Do you think buying toys for kids is a waste of money?

well, i think too many toys are for a child because many have so many toys they dont know what to play with. my daughter is 12 and we have bought her toys throughout the years and when she gets bored, she will go back and play with her bratz and legos. i think toys are fine but the amount of them should be limited.

I think that kids need a variety of things to help them learn, toys included, but not in abundance. I used to buy my kids a new toy every chance I got because, at the time I was a single parent and I guess I was trying to show them through material things that I love them. That was the wrong approach. My kids ended up having so many toys at one point in time that they were over-whelmed. I found that they only had a select few that they really ever played with, so, one day, we went through all of their toys and got rid of the unwanted and broken things. As it turned out, they only wanted a handful of things and they wanted to hold on to their books more than anything else. I have gotten to the point with my kids that they rarely get new toys, maybe a few for a holiday, or as a surprise if they have really earned it. I have also implemented a system in my home where at least once a year, they have to go through their toys and get rid of the things that they no longer play with. It has really helped my children learn that they do not need to have everything and that they can have fun just using their imaginations. So, no, buying toys in moderation is not a waste of money, in my opinion, but buying everything a child wants is.

Different stages of a person's life warrants different materials that bring happiness in to the life.If we kiss that opportunity the chance will never return.Children like to have toys when they are young.I I very much live to shower them with toys within my capacity.When they grow old and are in need of a young girl or boy any amount of toys in the world will fulfill their yearning.

Hi corrycrystal, I don’t think that buying toys is a waste of money. Toys help kids to learn many things in a funny way. There are lots of toys available in the market and we have to select the good toys for them. The choice is also important, means the right toys according to the age of kids. I read that hanging colourful objects in the coat of a new born will increase the vision, observation etc. I think the people argue on toys may be thinking that the books and cloths are more useful to the kids. But it is true that toys are also necessary. Kids can sit and play with the toys and it helps to stay away from mother for some time. This is the first step of doing something independently. There are many advantages with toys.

From one side I do think that buying toys is a waste of money as most kids would just play with them a bit and then either break them or just get bored and toss them aside. But on the other side they are kids and they should enjoy their childhood by playing with toys. Probably a mix is the best. Some useless toys, some educational ones, some books, some clothes, art supplies, a rubik's cube (I want to get for my 1 year old nieces ), etc. I think this way the child's horizons will expand and the child will find a lot of interests, some fun, some educational, and some both fun and educational.

Do I always buy toys for my children or my nieces, no I don't. For my nieces I will buy them two toys each year. One for their birthday and one for Christmas. For my own children I will buy them things more often, but not nearly as often as I used to. My children were very spoiled when they were younger and when we moved earlier this year we realized that they had too many toys to even ever find the time to play with. So, my husband and I decided that we wouldn't buy them toys anymore without any reason. We've decided instead to start rewarding them for their good behavior with commissions. Meaning, when they do their chores or in the example of my daughter, get 100 percent on a spelling test, we write it down on a commission sheet. At the end of the month we pay out their commission and the children are free to do whatever they want with their money. They can save it up to buy something that they want or they can even use it for the ice cream truck. Since we've quit buying as many toys for the children, it seems to me that they are more content and rarely just ask for something.

Well, I think it depends what kinds of toys we are buying for the kids. I always like to buy some educational toys that can help developing the kids' skills for them, and I don't think buying these toys are a waste of money. My baby is 7 months old now, and I have been buying toys for him since he was born. The toys are to help him developing his skills, such as toys from Fisher-price, Lamaze. I really like the toys from these companies, as they provide toys for kids from age to age, and to develop certain skills too.

no, i dont think that buying toys is money wasting as through personal experience I have come to know that being a child, the best thing for you is the toys as children loves it than any other thing in life. it brings happiness to the kids, what else does a parent want?

Hello friend. I think that it is good to buy some toys for kids as they can help the children develop their wisdom, especially some toys that the kids will have to use their own hands to install. I have been buying toys for my children all the time. Toys of different kinds will be bought for them at a different age of their.

I do not think buying our kids with toys is a waste of money. It is also important for them to play and enjoy life as a child. One way of doing so is to have toys to play. The thing to consider is not to overdo them. Meaning, just buy toys that are appropriate for them. Some have to much and some have nothing at all. We also have to consider our financial situation and status.

I think most of the time it is a waste because the kids usually get bored with the toys in a day or two. Most children are bombarded with way to many toys and games. They are everywhere and they tend to overstimulate the children and keep them wanting more and more things. When I did not have children I did do a lot of buying for my nieces and nephews but they were mostly practical gifts. I did not believe in trying to get every toy they saw on TV and in stores. Today, I do not buy my daughter a lot of toys. If fact, I buy her less than I bought them and you know what? She's happy! She loves nature and her favorite treasures are rocks and crystals. She loves to sew and knit so I buy her those type of things. Nothing fancy, nothing expensive and she is very very happy!

i think it is good and necessary to buy toys for children on their each age,as toys would be develop their wisdom and skills.at the same time, it is a good way to communicate between children and parents. but due to every family have different finacial situation,so i think we should be limited the quantity of the toys.as the toys isn't very cheap,and if the toys too large,it is no more time for the child to play all.good luck and have a nice day!

I have no children now and I don't think that it is a waste of money to buying toys for kids. In fact, your story reminds me of something when I was very young. When I was just 6 years old, my parents had no money to buy something during my birthday for we were poor at that time and there no relatives of mine gave me one toy. Yes, I felt so unlucky for other kids were always having so many toys to play. Nowadays, I have grown up and have some money to buy all toys that I like, But everything have been late. So, it is really not a waste of money to meet the kids' hope.

I buy toys for my child, educational and musical toys. I can't help myself from buying something for my child which I know would make her happy. I'm a first time mom and when I just gave birth to my daughter, every time I go to the mall to buy groceries I always dropped by the department store in the kids' section. There were times when I only have a budgeted amount with my only for groceries but when I passed by the kids' department I saw this very lovable toy. No matter how hard I tried to stop myself from buying but I was failure. I spent the money intended for groceries to buy that toy for my baby. It made her happy the first few days and she played with it all the time but a week after I just found it broken and she won't even care to play with it anymore. I've learned my lesson I don't splurge on my baby's toys anymore, I still buy some but only those that are educational and those musical toys since my baby likes music so much. Happy Lotting!

i don't think that it's a waste of money as long as mothers and fathers put limitations on the toys they give to their children. Children don't have an idea of how much is the price of the toy, as long as he is happy receiving toys, so it would be better to buy inexpensive toys rather than the expensive one and then be broken afterwards, then it's one way of wasting money.

Hi there.I think it depend on how you manage your money.important to know that our kids need toys because at the age playing is their world.Children like playing because that's the way to learning.I buy some toys for my son but I choose education toys,i mean the toys that have education value (you can read about kids growth) and sure,I had to allocate money for it.But we could plan when kids need and love,or is it suitable woth their age.don't buy toys every time they ask.

not at all.. toys helps kids develop emotionally, mentally and physically dpending onwhat the toy is.. they are essential to a kid's growth...

I have children, and I do buy them toys. Whether it's educational toys or not, I make it a point to buy them toys once in a while. Not always though. This is because I believe that every child has the right to enjoy their childhood and have fun. Children are supposed to have lots of fun, since when they become adults, they can no longer do things such as play all day. So why not let them enjoy, right? Even before I had children, I bought my nieces and nephews toys as well. Having fun isn't wrong, and sometimes, children learn from toys as well. I just make sure I choose toys that are safe to play with, or those that are educational so they learn at the same time that they're having fun.

I think that is not waste your money. Toys is one way to make our childs creative and get imagine. That is give trainee to our childs brain. But we must controlled what type of toys

I don't consider it as a waste of money. Buying a toy for a kid gives so much joy for the recipient. When this kids grow old, they will always be reminded of your love and kindness. They will consider it as a treasure for their whole life through. However, there must be some limitations. And this limitations should be properly explained to them so that as early as possible they will understand the importance the value of money and how difficult to earn money.