Is it "wrong" to let younger kids have BJDs?

Honestly, and this is just my opinion, most kids really shouldn't have BJDs. There are parents here who have given their kids BJDs, which is totally fine. Yes there are some mature ones out there, but for the most part kids... tend not to be the most responsible. Generally kids get bored easily, they tend to move quickly from one hobby to the next. As far as I see they don't really take much care of their cheaper dolls and action figures, I really wouldn't want to entrust a child with BJD.

I remember my cousin and I used to play "Secret Agent Barbie". We threw Barbie off the balcony and made her sky dive without a parachute! LOL (≧▽&#8806 Would not EVER want to see a child re-enact that with a BJD...

 

This is something I've always thought about!

I agree with most of you - it depends on the kid.
I used to be a really careful girl and would have appreciated a beautiful BJD. I never did weird things to my dolls (most of them still look brand new) and was really careful all the time, didn't even allow most of my friends to touch them.

So, in case you can afford it, why not? Just try to make children understand the value and originality of a BJD - they're really underestimated.

 

It really depends on how well the child can handle a BJD. Judging from what I've seen in my nephew and niece and children of family friends, I definitely would not be entrusting one to them.

 

I started saving for a BJD when I was 13 and got one when I was 14, and now I am 15 and another one is on the way right now.
I'm perfectly able of handling a doll.

It depends.
It's like buying your child prodigy a 1o,ooo dollar violin.
It's a lot of money, and children are careless, but if you try to teach them the importance of it and moreover they REALLY respect the doll/expensive item in itself, they won't treat it badly.

Though just handing a BJD to a 7 year old as a birthday gift isn't the best thing to do.

Also considering resin can be bad for someone, giving it to someone young could also be a bad choice.

It all depends on the maturity and seriousness of the child, I guess.

 

My 9 years old little girl owns a pullip. not a bjd because of the price. But, she really cares for her, she treats it carefully.

 

I'm 13 and have been saving for my first BJD for almost a year. It really depends on the kid...
If they want a doll bad enough to save money for that long, why shouldn't they be able to get it? >___<

 

Wow!
I really would think "abssolutely YES" before this topic lol

But I wouldn't trust my dolls in kids hand ;__;
(but kids for me: 5~11years old)

 

I'm thirteen and I did a LOT of research before I got my first bjd. It depends on the person. (I say person because I see adults here with dolls that have sharpie/nail polish faceups 9_9')

 

Well, im 13 (soon 14!) And im been in to the hobby for 1 year now. I take good care of my dolls and love them! I paint there face-up and sew new clothes for them. My first doll was a Obitsu 27 cm I bought her because i was´t sure how to handle a real bjd. Now I own a Volks MSD and a hujoo boy. I will soon be getting an obitsu 1/3 i think. And Im very happy that i bought that doll at that age.

 

I think it very much depends on the maturity of the child. Obviously, a very young child [like the preschoolers I work with!] it would be very inappropriate... a preschooler [2-5] just doesn't understand [usually] how to properly care for something that valuable.

But whenever I choose to have children, if I have one with an interest and can display a sense of responsibility for their possessions, I definitely would be okay with allowing my kid to have a BJD. Granted, their first doll would DEFINITELY be an 'affordable' BJD, such as a doll from ResinSoul, Bobobie, or Angel of Dream. I guess I don't see it as much different as buying a kid an American Girl doll or something similar.

 

If them know take care about them things, but i know two people that are adult and dont take care about them dolls XD lol

 

I think that if the kid is trustworthy enough and understands the value and hard work it took to buy or even make the doll, then, by all means let the kid have one. It's probably not best to have the kid get a ton of BJD's though, don&#8217;t spoil the kid, haha.

 

My daughter has magic attic dolls (sort of like american girl dolls) and a my Twinn doll. She plays with them and takes very good care of them. My sister gave her a BJD last Christmas at age 6. I thought it was a little crazy but I have been impressed with the care she has taken with the doll. Almost a year later it still is in as good condition as when she got it. She considers it a "collection doll" and treats it with special care. She also is very careful around my BJDs and asks before touching. She does take the SD girl shoes as they fit her magic attic girls.
Children are all different - there is no special age that they are ready - it really depends on the individual child.

 

I don't think it's 'wrong', it's just that a little kid -probably- won't be able to understand/accept the fact that bjds aren't toys (despite still being 'dolls' per se... you see that even some adults don't manage to understand this completely).
But...if they get to comprehend this concept somehow, coupled with loads of carefulness, certainly i wouldn't mind allowing them to manuseate my dolls.

 

It depends on the kid, really. There are responsible enough kids, and kids who'd break those dolls first thing. I've always been the responsible kind, and I still keep all of my toys whole (except the few ones that suffered an unfortunate accident while moving houses *cringes*). And my porcelain doll collection too.

I'm not sure if I'd let a kid play with my dolls, but I'd buy one for them so they could play to their hearts' content, even if they break it. I could always find a replacement part, or try and repair it. What I'd do for sure is looking for faceup material that's not toxic, even if it doesn't look as neat as with other products.

 

When I was a child (like, elementary school age) I had lots of collectable dolls (Madame Alexanders and such, not BJDs - I'm 25, so I don't think there even were modern asian ball jointed dolls back then). I like to think I took pretty good care of them - I don't even remember playing with them, I just collected them. And they stayed in my room, on the shelf. I knew they weren't toys. Of course, I was probably a pretty odd child ^_^;;

I was actually kind of surprised when I was at a store last night and saw a Madame Alexander and saw that it had a "for ages 14 and up" label on it...Anyway, I'm sure there are plenty of children who are mature enough to care for BJDs and would probably get a lot of enjoyment from them. The only thing I'm not sure of is that they would get any more enjoyment out of them than say, an American Girl doll (also had those), or another vinyl doll (maybe Delilah Noir might be a good choice?). I mean, a 12 or 13 year old would certainly know the difference, but if we're talking about a 7 year old, I'm not so sure it would really make any difference to them. Although, I can certainly see a young child wanting this type of doll if they saw a parent collecting them.

 

Like many have said, I think it depends on the kid. If the kid can be trusted to take care of the doll then I don't see why not. It's the parents job to judge the character of the kid, since most bjds are so expensive, a kid with a more destructive personality may not be able to handle a doll.

 

It depends on how mature the child is. I always took good care of my dolls. If I had to look back and ask if it would have been appropriate for me to have a doll so expensive when I was younger I would say yes, only if I saved up for it or got it as a gift (if my family had the money to shell out). They are expensive and you should be cautious but if the person seems to be able to take care of one, I say why not?

 

I am 14, and (I believe) I take care of my boy very well. Obviously, I am on the older side of the "9-15 year" range, but I believe that it depends on the child, as it seems most of the people who have commented agree on. If the child is responsible enough to take care of a pet, i think they would be ready for a doll, but thats just my philosophy I have a friend who has a little sister who is 12, and she loves my doll, and seems to handle him very well

 

Honestly, I don't think it's the age so much as the maturity of the person handling the doll. I know eleven year olds that I would feel comfortable handling a doll of mine because I know they treat other people's property with respect. On the other hand, I know adults that I would not want touching my doll because I know they would be careless, even after I warned them that it was expensive and very precious. Like everyone has pointed out, it depends on the person.

...And then, to a point, the age... I wouldn't have a nine-year-old girl, no matter how mature, playing with an anatomically correct boy... Or vice versa. Heck, I'm fifteen, and I still wouldn't be completely comfortable having a boy in the house.