Looking for any advice suggestions. My nearly 5 yo DD has a fairly disgusting habit of chewing and sucking on soft cuddly toys and clothes. She does it when she’s tired/absent minded eg when watching tv. I think it’s a comfort thing. She’s just started school so it’s quite an anxious time for her. She had a dummy as a baby which we took away fairly painlessly about 18 months ago (when she was around 3.5). I can’t recall exactly when this habit started but it may have been around the time we stopped the dummy although she only had it for nighttime by then anyway. We’ve been through 4 cycles of sticker chart and reward over the last year or so to try and stop this habit and each time she stops for a while then eventually starts again but this time has been the worst. We literally just did a sticker chart for 3 weeks and she’s started again just a couple of weeks later. Tonight I’ve threatened to take away the small present I got her as a reward. It’s driving me up the wall. Her cuddly toys are all disgusting. I had to put an otherwise clean school cardigan in the wash tonight. We are doing lots and lots of reassurance and trying to go easy on her at the moment because of school stress. But I am desperate to stop her doing this. She doesn’t have autism or any kind of developmental issues. Any tips or suggestions to get her to stop? Also if your child did this what age did they stop and what did you do that worked?