security blankets
Soothing childhood cloths
Security blankets are blankets or soft objects that children carry for emotional comfort, named after Linus's blanket in the comic strip *Peanuts*.
The term extends to anything that provides reassurance or psychological safety: His phone had become a security blanket—he panicked without it.
The singular form is more common.
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- pacifiersInfant soothing devices
- thumb suckingOral self-comfort behavior
protection · consolation · safety · safe space · childhood nostalgia · tranquility · emotional bonds · teddy bear · lovey · solace · support · separation anxiety · stuffed animals · plush toys · holding on tight · bedtime stories · lullabies · emotional dependency
- toddlerstoddler, three-year-old, toddlerhood, terrible twos, first steps
- soft toysstuffed animals, teddy bears, plushies, rag dolls, sock monkeys
security blanketsstressors
Agents causing tension
triggers · nightmares · bogeymen · phobias · things that go bump in the night
security blanketsreality checks
Tests against actual facts
wake-up calls · cold showers · tough love · exposure therapy · self-reliance
security blanketsexposure therapy
Anxiety treatment through confrontation
cold turkey · sink or swim · trial by fire · baptism by fire · tough love
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