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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry if this has been covered before but how do people set boundaries regarding what gifts others give their child?  I have an infant and he keeps on getting showered with the V-Tech, Baby Einstein, battery-powered noise and light show type toys.  I don't mind having a few but in general I don't think they are healthy (like the thing that reads to the kid so you don't have to not to mention the over stimulation).  I basically set a 'no battery rule' for Xmas which my side ignored (my dad misinterpreted my aversion to fear that I wouldn't be able to figure out a toy computer.  Thanks Dad, I hold a graduate degree in computer science).  And subsequently my inlaws, who are awesome, gave us a bunch of these types of toys that were hand-me-downs.  And then I get an email from MIL warning of the danger of overstimulating toys.

Sooo...for his first bday I'm trying to head things off by creating a wish-list on Amazon.  Or just asking people to just give books.  I know it is bad ettiquite to specify but so is throwing away gifts.  Any suggestions or thoughts on the topic?  [/quote]

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