Since I stopped breastfeeding DS 18mo three months ago, he has become more and more attached to pulling my and DH's hair when he needs comfort or to help him to go to sleep. It's beginning to drive us nuts, especially when he does it for hours in the middle of the night. He's also started to do it to nursery staff and other children as a sign of affection. Naturally no-one else sees it that way, and we need to help him to stop.
Can anyone suggest a viable replacement comforter that we can try? Something that feels like human hair, but isn't so long it could choke him (like a silk scarf) or worse, actual human hair (e.g. a wig; we don't want him to develop a paraphilia!) My Dad suggested a strip of kangaroo fur, which sounded plausible, but it's hard to get in the UK.