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Is there any reason not to have noisy, battery-powered toys?

Fun2DreamFun2Dream
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My mom insists that she should buy DD plastic, battery powered, noisy toys.  I know the reasons for buying wood over plastic, but aside from my sanity, is there any *reason* (scientific or otherwise) to not have the battery-powered noise-makers?

She keeps saying "but she LIKES them".  Well, duh.  And teenagers like sex.  Should we facilitate that too? *rolls eyes* 

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  • CABunnyCABunny member

    I believe in many of them the actual noise level is very high.  The ones that we do have I have cover the speaker with heavy tape to dull the noise.

    And, they're just annoying.  But that's not scientific. Stick out tongue

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  • CeltiCutieCeltiCutie member

    Tell her they cause ADD & high blood pressure (she needn't know it's yours we are talking about!) LOL But seriously studies have shown small children who watch tv have higher blood pressure, so it should work the same for lazy plastic, flashing toys right? ;)

     

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  • CABunnyCABunny member

    https://www.childrenshearing.org/custom/hearing_health.html

    If you scroll towards the bottom of this link, there's a discussion of noise in children's toys.

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  • Dobie_MamaDobie_Mama
    For DD, they're just overstimulating.  That doesn't stop people from buying them for her, though.  Any loud/flashy toys she's gotten we just either A) leave the batteries out of or B) rotate and limit the time they're available to her.  The only time we haven't had success with this was The Great Toy Vacuum Meltdown of '09.
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  • papagenapapagena member

    I think there is some evidence that imagination toys like blocks, etc are better than the plasticy noisy toys.  I don't know exactly when a noisy/flashy toy goes over into totally not worthwhile territory.

    That said, my wonderful parents gave DS a INCREDIBLY noisy remote control train toy that they had chucked up above their dresser when they were given it.  Hmmm..  thanks, ma!  ;)  We put cotton in it to make it quieter.  It's still pretty loud.  Fortunately, it's only an occasional toy. 

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  • Lotte134Lotte134
    I may be in the minority on this board, but I'm not a giant stickler for no battery-powered plastic crap.  I am however very much against buying it new so if you had to pick a battle that might be the way to go.  That said, a good reason against it is that kids really do prefer more open-ended toys.  DS has a handful of bright plastic battery-powered toys yet spends his days playing with his wooden train set, his matchbox cars, wooden puzzles and books and all his outside toys (sidewalk chalk, bubbles, balls, watering can).  Occasionally he'll pick up one of the noisemakers but it doesn't last long.  They just don't hold his interest.
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  • AlishaRichelleAlishaRichelle

    I think they stifle imagination.  You don't have to "choo choo" when your train already does it.  And when you can pull a cord to make your dolly "talk", you don't have to make up things for her to say.  And I'd much rather sing to my daughter than have a toy do it for me.

    I'm well aware that my position is based on my "ideal" scenario as S isn't old enough for such things quite yet, but at this point that's my position.

    I've been known to (semi-jokingly) say that my kids will have the following "toys": a box, a ball and a stick.  That's it.

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  • dieselmonkeydieselmonkey

    we have very few toys in general.  what we do have are sans bells/whistles.  we had an exersaucer given to us and it was waaaay to overstimulating for DS. we took off half the "toys" and he still was overstimulated.  At school, he tends to go to the blocks/lego/books vs the noisier/plastic toys. 

    he definitely uses his imagination with his toys. he is always having "converstaions" with his stuffed animals. he also has a pretty good vocabulary. i'm thinking it's because we did a lot of the sounds for his toys vs them making the "choo choo" sound. (i'm notsaying kids that aren't verbal b/c they play with stimulating toys).

    i'd just tell your family you don't want them. plain and simple... (yeah right)

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