Hey. Sounds like a transitional object to me.

Little kids... Are soothed by their parents presence. But then sometimes they can't be in their parents presence because their parents need to go do something else. So... The kid gets themself a transitional object (e.g., Linnus with his blanket, or a kid with a teddy bear or something like that). The idea is that the soothing of the parent is transfered (in the kids mind) to the object such that the kid is soothed in the presence of the object. Maybe... By thinking about the parent and the object helps the kid feel soothed (in the presence of SOMETHING)

What happens next?

The kid 'internalises' the object so that the kid is able to soothe themself.

Can take some time... But we will get there.

My t is a p-doc. I got him to write me a prescription for a medication that I don't really need. The jar of pills is my transitional object. I keep it someplace by my bed so I can look at it... I also have one of his cards in my wallet... Hang in there.