For posters 17:19 and 17:21,

Haven't you heard,

"The more you GIVE and DO for a child,
the less he needs to CREATE and DO for HIMSELF."

It's in "How To Make Your Child Cripled".

Anonymous wrote:I am all for limiting toys, mostly wooden/cloth and with no push buttons or electronic noises, but OP seriously ONE ball, that's it? You are doing just as much of a disservice to this child as it's parents are by giving too many. Babies and children need bright, interactive, stimulating toys...several of them.

Whoops, that should have said he has a ball. Not the object but a state of joy. I would not restrict to one toy ever. Just one at a time. And def not all of them in a day even.

I am all for limiting toys, mostly wooden/cloth and with no push buttons or electronic noises, but OP seriously ONE ball, that's it? You are doing just as much of a disservice to this child as it's parents are by giving too many. Babies and children need bright, interactive, stimulating toys...several of them.

I saw pictures of my parent's play rooms when they were little. It was interesting to note how much less toys they had. And a lot of them were wood and handmade. My grandma swears by keeping them to one room. Every time she comes over she gets on me for buying too many. I think reasonable minds can disagree on how many is enough.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They believe all the junk can buy their child's love.
So very sad.

Not true. I grew up with a SAHM and a dad who was home for dinner every night and very involved. They just loved buying us things. And now they do the same for DS. Thankfully they live close by and we visit often, so most of their toys are kept at their house!

How many piles of toys do they have at their house?
How many piles of toys do you keep at your house?

Anonymous wrote:They believe all the junk can buy their child's love.
So very sad.

Not true. I grew up with a SAHM and a dad who was home for dinner every night and very involved. They just loved buying us things. And now they do the same for DS. Thankfully they live close by and we visit often, so most of their toys are kept at their house!

Anonymous wrote:Not worth it to say anything to MB. She has her opinion and the nanny, no matter how experienced, will be presumed in competent. I would not advise imparting this knowledge on MB.

Incompetent is one word.

One does not impart knowledge ON anything or anyone.

Ha. May your biggest problem with your employer be a disagreement about the number of toys in the house.

You sound judgmental and obnoxious.

Anonymous wrote:Not worth it to say anything to MB. She has her opinion and the nanny, no matter how experienced, will be presumed in competent. I would not advise imparting this knowledge on MB.

Uhhhh, maybe you just don't know how to phrase things in a way that appeals to MBs or maybe you have only worked for very insecure MBs (or both), but I often impart unsolicited ideas to my NFs and they very much appreciate it.

Not worth it to say anything to MB. She has her opinion and the nanny, no matter how experienced, will be presumed in competent. I would not advise imparting this knowledge on MB.

Anonymous wrote:Your point is? I would fire you.

For...what exactly?

Why not talk to your MB about taking over with a toy rotation? You can organize the toys in bins and rotate them every 3-6 weeks so they'll be fresh. As you know, children are more interested and engaged in novel toys than the ones they see lying on the floor all day, so you really have an opportunity here to step up as a nanny and impart some of your wisdom and experience to the family you're working for.

They believe all the junk can buy their child's love.
So very sad.

Your point is? I would fire you.

DC has toys in his room, toys in closets, toys in the living room corners and under the sofa. Toys in the play room and the bathroom and the back porch too. These parents have turned their house into a zoo. That's why when its just DC and I, we take one toy out and hide away the rest. Has a ball. MB swears he is an active and high energy baby who needs a lot of stimulation. I just smile and say ok.