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It seems what i said created a little debate, so i'll precise what i think.I'm not saying we should give a Rapunzel to the first child that enters our room.I'm just saying that i think that if you know the child and know she is careful, completely forbid her to touch any ponies (even the ones that aren't even slightly rare) will do more bad than good.But when i let children play with my ponies i always watch them to prevent anything going wrong.
It's deemed "acceptable" because children are still learning. They do not have experience nor a fully developed brain. Of course responsible parents teach their kids to respect boundaries, but the above still applies. Do I think kids should get a free pass for behaving badly? Well, no, but when they do I still place the responsibility on the adults they are with. Kids need guidance to understand that they should know better. To people who say they hate kids, all kids? Don't you remember how it felt to be a kid when people said this? There are badly behaved kids and wonderful kids. A whole group never deserves to be written off.
It's deemed "acceptable" because children are still learning. They do not have experience nor a fully developed brain. Of course responsible parents teach their kids to respect boundaries, but the above still applies. Do I think kids should get a free pass for behaving badly? Well, no, but when they do I still place the responsibility on the adults they are with. Kids need guidance to understand that they should know better. To people who say they hate kids, all kids? Don't you remember how it felt to be a kid when people said this? There are badly behaved kids and wonderful kids. A whole group never deserves to be written off. In the end we are collecting toys made for children. Not even high end art toys, but actual toys made for kids. I've had actual kids play with my childhood ponies and they came back fine.I am not saying it's not ok to say kids can't play with your ponies. Your stuff, your rules. Heck, I have a Cutesaurus and probably wouldn't just hand it to a five year old. It's really just the writing off of children in this thread that bugs me.
When my niece was younger and wanted to see my ponies, we came up with a very easy to remember rhyme so she could tell what was and was not to be played with:Pony on the shelf, hands to yourself. Pony on the ground, party on down!I made sure to keep a few doubles and baits on the floor for her so she'd always have a "pony on the ground" to play with.
Quote from: Skeen on August 26, 2016, 10:25:03 AMWhen my niece was younger and wanted to see my ponies, we came up with a very easy to remember rhyme so she could tell what was and was not to be played with:Pony on the shelf, hands to yourself. Pony on the ground, party on down!I made sure to keep a few doubles and baits on the floor for her so she'd always have a "pony on the ground" to play with. That's great!
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on August 26, 2016, 11:52:07 AMQuote from: Skeen on August 26, 2016, 10:25:03 AMWhen my niece was younger and wanted to see my ponies, we came up with a very easy to remember rhyme so she could tell what was and was not to be played with:Pony on the shelf, hands to yourself. Pony on the ground, party on down!I made sure to keep a few doubles and baits on the floor for her so she'd always have a "pony on the ground" to play with. That's great! She would come into the room and look at the shelves and inform me, and anyone else in the room, that the shelves were off-limits. Niece: ::points to sea ponies:: Do not touch. ::points to birthflowers: No play. ::points to So softs:: No-no. ::indicates wall of shelving:: Not for touch.::dives into pile of ponies on the floor:: My friends!!!!!
If I had Kids they wouldn´t be able to play with my Collection.It´s harder to put up rules for other peoples kids but in my home my rules.
How terrible. Kids need boundaries and "do not touch" means do not touch" not "go ahead and play with it." It seems like a lot of parents don't teach their kids to respect other people's belongings or things. This story reminds me of when I was growing up we had some people over and I was trying to play with the older girl and the younger girl at the same time. The younger one broke the leg off of one of my Ariel dolls (I only had two Ariels) because she pulled her leg out of the socket. I told my parents and her mom about the younger girl breaking my doll (I was usually very careful with my toys so it was big deal to me that my doll was broken.) Her mom said she was sorry but didn't even offer to replace my Ariel or at least pay for me to get another doll. My dad tried to fix her but my doll couldn't sit down anymore. I was young but I think it was at the age where you should/would know not to take other people's stuff. Ponyfan