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yesterday I went to ToysRus to buy a "tool kit" for a 4yr old, I am an OAP so have never entered thru the doors before, bewildered I wandered along aisle after aisle of boxed toys from floor to ceiling for over 30 mins just thinking to myself however do small kids choose with sooo much on display,still couldnt find what I wanted and eventually asked for help.
Do I think kids of today are spoilt ? yes I really do.
Do I think kids of today are spoilt ? yes I really do.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Crazy isn't it! I've been in to look for things for my nephew and it scares me, keep getting nearly taken out by kids riding round on trikes and things.
You can even get fake McDonald's food with the kitchen stuff!
I tend to get more little things for my nephews, simple things like little cars,books, colouring books and such, a handknitted hat... and we love the Melissa and Doug range, lovely wooden toys for young children.
A friend at a former work was pondering over buying her child one of those Ds computer game thing worth hundreds. I can't get the concept of spending that much money on someone so young, especially as attention span tends to wonder and the potential problems with them taking them into school etc...
You can even get fake McDonald's food with the kitchen stuff!
I tend to get more little things for my nephews, simple things like little cars,books, colouring books and such, a handknitted hat... and we love the Melissa and Doug range, lovely wooden toys for young children.
A friend at a former work was pondering over buying her child one of those Ds computer game thing worth hundreds. I can't get the concept of spending that much money on someone so young, especially as attention span tends to wonder and the potential problems with them taking them into school etc...
One of the nicest days was when we suited and booted the children and went for a walk. The idea was to find as many wild flowers as possible and then come home and identify them. We only pulled one of each, and even managed to find a Star of Bethlehem (we photographed it).
The children really got into the spirit of the walk, and such excitement!!
The children really got into the spirit of the walk, and such excitement!!
For my nephews 4th birthday this year my sis and her oh got him a motorised child's Audi car that has an adapter for iPods. So they also got him an iPod. Oh, and an Alsatian. Mental.
Then I've been asked to lend them money 3 times since because they are skint. It makes me furious.
Last year for his birthday I got him a little scooter from tesco that made engine noises. I was £15 and he adored it. Still does.
Then I've been asked to lend them money 3 times since because they are skint. It makes me furious.
Last year for his birthday I got him a little scooter from tesco that made engine noises. I was £15 and he adored it. Still does.
'Twas ever thus ! Well, not quite ever,but when we were young the silicon chip had not been invented and no toy ran on batteries. Those changes together have vastly increased the range of toys which are available. And parents are richer than when we were young, so more can afford what, in earlier days, would have been beyond their reach; the rare battery powered model car, in the early '50s, cost a matter of pounds,which was a hefty part of the typical wage
And children have always been indulged at Christmas, even in recessions. My late father started in business in the great pre-war recession. He observed that the best business to have was a toy shop, because parents always thought that, whatever they were suffering, they would make sure their children still had a good time, and they tended to over compensate by buying more toys.
And children have always been indulged at Christmas, even in recessions. My late father started in business in the great pre-war recession. He observed that the best business to have was a toy shop, because parents always thought that, whatever they were suffering, they would make sure their children still had a good time, and they tended to over compensate by buying more toys.
Maybe you wouldhave been better off trying the Early Learning Centre..I always bought lil pasta's toys there.
How's this for a tool kit?
http:// www.elc .co.uk/ ...3217 8,defau lt,pd.h tml
Parents buying ipods/pads are just making more trouble for later. Children are given too high expectations...and aren't being treated as children.
How's this for a tool kit?
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Parents buying ipods/pads are just making more trouble for later. Children are given too high expectations...and aren't being treated as children.
I posted on here a couple of months ago about the little girl next door,who's 10 years old, having a stretch limo to take her and friends to MacDonalds,and got shot down by a few on here.The same child came round the other day wearing glasses,so I said "oh don't you look nice in your glasses",her Mum said oh they're not real it's just fashion!
its not so much that its an ipad that amazesme - its the cost of the ipad that i cannot understand - spending that much on a child is crazy, especially since at that age they will probably break it and not have any idea how to use most of the functions
why not get a cheaper version for them~?
why not get a kids laptop for them?
why not get a cheaper version for them~?
why not get a kids laptop for them?
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