The nurse counsels a mother to allow her 2-year-old child to keep a blanket that he uses to comfort himself.The basis for this counseling is:

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Mahler's theory of object relations suggests that the child at this age has a beginning sense of object constancy and can use a representation of the mother for comfort.The child may use a blanket or other object to remind himself of the mother.The other theories mentioned are not as clearly related as Mahler's.

The Nurse Counsels a Mother to Allow Her 2-Year-Old Child