Giving dodi to Santa?

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Hey ladies. Just looking for some advise on giving up the dodi (or didi as my daughter calls it). She's 3 and a half and is so emotionally attached to it. Her younger brother could take it or leave it. But she can't live without it and her blanking. I've been telling her that this Christmas Santa Claus is taking it in return for all her Christmas presents. She gets emotional every time I mention it. I'm afraid that it will ruin Christmas. I can just imagine Christmas Day being so upsetting for her when she can't have it when she's tired and Christmas night going through hell and all the subsequent nights to follow. I really want us all to have a lovely Christmas together, I would hate her to be upset at this time of year. Any thoughts or tips? Thanks xx

I wouldn't take it off her, I think that would be a very unkind thing to do. She'll grow out of needing it before long.

Don't know if this would be any better, but a farm attraction not far from us does (or did, its a while since I was there) a 'leave your dummy for Santa's reindeer' thing. Dummies left tied up there IIRC. Hoo Farm, Shropshire.

DD2 is just over 3.5 years and we are giving her dummy to the baby elves. Like you I wanted to use the idea of her getting a present for her dummy but didn't fancy having tears on Christmas night.

She is 4 in Spring and the dentist said it's important the dummy is gone by then so I thought it would be a good time. We will try the first week of December so hopefully by Christmas she won't be upset by not having it.

Personally, I wouldn’t. Unless you send it off in a letter to Santa at the beginning of December or something. I think it ties a stressful transition to what is already a fairly overwhelming time of the year. When we took our dd’s away, we just explained for a week or two before what would happen and then just one night we didn’t give it to her at bedtime. She was upset for about 4 days here and there but then never asked for it or talked about it again. She had just turned 2 at that point. If you do want to do it, then do it well before and not like Christmas Eve.

I was 5 and still insisted on my dummy at night times until father Christmas took it in return for a special present. However, I understood the logic and wasn't upset. I wouldn't risk spoiling Christmas if she's upset by it.

My two daughters were that same age when they gave their dodi to Santa who replaced it with a silver dodi on a chain. They loved that.

Thanks ladies. I'm actually thinking of doing it in the new year as I don't want to ruin her Christmas. I've tested the waters and she's not ready yet x

a silver dodi on a chain, omg, I'm dying - that is pure claaaaasss. My kids are teens. I only clicked on this thread because I was intrigued. Who says Dodi and Santa!? It should be Dodi and Santy or Dummy and Santa! yOu have gone rogue - good for you, shake it up a little.