Children often become attached to stuffed animals, or (for many girls) a doll that they treat as one of their own, or as their best friend. It fills a gap of a need created by unfulfilled relationship (or portion of the relationship), and it provides some sense of companionship. Even imaginary friends are created by children to fill this role of companionship (I was a lonely child growing up: I had two imaginary friends, but they would only play with each other).
Okay, I’m rambling now, so I’ll get to the point. What I learned about why we like stuffed animals is that they are a friend that gives us their undivided attention: they listen to us.
Why am I sharing this?
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