Would you let your kids play with your dolls?

*IPLEDREAMER * I don't have any children, but I do have plenty of cousins and siblings. I think your idea is a wonderful one! it's a great way for them to understand the value of "grown up" dollies

 

Eh depends on the age and child. If they are the gentle type who treat everything with respect than yes. But if we're taking about a trouble maker than no.

 

I don't have kids but I have a LOT of little cousins and three nieces. I also, right now anyways, babysit for an eight year old girl who's mother use to babysit my sister and I. She's very mature for her age and I would actually let her hold her and things...that is, if she was interested in her. She does not really care for my doll at all. Now,for most of my little cousins I actually could NEVER let them play with or hold her at all except one, who is the oldest out of the bunch and knows better. The other children are too violent and like to throw their toys around (Two of them even like to play the game 'choke the kitty' when they pick a poor kitten up outside. One of them has even killed one doing it too.). But yah, like some other people say, it depends on the age of the child, maturity level, and the personality of the child. I would also like to say that it might not be a good idea to hide or never let your kids touch/look at the dolls or they maybe inclined to try to get to them while you are not in the room and end up braking them if they do not know how they are to handle them. You know, like forbidden fruit. As long as it's not forbidden to them they wont have that want or need to get at them.

 

I don't think I'd let children play with my dolls--but then, most of the kids I know are either too young, or destructive little boys that I know for a fact break things to get attention. I wouldn't want to put it on their parents to reimburse me for something as expensive as a doll, just like I wouldn't want to put the onus on them for a laptop or anything else both expensive and breakable! (Then again, dolls are even less replaceable than computers and the like, so that's all the more reason not to hand them over to kids...)

 

I don't have kids,but I think that I'd wait until they could handle the task of actually playing with something so delicate. I've seen younger kids in my family destroy their toys and I'd blow a gasket if they chucked my doll around like an old football. If they showed maturity and whatnot, then I'd consider it.

 

I have a 1 year old niece, and the first time she saw my doll, it was also the first time I saw her eyes sparkle like she saw a rainbow, a unicorn or something..and the moment she hold one of my doll's hand, she never let it go..so sometimes i let her play with one of my dolls,especially when she is in rage mode, to calm her down (which is effective) but I make sure i keep an eye on her, just to make sure she just won't drop or swing it anywhere, which she doesn't do yet. she's quite gentle when it comes to dolls, but still, she's a 1 year old little girl

by the way, she calls my dolls "bebe" (as she pronounce "baby")

 

Considering I broke some of my mom's dolls when I was younger, no.

I would be more open to it if:
A. It was supervised by me
B. An older child
C. My child had proven they know how to take car eof dolls by owning a Barbie or such

Note: My doll are insured as collectibles at replacement value. That means that even if a kid throws it under a bus, I can get a new one. Replacement is not the issue here. The issue is I'm attached to MY dolls and I want people to be careful with them. There are adults I would not let hold my doll

 

For me it would depend on the kid. Some kids are fine with dolls no matter the age, some I wouldn't let near with a 12 feet pole.

I can safely say, I probably wouldn't mind my younger cousins with my dolls for I know them to be very careful. Specially after their mother told them they'd be paying for them if they broke them and hearing how long they would have to save up to get one XD

 

Absolutely not.

Then again, I don't actually have any children, so I can't say that for sure. I don't think I would, but I've heard that opinions change once you actually have one...

 

I would first teach them that this is a very 'special' toy, and that they have to be extra careful when playing with it. And I would always supervise them.

 

I realize I have answered this before but that was years ago and my answer was slightly different then than it is now. My own children have grown significantly in 2 years and I can say without a doubt that at this point in their lives I have no problem with allowing my children to play with my dolls. I say this because at the ages of 11 (well he will be 11 in under a week) and 6.5 they both have dolls of their own and are incredibly careful with those dolls. My 6 year old has collected tiny furniture and toys for his little dolls and they sit in his room so he can talk to them and read with them. While I would not hand one of my dolls over to just any child on the street my kids have been raised with these dolls (in the case of my youngest he has been around them since he was 2) so they know exactly how to handle them. They know they are not like other toys but that you can still enjoy them. My oldest is eager to add another dragon to his collection (dz Starr) and my youngest wants to add a larger doll to his (dz Mo). They have certainly been bitten by the BJD bug. I love having a hobby we can all enjoy together as a family as my husband also collects.

 

I don't have kids, but I do have a large number of cousins. I didn't dare bring my doll to the country when I was babysitting three of the youngest (8-11 years of age), but realized after a few days that I could have, because they're really responsible and would have listened to me if I'd warned them that they had to be careful.. Had their younger sisters (3 and 6 years old) been there, however, that's a big no. The three-year-old is way too curious, the six-year-old way too wild... So, you know, depends on the kids.

 

I'm saving for my first and my small nieces and parents live with us me and my parents but I'm letting them nowhere near my dolls with out me watching

 

No, they cost me far to much to let my daughter use them, but when she is older maybe

 

Look at and hold maybe, but "Play"? H-E-double hockey-sticks-S to the no way. XD

IMO, they're too easily broken and expensive to let a child actually play with with them for my taste. I don't care how responsible a kid is, if a broken finger occurs and I am not the one that caused it, I'd rage fit.

Should have seen what happened when my friend's baby sister opened one of my doll boxes, while we went grocery shopping, and took out my doll's hands that I was about to give to my friend for customization and put them in and under the rocking chair that my other friend had been rocking back and forth in for most of the night. Heart attack city. Thankfully, nothing was broken and we managed to find most of my S-hooks -.-, but I could've punted a field goal with that girl. I wouldn't really, but was really mad enough to figuratively.

My dolls mean a lot to me. More than they probably should, just because of the times I was in when I got them, and buying replacement parts just isn't really in my vocabulary. To me, it's like you have a prized vase and someone knocks it off the shelf, you can glue it back together, but you'll always see the cracks and know who to blame for it. Same thing goes for me with replacement parts. I'll always know that the left hand isn't the original, or that piece doesn't match the rest of the body and something like that bothers me beyond reasoning. It just does. :/

So, no. I wouldn't let a child or anyone really "play" with my dolls, but look at and hold, sure :3 Pose and take pictures of? Sure, as long as they have shown they know what they're doing.

Edit:
Also, no, I don't have kids. I don't plan for any, but I would treat it like I do with our cats. I keep my dolls out of their way, because I understand that they have no understanding of what they mean to me. Kids are the same way in that respect for a long time. They won't know that my dolls are expensive and not toys until they're able to understand what that really means.

As a parent, it'd be my responsibility to keep what I don't want broken away from those that will probably break it. lol

 

NEVERRRRRRRRRRRR, I'd be far to paranoid

 

Yes. With me watching closely as a hawk

 

No way -They have their toys and I have mine

 

I don't have children yet...
I guess I will not let them have my dolls until a age were they can understand that these dolls are not the same as your everyday barbie.

 

I just had my first (and last) experience with allowing a younger girl to handle one of my dolls. She is 10 and I sat right next to her while she had my doll. I explained to her that the doll was fragile and to be careful. She was careful, but I was nervous when she moved my doll around. I don't think anyone who has never handled a BJD can be too careful when moving the limbs around. My doll came through the experience unharmed, but I do not think I will allow anyone but an adult handle my dolls from now on.

My daughter is 11 and she understands about how to handle my dolls. She has never been rough with my dolls. I am sure it also depends on the child too.