[blparent] (no subject)

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I recently asked the visiting nurse why so many toys said they were to be 
used with children three and over.  She told me that the primary 
consideration is how oral toddlers under three are, and if the toys have 
parts that could break off or be pulled off and swallowed.  As children get 
older, the need to stick everything in their mouths decreases.

As for breaking toys, I guess that probably is to be expected.  I climbed 
into a doll buggy as a little kid and broke it because it wouldn't take my 
weight.  My mother has pictures of my little sister sleeping peacefully in a 
doll crib that I had gotten for Christmas or a birthday or something.

Jo Elizabeth

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds 
water."--Swedish proverb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: [blparent] (no subject)


> Hi  moms and dads.
> I found this and am thinking of getting it for Melanie.
> Only problem is it says "not for children under three".
> http://www.amazon.com/Corolle-Mon-Premier-Nursery-Doll/dp/B000F5FK2S/ref
> =cm_lmf_tit_10
> Thoughts? Is this a hard and fast rule?
> Melanie has a history of breaking toys that are too old for her, she
> broke the doll stroller I got for her when she climbed into it and
> failed. Fortunately she wasn't hurt, but the stroller had to be tossed.