[deadbabe]

Yup, too many parents just buy mindlessly for their kids without thinking of the exit plan for all this stuff, preferring to just throw it away when their kid doesn’t notice. This gets rid of the garbage but then your kid is left with the impression they can just consume endlessly and there’s always room for something else, they never go through the process of getting rid of things.

[IgorPartola]

As a parent, I try to be very judicious about what I buy them for their entertainment. But we have a large family and everyone wants to bring a little something. When the kids were younger I get away with asking family and friends to just gift clothes if they must gift something or just bring a card or better yet a book they loved and signed instead of a card. But as kids got bigger they started expressing desires themselves so family and friends now buy toys along with more practical stuff. They try to be educational but the number of unopened rock painting kits you can fit into your storage is only so many.