What Age Do You Say No To Toys????

[KK7]

I am having a struggle this Christmas.....my daughter is 13 going to highschool next year(Sept) should I be saying no to toys??? It is not like she is asking for Elmo or Baby Toys she is asking for Littlest Pet Shop(which she highly collects) and Zhu Zhu pets and accesorys. I just don't know what way to turn

[Patty Smyth]

Haha, I remember telling Kevin when he was 8 years old that one day he will get rid of all his stuffed animals and legos and he looked at me like I was an alien. By the time he was 12 they were all gone. One of his friends is his age and still has all his legos and figurines. I think girls are different though I know that I still had stuffed animals when I got married at 27 so I think Kayla is just being girly.

I also think that peer pressure will have a role in it but like I said girls are different. She will probably go from collecting toys to collecting clothes in the next few years. LOL

[VeeVee]

I'm not a parent but as someone who loved barbie until I was like 15 I Think its ok. Better she want those toys then other things some girls want lol
Let her be a kid as long as she wants bc growing up sucks haha

[Mamaelmo]

Well if you ask me your lucky, my dd who is 11 has been giving away all her toys and wants none for x-mas at all

[MercyEhm]

A -GREED!

Better she like My Little Pony over beer and boys. Like Patty said, soon she'll want clothes and stuff. Enjoy the toys, they're cheaper too!

[KK7]

Patty thats actually what I am having trouble with I don't beleive Andrew was like this...but I think girls are different

Vee you hit that on the nose girls in her grade grown up loooooooooooooooong time ago but a yuppys and have all the newest electronics ect. I am very thankful she isn't like them

[kool_105]

i say let her, as long as they want them. they will know when they no longer want to play with them. why make them grow up any faster then they have to in my opinion.

[KK7]

A -GREED!

Better she like My Little Pony over beer and boys. Like Patty said, soon she'll want clothes and stuff. Enjoy the toys, they're cheaper too!

i say let her, as long as they want them. they will know when they no longer want to play with them. why make them grow up any faster then they have to in my opinion.

Thankyou

[lekate]

Haha I totally stopped getting toys by 11 I did start getting dvd's, cd's, clothes, other electronics. It's also harder once they get a job and can buy their own stuff

[Patty Smyth]

I am very glad that Kevin does not want $200 running shoes or name brand clothes because the answer would be NO and the second answer would be why? So you can look like your friends with their arses hanging out of their pants. Be an individual. LOL O.k. I should point out that I am spoiled because a friend of mine has a sample store place and he does get really nice clothes but for $3 a t-shirt. LOL

[Zonny]

Patty, you and me both. I just don't spend that much on Christmas/birthdays, etc. And when the day comes that DS wants expensive sneakers and such, he's going to have to earn a big part of them himself.

I'm often boggled by how much people spend even on very young children. I have friends who spend hundreds of dollars on Christmas for their four year olds; I just think that if I did that, by the time he's 10, Christmas won't be exciting anymore, he'll HAVE everything! A friend at work with stepchildren has this problem - the mom buys them everything they want, so when the dad and stepmom ask what they want for Christmas, birthdays, etc. they say, "I don't know." Because they already have it all.

There will come a time when they want/need more costly stuff; meanwhile, DS will be happy in 14 or 15 years when he sees his college fund!

Z

[kazm-l]

I am very glad that Kevin does not want $200 running shoes or name brand clothes because the answer would be NO and the second answer would be why? So you can look like your friends with their arses hanging out of their pants. Be an individual. LOL O.k. I should point out that I am spoiled because a friend of mine has a sample store place and he does get really nice clothes but for $3 a t-shirt. LOL

My ds hates brand clothes - he wants no logos, no freaky images, no trashy words on his stuff and certainly doesn't want his trousers hanging down around his hairy knees!
Can't say dd wants them either - though she is a little more into clothes than her brother.

[kazm-l]

At the end of the day its Christmas and if thats what she wants, then i'm sure thats probably what you'll get her cos you want her to be happy.
With my two, i get them to write me a list. We always say - No list, No pressies(mind you, who are we really kidding - we'll buy them something...a lump of coal perhaps!)
Anyway, They most certainly aren't getting everything on their list but it gives us ideas - and sometimes we have to say an item is too expensive 0r what would you prefer -this pressie idea or that one.
Double check with her that she wants it and if she does - go for it!!

[Boo Radley]

I'm 28 and I still have my Lego

[Midnightly]

enjoy it while you can.. toys are cheaper then electonics.. and when toodles is 13 i'd be thrilled if she's still playing with toys rather then trying to play with the boys and wanting high end brand name label clothing, make up, and cellphones