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[Veronica Smith]

One of Gab's vavorite doll beds was a cardboard box.  She put blankets and a 
pillow in and she crawled righ in with her dolls. (lol) V
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From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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>I think it all depends on how sturdy things are.  Something that is made of
> wood might be able to take more abuse than something made of plastic.  You
> might want to actually see if you can go to a store and touch something 
> like
> this to see how well made it is.  Or, perhaps you might be able to find
> someone who makes or would make a wooden doll bed for her by hand.  The
> other option might be to get her a bed for smaller dolls that would be too
> small for her to think much about climbing into.  I had a very nice hand
> made wooden cradle and some small wooden bunk beds when I was young.  I
> loved them, but was a little frustrated at times because my bigger dolls
> wouldn't fit on them.  They would probably have been very safe for a two
> year old though.
> Good luck,
> Melissa
>
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> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 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/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.
>
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