11/14/2023 0 Comments Good morning america declutter toys![]() ![]() We have an impact on the world that is greater than we know. Because when we say no to junk, we are sending our kids a message. Let’s say no to the flashy stuff the marketers dump billions into selling to our kids. Let’s say no to the stuff that’s going to lose their interest quickly. And did you know that most plastic toys end up in the landfill for up to 500 years? That life-size plastic Sven Reindeer and Barbie Dream House are going to outlive your grandchildren’s great-great-great grandchildren. So let’s say no to plastic crap. We are teaching our children that what comes into our house must eventually leave our house. When we tell our children “no” to new toys and we limit the number of trinkets that they acquire- we are not being mean. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS 9 Things That Kid’s Learn by Having Fewer Toys Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed WANT THE LIST OF THE 15 BEST SIMPLE TOYS? That’s why I want to share with you 9 things that kid’s learn by having fewer toys. Because the way we buy for our children teaches them. Not only does fewer toys benefit the development of the child, but also the well-being of the parents. ![]() In fact, having fewer toys benefits our kids in more ways than you can imagine. Over the past decade, I’ve turned thousands of families into believers of the benefits of fewer toys.Īnd I can tell you one thing for sure, you will never look back. Much to my surprise, there was nothing in the research that supported the idea that buying lots of toys was actually good for our kids. That means, during my first pregnancy, I was elbow deep in more than just clutter-I was also immersed in the research about what children really need to grow, learn, and thrive. At that time, I was finishing up my doctorate in Child Development. I entered motherhood with a lifelong history of clutter– both physical clutter and mental clutter. But I had different circumstances than most when I gave birth to my first child. This motto “more is better” wasn’t new to me. All the toys, all the love, all the best. When I became a new mother, I was ready to give my baby everything. These numbers surely bring a lot of happiness to the toy industry. But what about our kids? You aren’t alone, in 2020 the toy industry brought in over $95 million in global sales. You may have come to believe that more toys=more joy and find yourself spending countless dollars attempting to prove this theory to be true. In fact, we are sold the story that our kids need lots of new toys to be content. The toy industry sells us the story that our children need toys to be happy. ![]()
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