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Discussion Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Valerie1979 on November 30, 2009, 10:35:15 am
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Have you ever heard of a 1 year old that has NO toys -- I mean NO toys????
My neice is turning one on Thursday and we have to bring our own toys for my son to play with since they have NO toys --
needless to say I know what to get her for her birthday!
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Thats nice of you that you are getting her some toys. :thumbsup:
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Yea, that is nice.
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It is hard to see a child with no toys, but sometimes I feel like dozing my son's toys over the hill. He has got way too many.
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This is too sad to hear. Why doesn't your niece have any toys? Every child needs toys. Its nice of you to give her toys for her birthday.
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That is extremely nice of you, my son has a good amount of toys, and we plan on getting him some more too for the holidays
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That baby needs some kind of learning toys at least ! I hate to say it but what awful parents she has!
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aww
i never heard of such a thing
usually at least 1 year olds have toys
i would get them some toys or a gift card or somethig to toys r us
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she goes to grandma's a lot I think -- not sure if there are toys there for her.
we purchased some educational type toys - so she can learn her colors, shapes, etc as well as build her coordination.
I have a 2 year old and well he probably has more toys than he needs, but he is well ahead of his age group in developement and he was born 3 months premature! (so I have nothing against his toys!)
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Aww...a 1 yr old needs toys to play with for learning and development....I have a 14 month old and she has a whole bunch....(probably too many) but she loves playing she goes into the play room for hours which can be really nice sometimes!
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Wow that's so sad my son has had toys, toys, toys from day one I mean wrist rattles in the hospital, toys to kick, toys with mirrors and lights I have never heard of a child with no toys, that makes me feel so bad. What does she do all day? I just can't imagine.
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Isn't that part of growing up having toys to play and learn with
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so what dose the 1 year old do?? i mean i just cant imagine not having any toys for a 1 year old... :wave:
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No toys? That is just unimaginable!!! Every child needs toys, even if they are just educational ones. When my two were little they had toys everywhere, but I think they really perferred to play with boxes and pots and pans. Now that there are 3 grandkids there are toys everywhere, educational ones as well as babydolls and trucks!
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I have never heard of a 1 year old without toys. Mine is almost 2 and has quite a few toys and I am sure will be getting plenty more for Christmas. I like the educational toys the best.
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i have no idea what this little girl does to entertain herself, but I promise you we will be the aunt and uncle that spoils her with the toys -- I did try to keep the noisy ones to a minimum because I don't want to have the payback from that! :)
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That child must get into a lot of mommy and daddys things if she has none of her own. My daughter has more toys then she knows what to do with and she has had toys from day one.
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well you know that children have a huge imagination! lol ! :wave: has anyone bought a few toys or just a toy for their child and the child plays with the box it came in instead?
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oh yes - the paper and the box are much more enjoyable sometimes. my son loves to play the drums on these boxes! :)
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oh...valerie, you have a kind and considerate heart! are the parents just not into toys/indifferent? or, and if this is the case, you're an awesome aunt, are they at a disadvantage and not able to buy any?
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honestly - i think they may be just a bit selfish -- they get what they want...
no one has a lot of extra cash laying around and that I understand but i am not rich and yet my son has fun with what he has! :)
I just think that it is sad -- and to specifically ask people to bring toys for all the kids to share at the birthday party -- a bit sad in my opinion -
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oh yes - the paper and the box are much more enjoyable sometimes. my son loves to play the drums on these boxes! :)
The metal rings that are on mason jars ( home canned food) are really great. My kids loved them. They also loved a kitchen pot a spoon, Bang, Bang, Bang and Clang, Clang, Clang. they made mud pies, and played in the dirt. NOW they had plenty of toys, but seemed to like to home made ones best.
We would sing, and do nursery rhymes. They would put on fashion shows, and have talent contest. We would play I spy and hide and seek. I would read them stories.
You really don't need many, IF any plastic junk ( toys) for a kid to enjoy life, learn, be happy and feel loved..
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That child must get into a lot of mommy and daddys things if she has none of her own. My daughter has more toys then she knows what to do with and she has had toys from day one.
Well, IF she has more than she knows what to do with, THEN you sure wasted a lot of money, didn't you??
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That child must get into a lot of mommy and daddys things if she has none of her own. My daughter has more toys then she knows what to do with and she has had toys from day one.
ANY child MUST be taught to STAY OUT of other peoples things. PERIOD. They must be taught respect for others and some discipline at an early age.
You can't pet and baby them and let them run the household. Let them run wild, and when they get about 13 or 14 and are running the streets, THEN THINK YOU CAN DISCIPLINT THEM. TOO LATE!!
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she goes to grandma's a lot I think -- not sure if there are toys there for her.
we purchased some educational type toys - so she can learn her colors, shapes, etc as well as build her coordination.
I have a 2 year old and well he probably has more toys than he needs, but he is well ahead of his age group in developement and he was born 3 months premature! (so I have nothing against his toys!)
After sounding so mean in my previous post, I do agree that they need rattles, and things to help them learn, but many of the home made toys can also help them to learn and children do enjoy those as well. My kids did have educational toys as well as the home made ones.
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yes it 2 have the toy
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no toys?! thats insane! poor child must get lonely..plus toys are a way of learning.
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i can only imagine what a 1 year old with no toys would be like! my daughter has had toys since she was born, early on they were for development and hand/eye coordination but as she got older we bought her stuff she showed interest in. she will be 2 in a few weeks and will be getting more toys, even though she probably has way more than any kid really needs. :) yeah its a pain to have to help her clean all her toys up everyday but i'd rather that then have her sitting around bored all day, watching too much tv, or worse, being a holy terror because she has nothing to play with
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That is so sad to hear. My 2 yr old niece has had toys since she was born and I can't imagine a kid without toys. I had toys when I was growing up. I would not want to see a kid growing up without toys to play with and to learn with. My 2 yr. old niece went to the doctor the other day and they told us that she has the mental span and speech of a 4-5 yr. old. I think it has to do with the toys she has had.
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:sad1: Babies NEED toys. they learn with them.
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My children are all grown up now with families of their own. However when my son was small he preferred to play with wash cloths, plastic cups, spoons, pots, boxes, pans, bowls, etc. and he also had a roomful of all kinds of toys.
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I've never heard of a child not having any toys, that makes little sense to me. My daughter didn't have a lot of toys for like her first year so we made do with letting her play with some of the cat's toys and just randomly making things out of paper for her to play with. She had a lot of fun with any and all kinds of boxes as well.
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That is really wierd. : I wonder what the parents reason is for not buying her any?
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Poor people have no toys. My parents used to tell me growing up in the country their toys was bugs, animals and their siblings. Both of them had a lot of siblings growing up and they couldn't barely afford store bought clothes let alone toys.
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i don't understand how she has no toys. all childern need some type of stimulation and maybe she is getting that in many other ways. but toys for her b-day sounds like great idea. :wave:
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What a shame for her to not have any toys. how do they occupy her time? How will she learn to build things and work things out if she has nothing to build with etc? I am glad to hear that you at least are getting her some toys all children need play time to learn and develop and grow.
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Children learn from exploring and playing, it's hard to imagine her not having anything to work her mind and her coordination.
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That child must get into a lot of mommy and daddys things if she has none of her own. My daughter has more toys then she knows what to do with and she has had toys from day one.
Well, IF she has more than she knows what to do with, THEN you sure wasted a lot of money, didn't you??
Nope not a lot of wasted money. at least not on my part. We are fortunate to have people that like to give gifts.
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That child must get into a lot of mommy and daddys things if she has none of her own. My daughter has more toys then she knows what to do with and she has had toys from day one.
ANY child MUST be taught to STAY OUT of other peoples things. PERIOD. They must be taught respect for others and some discipline at an early age.
You can't pet and baby them and let them run the household. Let them run wild, and when they get about 13 or 14 and are running the streets, THEN THINK YOU CAN DISCIPLINT THEM. TOO LATE!!
wow what does having a lot of toys do with being disciplined. My daughter is very well behaved. I dont let my daughter do whatever she wants . I wasnt disciplined as a child and i turned out fine. a 3.72 gpa in college
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My son has toys, but doesn't play with them....
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I don't have children (yet), but don't they need at least some kind of brain stimulation to develop logical/creative skills early on? Like those big blocks you have to fit through the correct shapes, baby musical instruments, etc.
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that is actually pretty sad. i dont understand why a child wont have toys. i have never heard of this before. my kids have so many toys that i dont know what to do with them. lol
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:sad1: poor baby. I am sure mom can affort at least a dollar toy. Is that the only child? Normally mom n dad go crazy getting everything they find out there. That's not talking about the grandmas. Maybe they do it for the childs safety, but many toys are safe for one year old babies.