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Is it inappropriate (sp?) that Isaac (22 months) is allowed play with a box of condoms?
He tips them out and puts them back in again, or spreads them around the bedroom depending on where he is on the destructometer that morning..
No right or wrong answer I'm just having a slight disagreement with DF and would like to know what people think. :)
I wouldn't allow it. First concern would be if it ended up in a child's mouth.
I don't think it's entirely appropriate - even the safety concerns aside, I'd just find it a bit off putting :lol:
Yeah sorry, inappropriate for me too, I'd be scared of swallowing it but other than that it just seems wrong.
DD's fave toy a couple weeks back was a box of tampons. Like your DS, she took em out, put em back, took them out, threw them around the bedroom, picked them all up again. So I would say as long as he is being supervised, and doesnt know what they are, then it's not entirely inappropriate.
At that age I'd say he won't have a clue what he's playing with, so only really inappropriate to us because we know what they are and what they're for. But I'd still probably take them away and give him a toy instead. I'd be worried about the choking thing, and it's not necessarily something you want him to get attached to as a play thing!
I'm with Manhattan. He doesn't know what he's looking at at this age, as long as he isn't chewing on them I'd be inclined to let him go. Moo went through a huge obsession with HPTs & OPKs late last year. Would just take them all out, then put them all back in the box, over & over...
I don't think its inappropriate because like Kaytee said, he has no idea what they are or what they're for, but I would be more concerned about safety - what if he puts one in his mouth, or manages to open one? I would stop him playing with them for those reasons more than whether or not it would be deemed appropriate.
good point about the choking thing - although he doesn't put stuff in his mouth anymore really, I hadn't thought of it.
Another thing I just thought of and it doesn't really have anything to do with DS......you don't want them getting holes in them!!!!!!
... or do I??? ;) ;) ;)
No, I dont think so..
Well then I stand corrected!!!! :ROFL::
lol, I wish PRMG. Alas, you are right, no babies for me :(
I don't think there's anything wrong with him taking them out of the box and putting them back :) Makes sense - lots of toys have that crackly plastic inside them that make the same noise, and they're shiny and something new - fun fun fun! :)
FWIW my DD1 knows what condoms are and what they're used for, she thinks it's hilarious. She doesn't play with them any more now that she knows what they are, she used to rip the packets open and ask me to 'blow up the balloon' for her... now she sees a box and goes 'Yuck! They're for doodles!' and puts on a pair of my shoes to play with instead :)
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You also don't want him to go and get his new favourite toy and bring it out for visitors... Do you!??????
I don't see the problem with him knowing what they are and what they are used for? :dunno:
My only problem is the edges could be a little sharp but other than that I don't see an issue.
LOL you just reminded me of Moo during his HPT obsession, screaming in Safeway because there was a box in the trolley that he wanted to get to! I gave in & he was waving them around the whole time we were in there :rofl::
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We live with MIL so I always make sure they are all safely packed away before we leave the bedroom... Door is always closed so that should be ok.
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well he dosent know what there for so i dont think it totally inappropriate but i do know that when my partner is getting them out of the box we usually has played around a bit so its not the most sanitary of places (TMI), thats not to say thats what happens at ur place hehehe.
Me neither. I'd be more worried about the choking risk.:
I think condoms are among those things that, if you approach it in a matter-of-fact way from the beginning then you lay the groundowrk for it to be easy to talk about when they are older. And yes I know he's only 23 months :lol: but so what... I wouldn't put an age limit on being open with my kids :dunno:
I remember my mum saying I used to follow her into the toilet & at age two or three I was trying to put tampons in my teddy bear :D
DD always follows me to the loo and knows what tampons are, where they go and what they are for.:
Hehehe, kids huh? I agree about laying the groundwork for open communication.... never too early to start imo! What they don't *need* to know, is what they won't understand, so I just ramble on in the simplest terms I can think of and let them make of it what they will. :):
The DDs *love* helping me during my monthlies, too, it's hilarious :) DD1 used to follow me to the toilet for a chat and would give me a hug and offer me band-aids after seeing my 'lily-pad'... too cute! Now she knows it doesn't hurt (haven't got to the whole PMS/cramping thing yet!) and that she'll have the same thing when she's a grown-up :) It's all part of growing up, at least their concepts of these things is innocent and bodily-function based instead of being gross or weird :)
It wouldn't bother me as such, but it is something I'd probably try to find an alternative for - mostly because of the risk of them going in his mouth or being brought out when your MIL is visiting (ha!).
It does sound like he's more interested in the taking them out/putting them back than in what they actually are, so how about a box with flash cards of different animals or objects for him to take out and put back? Plus you get to see if he can identify the picture as well.
Yup, DS2 thinks that tampons make a great teether!!:
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