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Obsession with plastic bags?

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My son is 2 yrs. old, and the last week or so, he's been so attached to any plastic bag he can find. I got him some cotton candy and he would not let go of the bag, then I put a dirty diaper in a plastic bag to take it to the trash and he got a hold of it and wouldnt let it go. THEN, he had a ziplock with snacks, and cried when I took it away. Even when they are empty, he wants to hold them...just plastic bags, nothing else. Anyone know why or had similar experiences? This is strange isnt it?

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  1. take it away, he could get hurt if his head is in the bag


  2. It's something mommy doesn't want him to have...so it must be the coolest toy ever.  (toddler logic)

  3. Toddlers always want what they're not supposed to have.  My son is the same way about keys.  He can't play with our keys because he always sets off the car alarm, so he's always trying to swipe them when we're not looking and screams when we take them away.

  4. It's lightweight and easy to grab.  It makes a nice crinkly sound.  

    I don't let my kiddo play with them for safety reasons, but kids really do seem to be attracted to dangerous things.  Today, my son insists that electrical outlets are FUN!  (No, I don't encourage playing with live electricity.)

    I think that they attract some value to these things because we adults have such strong opinions about what is and is not appropriate.  They don't quite understand our reasons, but if we *care* about where these things go, then the kiddo thinks that the item in question must be important and worth keeping.

  5. put his snaks in a container try to keep them as far away from him as possible!and he likes the noise of the krinkle so giv him something that sounds bout the same.

  6. Some kids do that with different things, my son did that with boxes but he outgrew it though, lol it is funny sometimes what kids will do

  7. yeah that's normal.

    it makes and sound and feels funny, plus is comforting to him.

    he'll grow out of it.

    and good one for not leaving him alone with them

    =]

  8. I had a cousin who would pull off pieces of her diaper and just rub it between her fingers while she took a bottle.  When the bottle was no more, she would pull pieces off the trash bags or other plastic items around the house and do the same thing.  Must have been comforting to her in some way.  She never put it in her mouth, she just liked to hold it.  Sounds like a similar situation for your son.  Just keep an eye on him - best wishes!

  9. Regardless of how much he loves plastic bags, simply grabbing it to take it away only upsets him, right?

    You could try, "it's time to say bye-bye to Mr. Bag-- Mama Bag is waiting in the trash for him". Little kids love to personify stuff-- it appeals to the imagination.

    I would, at another time, tell him plastic bags aren't safe for kids, and that he'll be allowed to use them when "you're a big boy".

  10. Ok, I'm not preaching but giving advice from one mother to another!

    It is never ok to give a small child a plastic bag to play with, even if he is never out of your sight.  If you give him a bag to play with just once and tell him next time he can't have it, he gets confused.  Why was it ok to play with it yesterday, but I can't play with it today?  

    There are toys out there.  You just have to look for them.  Try the infant and toddler section at Wal-Mart.  My daughter had a ball that crinkled when she was about a year old.  She is 3 now and has learned that plastic bags are not toys.

  11. It could be how they feel for him.  Also, the sound sometimes gives kids a laugh.  I recommend keeping the bags away from him and eventually he will get over it and move onto something else.  it might take a little while, but keep them as far from him as possible.

  12. It's a new found toy.  He will be amused with it until he discovers something else.  Just be careful and don't leave him unattended with them.  Until then, happy crinkling!!

  13. It's not at all strange. Plastic bags are very tactile. They have an interesting feel and make an interesting sound. You're child is just experimenting with new sensations. It's a sign of curiosity and learning.

    Don't listen to all of the suffocation killjoys. They will have you starve your child of stimulation. Let your child get it out of their system. Give him a clean plastic bag with a good texture and sound and let him play with it under your DIRECT SUPERVISION. If he tries to swallow it or put it over his head, gently stop him. Kids rarely get injured by plastic bags, and those accidents that happen don't happen during supervised play.

    If you are that worried about suffocation just slit the bag open so that he has a flat sheet of plastic to play with (Still supervise him).

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