[blparent] (no subject)

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (IT)]

Thank you for this. 
And, Mellie takes after you, as that's what happened with her and her
doll stroller. 
Melissa, I also had a nice wooden doll cradle. There is no way that
sucker would have held up to a two-year-old, at least not *my*
two-year-old. 
Maybe I'll see about getting her a plastic durable doll bed. 
I did find a doll I think she'll like. 

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On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:00 PM
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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/r
> ef
> =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.


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