home he has numerous soft toys around his bed. He doesn't "play" with them or talk to them but he just likes to pack them round him when he goes to bed! My son thinks he is too old but his mother and I think it is harmless and he will throw them out when he is ready.

Well, I had five teddies in my bed every night until I left home at 16. Thereafter they shared the bed with me when I visited my parents.

Now four of them, the fifth succumbed to an attack of moth!, are sitting watching me as I type.

My son slept with his comfort blanket until he left home for uni. When he married we secretly packed it in his honeymoon suitcase.

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I'm 79 and here are a couple of my 'friends'. The polar bear is over 3ft long, he lives in the lounge. The lioness lives on my bed. Many other cuddles dotted about.

I have lots of cudddly toys I dont sleep with, but remove them from the bed every evening,then they are back every morning,I wouldnt be without them.
Let your grandson enjoy his toys while he still wants to.

All my grandchildren two boys two girls aged 9,10,11 and 12 all have cuddly toys. I did find the 10 year old boy did need his more during lockdown as he is a sensitive soul and needed it for reassurance

I’ve been a Guide leader for a long time- grandsons are now Cubs and Scouts. The kit lists for all of them for overnights always include “your favourite teddy” or “your mascot” who sits on their beds during the day.
My son (age 40) still has Silky bear .....