Not sure if i'm making up for my own childhood or what and i am a bit of a complsive shopper but there is too much now. So when is a lot too much for you?
2007-08-31 07:53:27 · 31 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I've always bought quite alot of toys for my kid. When people come in my house, they always (very rudely, if you ask me) say to my kid 'you've got alot of toys'. I would never dream of commenting on the amount of toys a child has. It's a very personal decision. My daughter is far from spoilt. She has alot of toys, but she doesn't often get her own way. And she doesn't question me at all when I say no, because she knows I mean it. She shares and co-operates really well. She's a nice kid. However, the stuff she's got isn't super expensive, just average stuff.
I get annoyed with people who think too many toys is spoiling though. If you say yes all the time it's spoiling, if you let the kid rule the house, or get their own way, or give in to tantrums. Amount of toys has zero to do with it.
Kids today are spoilt because they are undisciplined. Not because they have too many toys.
2007-08-31 12:20:27 · answer #1 · answered by Acai 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My 2year old son has got a lot of toys, but probably not as many as a lot of children. As a single parent I financially can't provide him with every toy available (as much as I'd love to). I don't think that's a bad thing though as it teaches him to respect the toys he has got and he appreciates it more when he does get a new toy.
I keep a lot of his toys in toy boxes on big shelves in his room and each day he chooses which toys he wants to bring downstairs to play with. This way its easier to keep organised (and tidy!). It gives him a different selection to play with everyday which helps keep him stimulated and entertained. Also by not having hundreds of toys out at once it prevents bits getting lost. Kids can have all the toys in the world, but if they not complete they're useless
My sister-in-law is a great example of this. Her kids have TOO MANY TOYS!! They got everything under the sun! This is great but she doesn't keep them at all organised. The toys are in loads of boxes in the living room and bedrooms. None of the toys are kept together and pieces are either lost or broken. She's constantly complaining that the kids don't actually play with anything, they just get stuff out and make a mess. She doesn't seem to understand that they can't play with and get the most out of their toys if they are incomplete. And because of the amount of toys there they are totally overwhelmed and do not know what to play with first.
Toys are great and theres such a wide choice its hard to decide what to get. But how many toys do they really need. I think as long as they've got a selection that helps their development and imagination and prevents them from getting bored that is plenty. After all they can only play with one at a time.
2007-09-01 04:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by chocibics 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ha ha I know where your comin from. I didn't have alot of toys as a child so now I'm spoiling my 5 month old. every time I go to the store I get him at least 1 toy. So hey I don't think there is too much... just make sure you raise your kid(s) with good morals and respect and giving them lots of toys shouldn't be a problem.
2007-08-31 14:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by jenhicks87 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are asking this question I think that it is a safe bet that you already have too many toys around .
Too much can be very overwhelming to a child ---allow some room to grow ,imagine and 'make do ' It's fun to go to someones house and play with something different . A child doesn't need many many things to know that they are loved,
2007-08-31 15:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by Bemo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol well the toys my kids have it to many lol. I have to rotate toys every month because they have toys in their room, in their closet, in my room, in the living room, on the front porch, outback and in the basement and even in the car. I am not the one who bought that many lol but other people find toys they think the boys will like and get them. I have been having yardsales and giving away toys to cut back but they just multiply lol. To me kids either need a play room or only enough toys that they can fit in their room (except big toys and outside toys) but other people feel differently. Kids can't possibly play with all the toys so according to Clean Sweep everytime a child gets a new toy they should get rid of one that they no longer play with.
2007-08-31 15:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by momof3boys 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What you should do is put some of them away your child will tire of the toys he/she has and then pull the ones out that are put away and then your child will be happy again......put the ones they have tired of away and they will forget about them so when they tire of the new toys bring out the other ones....just keep rotating. BTW I can understand about making up for your childhood I did the same thing but found it was a bit overwhelming for my child and this kept him interested in the toys....
2007-08-31 15:00:54 · answer #6 · answered by Kayla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there are so many toys that there's no room to play with them then you should get rid of a few. Either give them to charity or put some away and rotate them. When you bring them back out they'll be like brand new toys.
2007-08-31 14:58:23 · answer #7 · answered by misty_dawn1100 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you punish your kids by taking away their toys and they are not bothered because they have more - that is when you have too many!
Found this out with mine!! I now only buy toys for birthday and Christmas and even the I've cut down to make them realize the value of what they have got!
2007-08-31 14:59:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
its not a case of too many. more than a few that never get played with.
My kids are well grown up now, got grandkids who are aged 10 to 19.
I had three small boxes of toys for them , one box stayed in my bedroom, the other one was downstairs and one in their bedroom for them to play with.
The downstairs box was removed to my room, the box in their bedroom was brought downstairs, the one in my room then went into the kids bedroom.
I did this every weekend and believe it or not, the kids actually thought I was buying them new toys because they were only seen once a fortnight.
the boxes were only as big as the computer monitor in front of you right now so they were certainly not big ones.
2007-09-01 11:15:56 · answer #9 · answered by Gill P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have chosen a limited number of toys for our children and we think it is too many sometimes. We will rotate in new toys every other weeks or so. When our daughter had her birthday, we let her play ~%20 and kept the rest for later so she wouldn't get "bored".
We also set a budget. Our children are part of our family so they get accounted for in the family budget.
2007-08-31 15:06:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋