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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about musical plastic/battery operated toys?  My DS (19 mo) loves music and we can't have the stereo going through the whole house all day and I can only sing so much.  [b]In addition to agreeing that all you anti-this and anti-that folks have too much time on your hands[/b], trying to shield a child from the world he is going to grow up in is only going to frustrate you both.[/quote]

Nobody is shielding their kids of anything. We're just choosing based on our beliefs. Everybody knows that at a certain point they'll grow to make their own choices and we hope they'll make the right ones.

For now, it's our job to choose what we think it's best. If you like battery and flashing lights, good for you. Go ahead with it, but what's the advantage of such toys?

Now, regarding the bolded statement... Do you allow those toys because you're lazy or don't have enough time to research better?[/quote]

And...there's the bitch remark we've been waiting for.  You're anti-everything, so I must be lazy or uneducated about my choices.  Oh, my- how couldi have possibly overlooked the harm of a toy that allows my son to push some buttons, have a jazzy tune played for him and sends him dancing around the room?!!??  There is new technology out there- stop trying to pretend like we live in the "simpler times" that you people like to romanticize and try teaching him about what's around instead of just "hoping" he'll make the right decision.  [/quote]

If moms with lots of time make healthier choices, I just draw a logical discussion... the moms opting for not selecting very well are those who either don't have time or are lazy. It's just your own words. No need to get defensive. Aren't you comfortable with your choices?[/quote]

Not healthier choices.  More paranoid, controlling and irrational choices. Too busy with your self-righteousness, you have yet to provide a response as to why a musical toy that makes him happy and leads to dancing is detrimental.[/quote]

I'm not the PP you're talking to, but dude, no one is saying that this toy that makes your child happy is detrimental. We all get to choose what toys our children play with in our own homes and some of us don't prefer the battery-powered ones. It's not as big a deal as you're trying to make it. [/quote]

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