It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh

Author:Peter Walsh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Toy limits

Kids today—their attention spans are so short. You have so much to do. It’s easy to give them a constant supply of new toys to keep them occupied. Often it’s easier to fulfill their requests (or demands!) for new entertainment than to plan a play date or find time to go to a museum or park. But if a child only has to ask—or scream—and know that another plaything will be forthcoming, how does he or she learn that you cannot own everything? The behavior that says it’s all right to acquire and acquire and acquire is learned at a very early age and is a lesson that is very difficult to later unlearn. Isn’t that why you are reading this book?

The child’s first three years set the tone for the rest of his or her life. From the beginning you, as the parent, must provide some limit to how much your child can own. Here is a simple strategy to help you. Provide your child with a couple of bins for toys—two or three—whatever is reasonable for the space you have. These bins are where the toys live. Not on the furniture in the family room, or in Mom and Dad’s room, or in the backseat of the car. When the bins are full, that’s it. No more toys. Before a new toy can be added, a toy of similar size has to be removed and given away to charity or someone who will value and use it.

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