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[mistriTsquirrel]

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@mistriTsquirrel wrote:

I don't think it's that big of a deal, honestly.  Play Doh is nontoxic. 

The more harmful thing is to raise a child with the mentality that they are delicate like a piece of china, and that they live in a world where even the Play Doh they play with could harm them.  A person who allows their anxiety to dictate their parenting style will raise a neurotic child.

Play-Doh and modeling clay are minimally toxic. If swallowed, a child could experience vomiting and/or constipation. Explaining to my child that it is not a good idea to eat it is an act of love. 

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@mom2four0418   Yes, it makes sense to tell a child it's not food.  It does not make sense to act as if Play Doh is a poison.

[mom2four0418]

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@mistriTsquirrel wrote:

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@mistriTsquirrel wrote:

I don't think it's that big of a deal, honestly.  Play Doh is nontoxic. 

The more harmful thing is to raise a child with the mentality that they are delicate like a piece of china, and that they live in a world where even the Play Doh they play with could harm them.  A person who allows their anxiety to dictate their parenting style will raise a neurotic child.

Play-Doh and modeling clay are minimally toxic. If swallowed, a child could experience vomiting and/or constipation. Explaining to my child that it is not a good idea to eat it is an act of love. 

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@mom2four0418   Yes, it makes sense to tell a child it's not food.  It does not make sense to act as if Play Doh is a poison.

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Who said that it is poison?

[mistriTsquirrel]

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@mistriTsquirrel wrote:

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@mistriTsquirrel wrote:

I don't think it's that big of a deal, honestly.  Play Doh is nontoxic. 

The more harmful thing is to raise a child with the mentality that they are delicate like a piece of china, and that they live in a world where even the Play Doh they play with could harm them.  A person who allows their anxiety to dictate their parenting style will raise a neurotic child.

Play-Doh and modeling clay are minimally toxic. If swallowed, a child could experience vomiting and/or constipation. Explaining to my child that it is not a good idea to eat it is an act of love. 

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@mom2four0418   Yes, it makes sense to tell a child it's not food.  It does not make sense to act as if Play Doh is a poison.

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Who said that it is poison?

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@mom2four0418  No one.  I'm talking about how people act.

[mom2four0418]

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@jannabelle1 wrote:

This sounds like something my Grandpa would have told me! Sometimes we need to teach our children that there is such a thing as a joke!

It sounds like something that one kid would say to another. Why would an adult think that it was funny to say it?

[GenXmuse]

I'm not seeing what the big deal is. Sorry.

[Kachina624]

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@Goodie2shoes wrote:

@Kachina624 

@x Hedge wrote:

   @Goodie2shoes wrote:

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Opinions please, thanks

     My opinion is it's stupid and reckless to tell a gullible child to put anything inedible into their mouth. 

      Period.  No exceptions.

@x Hedge    Play Doh is non-toxic just in case a guillable child puts it into his mouth.

I'm guessing the adult who made the tooth suggestion was joking with a child who understood it was a joke.  Somebody is making a mountain out of a molehill. 

To assume a 5 yo child would understand whats real and whats a joke about everything  or some things that are  said to them  is reckless.  To guess that the adult was only kidding is also reckless in my opinion. These are our precious babies and they should be kept safe. If that child would have choked on that playdough or had some type of reaction (even if it is non toxic, some may still have a reaction ) that would not be a molehill situation  

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@Goodie2shoes    We'll have to agree to disagree.  You underestimate 5 year olds.  They can be quite funny and have great senses of humor.  They are old enough that they don't choke on small bits of matter and they're no more likely to have a reaction than they would with a piece of bread. 

[Mominohio]

I guess I'm just amazed at what offends/shocks  people these days.

I can see if some authority figure told a kid to do it, and didn't make it clear it was a joke, one that young might actually try it. 

But really? When I was being raised, I'm sure we ate/swallowed some stuff that was way worse than a little tiny hunk of play dough (a worm, a bug, or just about anything in nature that someone dared you to), and amazingly lived through it.

I thought play dough was non toxic, and kids really need to learn and learn early, how to 'take' what various kinds of personalities tell them or say to them. We handle kids way too delicately these days, and they don't learn how to understand/deal with/cope with/respond to people who have different personalities, senses of humor, and different ideas/values from themselves. 

[Lindsays Grandma]

I agree it was inappropriate.  Young children take words seriously, they have no way of knowing whether or not what is said is serious or a joke.  

[agb80]

Young kids will not know the difference between sarcasm and facetiousness and unless you were there, you too don't know what the intent was of the alleged jokester.  Kids need training about jokes and with examples and explanations of each type. Have to say though that most kids that come from a strong family will be dismissive to said jokester unless of course he or she was an authority figure which would make it a little tougher for the child to figure out.  

[suzyQ3]

I'm baffled by those who write this off as somehow being a learning experience for the child. And the fact that it is non-toxic belies the fact that is NOT food. What else might they injest?