If you want some peace during the holiday season, be mindful of those loud, noisy toys. They are cute, fun and might keep a child occupied for awhile, but they also can be very annoying. These loud items can try one's patience and bring out the worst in anyone who isn't use to so much sound. Rather than be tempted to defend the toy, be rude to adults, swear at your kid, or run out the house, make plans for the loud toys.
When dealing with noisy toys, try doing the following:
1. Rotate the toys. Allow the child to play with one at a time.
2. Don't put batteries in all the toys at once.
3. Avoid bombarding small children with so much.
4. Take away toys they aren't playing with and hide them away until you are ready to rotate them.
5. Don't argue with a spouse or relative about a toy he or she has bought. All will get played with eventually, just not at that moment. If the issue becomes a big deal, resolve in your mind to rid yourself of the problem. Remember the land of the broken toys in the movie, Toy Story?
6. If a toy doesn't work, take it back to the store and exchange it for one that doesn't make any noise.
7. Put a time limit on how long a child will play with certain toys, be sure to have quieter replacements.
The more ways you come up with regulating the toys, the better you will feel. It is never a good idea to allow children to run amuck playing with everything all at once. Noisy toys will drive you crazy!
Nicholl McGuire also maintains the blog, When Mothers Cry, see here.
When dealing with noisy toys, try doing the following:
1. Rotate the toys. Allow the child to play with one at a time.
2. Don't put batteries in all the toys at once.
3. Avoid bombarding small children with so much.
4. Take away toys they aren't playing with and hide them away until you are ready to rotate them.
5. Don't argue with a spouse or relative about a toy he or she has bought. All will get played with eventually, just not at that moment. If the issue becomes a big deal, resolve in your mind to rid yourself of the problem. Remember the land of the broken toys in the movie, Toy Story?
6. If a toy doesn't work, take it back to the store and exchange it for one that doesn't make any noise.
7. Put a time limit on how long a child will play with certain toys, be sure to have quieter replacements.
The more ways you come up with regulating the toys, the better you will feel. It is never a good idea to allow children to run amuck playing with everything all at once. Noisy toys will drive you crazy!
Nicholl McGuire also maintains the blog, When Mothers Cry, see here.
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