Questions tagged [toys]
Questions related to infant, toddler, young children, pre-teen, and teen toys.
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Overcoming Lego Addiction
My boys (ages 7 and 9) always want to buy Lego. For the last couple of years, we've only bought Lego. They build the sets, play with them for a few days, and then take them apart again. In the end, ...
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Is there any reason for my seven year old son not to play with toys appropriate for younger children?
His grandparents think he shouldn't read a book suitable for a three year old or play with cuddly soft toys (even though those are only associated with his love of Pokémon). His grandparent also don't ...
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Robot to get started with programming
When I was my daughter's age (gosh do I sound old already) I had a programmable robot. It had two actuated wheels, a wobbly wheel, and 16 keys. 9 keys were numbers from 1 to 9, the other keys were &...
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Is it okay for a 7-month old baby to play with a receiving blanket?
One of my son's favorite things to do is to push the receiving blankets we've been using to wipe his face right into his mouth, and to hug and snuggle them against his body.
I know that we've been ...
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How to get rid of toys without making my son upset?
My son is 5 soon 6 and going to kindergarten with childcare up till 5pm weekdays.
We have small lots of duplo that my son will never play with- he has lego and generic chinese block and a block slider-...
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How do I deal with my friend's daughter taking away toys from my son
I am currently watching my friend's daughter during play date with my son for a couple hours a few times a week. I offered to do it for free since they could not find any arrangement. I figured a ...
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Toy or some other way to stop a 1 year old from playing with a soda can?
My neighbor has a 1 year old toddler who always tries to take their soda can to play with. They're not concerned about the mess if it isn't empty but they're concerned the toddler will hurt themself.
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What are some good ways a father can engage a toddler boy who is 1 year and 8 months old?
My toddler boy who is 1 year and 8 months is fond of running, climbing, falling down. He has had several bruises on his head but does not care. He was playing in bed even when his hand was on a sling ...
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How can I get my kindergarten son to be happy to search through his toys
I have a five year old son, and was trying to play with him with a balloon. I asked him to get a book from his box, in order to help him guess what we were going to do, and he declined; he said he ...
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Is it healthy for children (aged 8-14) to play with toys from for R rated film franchises?
Obligatory: not a parent.
I was wandering through Walmart the other day when I came across toys, designed for kids (aged 8-14 is my guess) from the Alien franchise. (Lanard is the company, for those ...
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How to encourage our 6-month-old baby to play on his own?
My baby is 6 month old (8.4 kg). He has a fancy play gym with plenty of lots of toys. We also have plenty of books to read to him. We make him play with our dog (poor doggy!). He also loves playing ...
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What's a good approach for helping my kids understand certain toys?
I have two pre-school children and I need to help them play with & understand certain violent toys, but I'm struggling with it. I've searched online but it seems like most resources are about ...
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How can I motivate my almost-3 year old son to put away his toys?
My son is almost 3 and doesn't like putting toys away. I'm struggling with how to develop good habits without being overbearing or punishing.
Things I've tried:
incentivizing. Offering a treat (...
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Toy safety 3 years old - what are the reasons?
What motivates the 3 year old limit for toy safety?
To make it clear, I am not referring to the choking hazard itself. It is obvious that small parts present a danger and accidents can occur when ...
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How to get toddler's mind off of a single topic (vehicles)
Our son turned two a month ago. We spend a lot of time with him and give him many different toys and books to play with and learn. He used to be interested in all of it; until ~3-4 months ago. Now, ...
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Why is my toddler afraid of talking puppets?
My 2-year-old son enjoys having stuffed animals around him as comfort objects, as well as playing with toy humans and animals. Ever since the first time he saw a talking puppet (around 18 months old, ...
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I have a 1-year-old daughter. How to define the difference between buying her a toy she wants and spoiling her?
We visited a toy store and my 1-year-old daughter showed great interest in a doll and I bought it for her.
It is wrong to buy whatever a child wants, and I am wondering how to define the difference ...
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Why am I hurt by my toddler saying she wanted to throw all her toys in the garbage?
My 2-year-old was throwing a fit tonight. I got home from work and my father said my daughter would not put her toys away. My daughter told me she wanted to throw all her toys in the garbage. I don't ...
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Do girls and boys need different toys?
Do girls and boys really need different toys especially when they are very young? I am speculating part of reason why girls tend to play with Barbie dolls and boys tend to play with transformers is:
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Should you play games with a toddler that they're very good at and always win?
I have been reading the Should you let a toddler win question and it appears to be a bad thing to let a child always win.
I have been playing the memory cards game (where you have to find two ...
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How can I get others to respect our toy/parenting choices?
Let me explain as this sounds weird. So my wife and I are foster parents, and one of the very few things you do differently for foster children than you do your bio-children is a kind of screening of ...
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Is it okay for a child to focus on one toy type?
My 4 (almost 5) year old daughter is currently on a kick with baby dolls. It's all she wants to play with at the moment. She wants to take her dolls to the park, for example, and play with them rather ...
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What are the guidlines for 6-month-olds sucking toys?
What is the guideline to be followed on allowing 6-month-old babies to suck toys? Obviously the cheap plastic ones are a strict no no.
Is there any specific materials that have been proven safe? Are ...
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Are fidgets an effective tool for helping ADHD children focus?
Fidgets are small toys or gadgets that can be twiddled, poked, and/or clicked. The idea was explained to me as giving fingers something to do that doesn't take much brain power, allowing an ADHD child ...
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Toddler doesn't like physical activities
My 2.5 YO doesn't like a lot of physical activities such as riding her rocking horse, swimming lessons, trampolining and using slides and swings in the playground unless sat on your knee. She also ...
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Is a Rubik's cube an appropriate gift for a 15-month-old child?
I am planning to buy some meaningful toys (puzzles, learning toys) to my friend's daughter. She has completed 15 months. Would it be appropriate to buy Rubik's cube. I would appreciate other toy ...
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How can I forget children toys riffs?
Our 7 month old daughter is starting to play with toys that play music. Some of them play pieces of songs, often sung with children's voices. They are cool, but after a while the repeating riffs get ...
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Why is my 5-year-old son always interested in baby toys?
When I take my son to the store and we take a look at the toy section, he always goes straight to the baby toys. And when he picks out a toy that he wants it's always a baby toy.
He has toys for his ...
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Is it a problem to keep getting my kids small toys / trinkets? 2 and 4 year old
I have a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. Both are good kids and just have the usual kid moments here and there - but on the whole they're very good :)
However, whenever we go out anywhere, ...
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What to do about my 2-year-old crying out loud at the noise made from a toy and is it too early to teach him to be independent?
I have a son who is 2 years and 4 months old, and a 4-month-old infant. It came to our attention that the toddler was scared of the sound from a toy, such as an electronic toy car beeping or flashing ...
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2.5 years old kid is want toys that other Kids have at play time
I have 2.5 year old boy. One of the problems that we are facing with him at play time is he wants to play with what the other kids are playing.
At play time, if he sees another kid is playing with ...
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The children are making home messy
I have 2 kids. 3.5 yrs old girl and 10 month boy. We live in apartment.
Daily my kids used to make mess in whole house. What I mean my "mess" is that they put their toys everywhere, drag their ...
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Playing with legos with a toddler around
I need your advice on how to get my 4-year old son to play less with legos (or to play in a more controlled fashion) when his toddler brother is around.
Currently my son goes through a period where ...
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From what age should I expect the child to pick up her toys which she scattered while playing?
At what age should this be started?
How to go about it such that the child doesn't feel bored?
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What is a good system of organizing toys?
I would like to decrease the toy chaos and make it simpler to involve my 20 month old daughter in picking up her toys, without creating a system that is too complicated.
We currently have 6 small ...
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Should I allow toys at the table at mealtimes?
My 1.5 year old daughter is constantly carrying around her toys, and often a toy is in her hand when she comes to the table. We have already decided that no electronics will be allowed at the table, ...
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When to buy first toy and what kind of toys have any sense for newborns? (if any)
We have a girl, currently 3 weeks old. When should we start thinking about any toys for her? Is there any sense for buying any toys for such a young baby? If so, what kind of toys would work best and ...
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How should I handle a little boy who likes girls' toys?
I have a 5-year-old boy who likes to play with girl stuff. He doesn't like to dress up or anything like that, he just loves to dress up the Barbies, and he will even help me with my clothes by telling ...
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Re-flattening a warped puzzle
Our daughter has a large-format Disney puzzle. Some of the pieces have warped slightly, such that it is difficult to put the puzzle together. How can we "re-flatten" the warped pieces?
So far we've ...
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Best jigsaw puzzle's size for 5+ year old girl
My five and a half year old daughter was very found of playing with jigsaw puzzle when she was three. Then she dropped that idea completely. So I don't have any "growing" references, for best sizes ...
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Baby turning during nappy change
I have a 6 month old baby girl which started to turn on her belly. Specially during nappy changing this becomes a huge issue. The moment she gets a bit bored (30 seconds into the process), she tries ...
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Should I keep giving toys back to my infant when he's deliberately dropping them?
After some reading, I understand that dropping stuff is a natural part of baby's development.
What I couldn't find after some research, was whether or not I should keep giving the objects that he ...
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How can I make noisy toys quieter?
My son has a few toys that are so loud and piercing that they hurt my ears (emergency trucks with sirens, an aeroplane flies around in a circle on an articulated arm, and a toy musical piano). My ears ...
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What should I consider when choosing a bicycle for a 5-6 year old child?
What should I consider when choosing a bicycle for a 5-6 year old child?
I'm interested in both safety facets as well as functionality/features.
The child has experience with trikes and a LITTLE ...
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Toy diversity and learning
My oldest son (almost 3) is one of those transportation kids, who loves anything to do with a vehicle (car/train/airplane). When he's inside, he does basically nothing but play with one of those ...
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Four year old does not play with toys
My four year old son pretty much doesn't play. I mean, he will usually when he has another child to play with but overall, throughout the week he doesn't play.
It's driving me crazy because he seems '...
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How to properly clean the ducks and his friends? [duplicate]
You know, these ducks.
My little one loves her ducks, some ducks friends, a small manual portable shower, and so on: all they go to her bathtub and we play a lot.
In the end, although I squeeze, ...
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Are boys naturally drawn to balls more than girls?
Having boy/girl twins, I find it interesting to compare their development over time. Recently my son started standing on his own and has learned to throw things. His favorite toys are balls that he ...
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What's the right (average) age to transition from Duplo to Lego?
I'm trying to figure out when it makes sense to transition my son (and daughter, eventually) from Lego to Duplo (or the equivalent generic blocks).
I'm focused on the age at which children have the ...
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Are crib mobiles helpful to infants?
I remember coming across many suggestions that we add a crib mobile to our crib for our baby.
I believe that they were cited as "providing stimulation", and I recall seeing something about bright, ...
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