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Would you let your kids play with your dolls?

Oct 25, 2010

    1. Babies and toddlers don't really need to be around my dolls since there are choking hazards all over the place but 5 and older (ages where they stop putting things in their mouth) I'd go ahead and let them play with some of them. Probably not the resin ones but I'd let them touch my 3D printed and ABS dolls. I think it's important for kids to learn how to handle other's things in a respectful manner. I usually have no problems keeping children under control (I think it's the teacher vibe I inherited from my mother) so I haven't had a problem with young ones treating my things disrespectfully. Besides dolls are always salvageable, children's feelings and development are not.
       
    2. I don't have kids, and I don't ever want any, but I wouldn't let them play with my dolls.......If I spend a bunch of money on something and let kids touch it with their gross sticky hands I'd probably have a panic attack .__. I am biased though, since I don't like children!!
       
    3. I don't have kids, but my sister and I are 10 years apart (she's 10). She's not really into dolls, but she's super into animals so I showed her a bunch of anthro dolls. Since she really wanted one, I gave her the Hujoo Freya that came with my big doll since I ordered during at even from the Junky Spot. She doesn't like to touch or carry them, but she enjoys watching me dress them, do face ups, etc.
       
    4. I don't have kids and my dolls will not be around kids, ever.
      I know that it's narrowminded to think that kids cannot handle them with care, but no. The thought that they might "accidentally" do something to them...:shudder Problem is that if something goes wrong, some items are just very very hard to find replacements for.
       
    5. Not that I have kids or anything, but my answer is no. I'd be too scared of faces being damaged and fingers getting snapped off and wigs getting tangled and horrid and all of those things would be expensive to replace. My BJDs are not toys, they are artist tools, and if/when I ever decide to have kids, my doll collection will go into a glass cabinet of "to be seen and not touched" until any children wanting to gain access to them can demonstrate that they are mature enough to be trusted with them.
       
    6. Personally, BJD are meant for someone 14 and up. But if you have a kid that's very mature for his/her age, then I don't see why not when they are around 12...
       
    7. I don't let my 16 year old daughter touch my dolls. She is rough with everything and she use to take the clothes off of her dolls and then lose them so I would rather she didn't touch mine at all. I wish she was different though and doll collecting was something we could enjoy together as mother and daughter.
       
    8. It really depends on the child. When I was a kid (starting from when I was rather young, definitely under 5), I was very careful with things. I remember I used to get so excited when my family would let me take all the fragile music boxes out of the china cabinet and line them up to play them, or when I could take all my porcelain dolls off my shelf and admire them at my height. I wasn't especially gentle with my Barbies, because they were understood to be play dolls, but I was very careful with my mom's old Tiffany Taylor doll (who really was also a play doll) since I was afraid of hurting my mom's stuff. I have cousins who were 6-7 when I got my first doll and they've always been allowed to hold my dolls when I'm around since I know they're careful with things. They don't worry me. My boyfriend's nephew on the other hand, who has a habit of throwing things across the room, will have to wait a few years XD
       
    9. I wouldn't if he was younger but he is old enough now and has enough breakable collectibles that I trust him. My friend's kids...no way! lol
       
    10. I don't have kids, but work with them a lot, I've been a teacher for many years... I would definitely let some, maybe most olderish kids play carefully, etc. with most of my dolls, carefully under supervision... , sitting on the carpet... I agree that letting your own kids have careful, supervised contact takes the mystery away, teaches responsibility, and possibly would open up the hobby for them as older people... how fun to share the hobby with a son or daughter!
       
    11. I don't have children, but most of my dolls are limiteds that would be too difficult to replace given an accident were to occur. I'd play it safe until they demonstrated with their own things that they are responsible. It would also depend on the child, since I was the type who would take care of my toys. I was able to sell a lot of my childhood toys as collector toys because they were all in such great condition. My brother, on the other hand, is the type of child who would break something within minutes of opening the package (happened more than once, too). So, I hope if I do have children that he/she/they are the responsible type, because I think it would be cool to share the BJD hobby with them when they are old enough :)
       
    12. I don't have kids, but I do have brothers. They are not allowed to even touch my doll, since they are extremely destructive. Though if they were more responsible and trustworthy, in sure that'd be a whole different story. XD
       
    13. When I do have kids, I wouldn't let them until they have a stronger understanding of care and respect of other people's belongings. That may be a while. XD
       
    14. I don't have Kids yet, but i will not let toddlers or preeschoolers take my dolls anyway, i think children have their own dolls or toys to play whit and them are stronger, bjds are just fragile and really expensive, so that is a not, Maybe teenagers...
       
    15. Kids overall - until certain age - have no sense of things, they might breake your dolls just for the fun of it, they're innocent. That's why if you let them "play" and something bad happens, you can blame only yourself, not them. First of all they need to learn to value things. So, if I had any children, I wouldnt let them play with my dolls till I'm completely sure they know its not a toy, and its irreplaceable...
       
    16. Depends on the maturity of the child to handle something delicate. Usually middle school and up, but they must be taught how to take care. Oh yeah and probably on top of a carpeted area.
       
    17. I suppose I am a kid :sweat But would I let kid's in high school play with my doll? No/Yes, depends on the kid. I know some kids would punt him across the room or touch his face:doh... Then I know other kids that understand the value of someone else's property.

      Kind of unrelated, I want to go to a meet so badly. But the ones in my area are 18+ and I know a lot of dollie owners are afraid of children :( I don't want to make them uncomfortable so guess I will have to wait another year and some.
       
    18. If I had young children, I'd probably not let them play with the dolls unless VERY closely supervised. I prefer SD size and up, but large dolls do still have small breakable bits (fingers) that could possibly pose a choking hazard if broken. Plus, a doll that big would probably be somewhat overwhelming for a little one!
       
    19. With delicate fingers and small accessories typical with BJDs I would think 12 to 14 is the youngest age a child could be trusted with one, and of course it depends on the nature of the kid. This hits close to home since we're thinking of having children in the next year or so and not only do I have BJDs and my husband has vinyl dolls, but we both collect tons of toys and figures. We're hoping the collector genes will be strong in them haha! My husband as a kid was super careful -kept his toys' original boxes and would put all the accessories back after playing..even at the tender age of 8! Sure hope our future kids are like that...fingers crossed!
       
    20. Nope, they're too easily broken if they do get hold of one and drop it or something.
      I don't have kids but I do know a lot of kids, one who's 13 and is responsible so yes she's allowed to touch them but again under supervision and they aren't play toys anyway.

      If it was like a hujoo or something thats fine but not a resin..