Children handling your dolls?

Well kids are individuals like anyone else I suppose. There are kids who would be very careful and respectful of the doll, and then there are those who would tear its' clothes off, cut its' wig, and drag it through the mud by an ankle.

I personally would never let some random kid touch my dolls unless I was holding the doll. I would have to know and trust them.

 

I've actually been thinking of this for awhile as in a few months (well, 4 or so) I'll have a little addition to the family. D: And he's a BOY. Obviously I don't plan to let an infant near my doll, but I've been thinking that when he gets older - I may not mind so much as long as I'm around to watch after him and all. Of course... most of that depends on his behaviour. But growing up with dolls in the house would probably etch something in his head that they're something important and fragile.

At least I hope so. XD

 

my daughter is eleven and has a high functioning mental disability.
that said, i indeed let her handle Stu. she carries him properly like a baby, she says hello to him when she comes home from school, and says goodnight at bedtime.
she poses his arms and has little conversations with him.

she has always been interested in 'puppetry' (and is a rather skilled shadow puppeteer) so Stu's joints fascinate her.

other children and adults have been just as kind.

i guess i'm just an overly trusting individual.

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Oh, god no. I don't let my siblings within ten feet of my Bella. Maybe it's just a first doll thing, but I'd never let them touch her~ Nor do my cousins get to touch her. I'm scared she'll break.

I'm also normally really possessive of my stuff.

 

i doubt i let ANY kids touch my dolls if i own one ._.

just too dangerous

 

I have had too much of my stuff broken in my house to allow anyone under the age of 18 in my house touch anything at all that belongs to me. Including my doll.

Just too much of my stuff has been torn up for me to trust younger hands. I can't keep anything nice. ^ ^;;

 

I dont think you're too trusting, it just means you raised your daughter well ^_^ I dont think I'd have a problem letting my own kids handle my dolls when they were old enough to know what "breakable" was. It's the random kids at the mall, anime conventions, etc that I'd be worried about.

 

I'm totally OK with my little brother handling my doll, but I whenever other kids try to touch them I tend to get very nervous. I don't know if they'll drop them, satin them, sneeze on them.. I don't really like little kids touching my dolls :C

 

I'm alright with some children handling my doll but I'm sort of a worry-wart so I don't let them walk around with him or tote him off to their rooms to play or anything. As long as I am there to over see the goings on I'm generally pretty easy going when it comes to kids and my doll. I allow most of my younger cousins to pose him and dress him but I'm weary of children younger than ten, however.

Maybe it is just the kids I know but the younger ones really seem drawn to touching his face, even when I let them know that it might damage him. I think because the faces are usually the most lifelike part of a doll, children want to touch it and feel it.... I've noticed they really like to go for the lashes.

 

Well. My 8 years old son not only touches our dolls but he even has 3 MSD of his own. He got the first one when he was 6 - Mom had one, Dad another one, it seemed fair he had his too. He has carried him almost everywhere, and he's as careful as a kid can be. I must say I've learnt these dolls are not as delicate as they seem, so in fact they're safe on the hands of a normal kid or adult. Most of the damage his doll has received, was more my own fault (accidents while taking pictures, etc) than his.

Of course, as somebody said before, kids are individuals. So I wouldn't let an unknown kid to take my dolls if I'm not near or if I've seen something which makes me not to trust (ex: dirty hands, not careful with his own toys, etc), but same applies to adults too, so it's not a kid's problem, it's just unknown people problem. For what I've read, most of us agree... actually, people who wouldn't let their dolls near kids wouldn't let them to be handled by other adults either.

 

I haven't had my boy around anyone younger then 14 yet... I don't know if I'd allow it though... my boy is my first BJD and I'm still very careful with him... I may let my nieces touch him... but holding I don't think so just yet, also he's a 60cm so he's a bit heavier then the smaller ones

 

i hold my own doll its me the daughter im 8 i have a pipos baha

 

I think kids understand a lot more than people think ^^ I've been very careful with my dolls around kids, put them on high shelves when I know kids are going to visit so that they can't reach, and things like that...
But when our relatives, with a 3 year old cousin, stayed over for a week I didn't really think about where I put them, but she never touched them without asking. And she accidentaly knocked my girl over, which almost made her cry since she can see how much I care about the dolls - and she isn't really careful about other things, or other toys, she tosses them around a lot.
However, I wouldn't trust a kid I don't know.. .as well as I wouldn't really give them to any adult either.

 

I have one little cousin, who I would have trusted with my dolls even when she was very young (although I didnt have them then). She always took really good care of her own toys, and had a LOT of respect for other people's stuff. I know my boys would have been safe with her.

There are 7 more cousins on the other hand (ages 2-15, all by the same aunt) who have ZERO respect. They come over, grab whatever they want, throw stuff, break stuff, etc...I actually had to pack up the dvd player, ps2, manga, and video games whenever they were going to come over because they WOULD destroy it. If I had ever left my dolls in the same room as them, I would come back to shattered pieces of resin.

I tend to think stranger's children will be more like the second set. I dont think it hurts to be cautious though.

 

it all depends on the kid.

I have cousins (and a nephew) that are all 7+ older, some even almost 18, who have absolutely no respect of the idea "THAT IS NOT YOUR PROPERTY." We tell them NOT to touch DVDs, video games, etc, and to come get one of us if they want to watch a movie or play a game because their idea of putting a game or movie away is throwing the disc face-down on the floor next to a bunch of soda pop cans. One of them decided it was fine to delete a 40+ hour game from my memory card to save a first level Crash Bandicoot game. My god I'm still not bitter at all. :/

So for those kids, I would put my doll away (... once I have him) and would probably try to hide its existance from completely. They don't understand that if it's not yours, it is not okay to treat it like crap.

I have a five year old niece who, if she decided for some odd reason she didn't think my soon-to-be Axel doll is ugly, I might let hold it. With me watching and helping her move his arms, etc. And I will stress the BE EXTREMELY EXTREMELY CAREFUL and hand him to her really delicately, because when I do that, she handles stuff more carefully. If I treat him as fragile, she will as well.

 

I actually let my boyfriend's sisters play with mine!

They are 9 and 11. But I asked them to ask me before they touch them and to not touch their faces. They DO listen and are VERY careful. Probably more careful then some adults. Hahah. But they really don't touch them because they are afraid of ruining them.

His 11 year old sister actually really wants her own now!

 

Uh, yeah. No.

I haven't even ordered Mihaelyn yet, but when I get him I can imagine that I'll be so nervous about getting him that in the first week no one will get to touch him.

After that, I'd probably let my 12 yr old sister hold him, but she's not that interested in dolls... The twins are a different story. They're only four, and while they have decent listening skills, said skills seem to be divided between them if they are in a room together. I can just imagine telling one to be careful of his face or his hair while the other one sneaks up from behind...

Other kids...? #%*! no. Kid being like... 6th grade down, unless I know you or you seem cool. I don't think I know any adults interested in BJDS... TT~TT

 

My younger brother(10) will not be touching. I can't trust him. Maybe my other brother(16) and some of his friends, I doubt it because they're tripped out on the price.

Other story that I think relates, I bought my DSLR camera a month or so ago. I thought I would NEVER let anyone touch it, ever. It turns out that if the person in genuinely interested it could happen. My brothers never touch it, maybe because it's a $700 camera, and I never leave it lying around. I've asked some people that look mellow and trustworthy to hold it while I am busy for a second, or to have someone look through the viewfinder. It really just depends on the person.

BAD experience, I wear my camera like I do a messenger bag, with the strap across my chest, so it sits above my hip. I felt a tug at my camera and hear "ZOMG A NICE CAM" I honestly thought the 'emo' kids were trying to steal it, so with a loud kiai I sent a thrust punch into their solar plexus(right under your ribcage). They deserved it, but the friends were cracking up, weird huh?

 

I didn't let other kids play with my toys when I WAS a kid. I defended it to my parents by pointing out that I kept my toys in very good condition, unlike other kids my age. So that's a big no.

 

Actually it wasn't me who freaks out when a close friend's daughter (August) picks up my dolls. The mum is more worried now that she knows how much they cost and told August that if she broke anything it would come out of her holiday money. Poor August is only allowed to touch when there is no mum!!!