Why I brought Puffy

My little one hadn’t settled into daycare naps for two weeks. Between the nerves and the guilt, I’d stand looking at their backpack before going in and think about how to thank the team who cares for us every morning.

The morning before

That day I’d picked a Puffy dressed in soft clothes, nothing fussy. I didn’t wrap it up too much—I wanted it to look loving, not like a formal note.

When I arrived, the teacher told me it had been a especially hard morning for several children. I watched my little one trying to fall asleep in someone else’s arms and felt how much calm from one person can change a morning like that.

Dropping off Puffy

I told her quietly why I’d brought it: a thank you for so many mornings. I didn’t want it to read like a formal note; it was short and sincere. She asked me to leave it in the nap room and explained how they’d use it when needed.

• Arrival I hand Puffy over at the entrance with a little handwritten note.
• Use The teacher places it by the crib when my baby is unsettled.
• Result In less than ten minutes, slower breaths and sleepy eyes.

I left with lighter hands. That afternoon, when I picked them up, the teacher told me Puffy had become a go-to comfort: they’d use it when they needed an extra soothing presence.

— Marta, Valencia

Learning to trust

It wasn’t a magic trick—just a gesture that helped build a little routine: seeing that plush in the crib helped link nap time with calm. In the end, what I was most grateful for was feeling I wasn’t alone in this parenting journey.

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