Would you let your kids play with your dolls?

My son, who is 9 actually has two bjds. Both I purchased for him while attending anime conventions. He is enthusiastic and enjoys going with me (probably due to the fact that mom pays and the fact he has 3 older sisters). I don't buy expensive ones for him and I ask him to play with them with me present. He is good with them and takes care of them.

 

My youngest nephew is 9, and although he doesn't play with the dolls, he's quite artistic and gets curious about how I made things so I let him look and pick them up. He's quite careful, so I don't worry too much.

 

Not happening. I have a 4 year old daughter, and she can be quite a handful at times...She loves to play with my stuffs (usually my cosmetics, and some craft things like glitter glues, paints, stamps, etc)
I couldn't imagine if she decides to play all those things together ON my doll...

 

Thank you! I can now say, with the boys at 10 and 7, that it worked, too! Oldest will still 'play' with me with them if I'm taking photos. He likes to take pictures, too, or hand them to me, or help pose them sometimes. Youngest HAD his own dolls (Bratz I got for free, and some Barbies I bought to steal clothes from) that he liked to pretend to give face-ups to while I worked on my dolls. Sometimes he still plays with them, but not very often. And my dolls are no longer of interest. Their props and furniture are, as they work with the boys' action figures, too, so we're still working on that end. They like seeing new dolls I get, and what I do with the ones I have. But other than that, they completely respect the dolls, and have no real interest in them aside from them being something to do WITH me once in a while.

 

No, I wouldnt. I've tried it with my nephew and she broke the doll's arm(

 

I wouldn't let a young child play with my BJD's as they are too easily broken and so expensive. Sure some children can be relatively careful but I still wouldn't be comfortable with it as at the end of the day if they did accidentally break one I would only have myself to blame. They can look but not touch. My standard dolls that are made of vinyl or durable ABS I would be okay with them handling but again as they are collectibles I wouldn't actually let them "play" with them.

 

I don't have kids, nor do I want to have any, but I doubt I would ever let a child play with one of my dolls. However, I took very good care of my barbie dolls as a child. I kept their hair and clothes neat and because of that was even given a couple of expensive porcelain dolls that I still have today in perfect condition (if a little dusty). So, if the kid were older and took good care of their things like I did, I might consider letting them hold one under supervision, and only after I've made sure they know to be very careful and not touch the face.

 

my son (10years & 7years ) look and give me their opinion on the custom, they have always known that it is fragile and too expensive.
Their respect it a lot!
my younger, when he has 4 years was a little more desire to touch, I let him do under surveillance and on the large bed if a bad grip and then I gave him my ken and barbie young girl .. .there found his account

 

I've been around BJD's since I was about 3. I got my first BJD on my 5th birthday. I've had him close to 10 years.

 

No. My child will not touch my dolls until he truly knows the value of dolls and the daily maintenance.

 

I personally wouldnt let them, but its just.. my opinion. i honestly dont let anyone touch my dolls

 

I understand that we do not touch his dolls, I should not even have so much I am awkward, lol.
I believe that having left my dolls under the high security of my sons makes them less curious to do so secretly! When I was small I touched all that was forbidden to me, out of curiosity and defeated. My dolls are not in danger at home, it is reassuring and pleasant because I do not have to shelter them.

 

Kids can be trained to handle them carefully. My kids were 1 and 5 when I moved from fashion dolls to BJDs and they are good with them. They are now 13 and 17. They can redress, re-wig, re-arrange the dolls, help me dust and re-arrange the doll room. Even at a young age when they have friends over wanting to go into the doll room, they knew the rules: no food and drink in the room, no touching without permission, clean hands before you go in, no touching whatever is currently on the worktable.

 

No way, I remember being a kid and I was super irresponsible. Kids usually do break things so I don't think so.

 

Not until they were old enough to understand monetary worth, or at least respect for other people's belongings. I would probably try and get them some non-resin BJDs and hope they'd be content while they were still young.

 

Well, my son is just one year old so no, not yet. But when he's older I will - supervised, of course.
When I was still living with my parents I let my then-5-y/o little brother touch my dolls. He was always very careful.

 

I understand "it's expensive, it's precious and fragile" but look more closely at it, children (+5 <) do not always break more things than some adults. Adults broke hearts, clumsy children of objects ... it's easier to forbid than to take the time to explain and educate a child to be careful and respect the things expensive or cheaper because the Value of an object is also that which is borne to it. I prefer to integrate my children to my hobby and share with them who are interested, that live grumpy "my precious" alone in my corner. .. its one opinion

 

I have younger siblings and they are not allowed to play with my doll at all. I wouldn't trust them with him at all.

 

Hell no, they have their own dolls. These are not for children.

 

I do not have any children, nor do I think my husband and I will, but if we ever did I don't think I would let them "play" with my dolls. Maybe admire them, or help me dress them or something, but I couldn't see myself letting them get on the floor and play around with them like they're Barbie's. They're definitely not meant for the kind of play that most young children do. Obviously this changes are the child gets older, so I guess my opinion would change as well. But if I ever did decide to have children, I think I would only allow them to do minor things with my dolls until they got old enough to understand and respect them for what they are.