Weighted blanket is an excellent strategy to help children and adults with anxiety, insomnia, or ADD/ADHD. It is a weighted quilt that can be placed on the body and helps to calm the individual by simulating the comforting weight of human touch. The weighted blanket is mostly used as a technique for calming oneself during difficult times such as sleep deprivation, sexual assault or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
List of weighted blanket
1. Cotton Napper
This is a soft, functional cotton quilt with four layers of soft cotton flannel, cotton batting and a finished cover. The cover also has a zipper closure. It is made in the United States and all quilts are individually hand sewn.
2. Tree Napper
Tree Napper is made for the most sensitive skin and 100% cotton guaranteed. Tree Napper is a unique weighted blanket which can be easily adjustable at any time. It is made in the United States and all quilts are individually hand sewn.
3. Velvet Napper
Velvet Napper is handmade with 100% cotton and high quality polyester fiberfill. It has a soft, and comfortable weight of 4.0lbs. Velvet Napper’s cover with zipper closure can be removable for easy cleaning or hand washing.
4. Nappling
Nappling is the first and the most famous in the weighted blanket for children. It uses two layers of soft cotton flannel, cotton batting, and a finished quilted cover with zipper closure.
5. Hugger
Hugger is handmade with 100% cotton and two layers of soft cotton flannel, cotton batting and a finished quilted cover with zipper closure.
6. Travel Napper
Travel Napper consists of a soft, light material for enhancing the comfort feeling and an attractive cover that allows users to carry it anywhere. Travel Napper is made in the United States.
Weighted blanket product sales are increasing rapidly. eBay is the best sales page for weighted blankets, which shows how popular it has become. However, due to concerns about safety and fire, some manufacturers are now producing their own safety-certified weighted blankets.
Weighted blankets are a useful tool for helping to calm and soothe children with autism and other conditions, but they do not cure the underlying emotional or physiological causes of the insomnia. They are considered safe to use when properly made. A weighted blanket can be added to the repertoire of tools used by parents and therapists working with children who have difficulty sleeping or who suffer from anxiety.
