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Unhealthy Toys For Toddlers Might Result In Harmful Habits Later In Life I went shopping for new toys for my 2 year old granddaughters the other day and was completely appalled by the selection of unhealthy toddler toys readily available for our children. I was so nauseated by the vast selection of unhealthy baby toys I felt I needed to vent here, both for myself and for those of you who want to leave comments at the end of the post. It's bad enough that we adults are bombarded on a daily basis with sneaky advertising tactics meant to brainwash and instigate hyper-consumerist tendencies, but some of the ploys intended to hook babies through their toys is just plain corrupt! We as adults can at least spot the rouse. We may still partake, but at least we have the decision making skills and (for the most part) the intelligence to decipher when we are being catered to for our betterment or our impediment. Our infants simply don't have that skill; which is why it is up to us to cut out the damaging baby toys. One flagrant example was the McDonald's McKids toy line. Within the french fry and burger casings, the backpack, and the kitchen structure were several dozen mini milkshakes, burgers, fries, and cookies. I cannot blame the McDonald's corporation for trying to make a profit and let's be honest, they would not sell these toys if someone didn't buy them; but we have to realize that this is how our children distinguish the brand and affiliate the golden arches with fun at a very young age. This sort of brand recognition marketing will maintain the obesity rate at a steady increase until we as role models stand up and take matters into our own hands and begin saying no to detrimental child's toys. I also saw a donut shop toy set...yup, donuts. Let's face it, any child that recognizes custard filled donuts and iced mocha before they even see the inside of the store is destined for cavities and diabetes... and that's the most positive scenario. Like I said, I shouldn't blame these billion dollar corporations for doing what they do best. We already know what they're all about. We know that for the most part they are cold, methodical, profit machines that will do whatever is necessary to ensure their fiscal well-being. Establishing unhealthy habits in our children only helps their future bottom line. It is up to us to educate and inform our children so that these marketing firms that are successfully initiating brand recognition at such an early age do not continue to feed the unhealthy baby habits that feed into the childhood obesity epidemic through unhealthy toys for our children and babies. They will continue to fabricate and market these toys to our little ones, but we need to remember that the power is always in our hands to say NO! We can stop purchasing these unhealthy toys for our children and help our kids form healthy habits; or we can continue down the same path. Let our children be influenced by people who don't care about them or their well-being. Allow them to be yet another unhealthy statistics in a growing unhealthy society. Or we can do what is right instead of what is easy. We can value our children by valuing what we buy for them. We can keep our honor by giving our kids a fighting chance against the illness and dysfunction both instigated and ignored by the fast food industry. Nevertheless, it all begins by what we choose to surround our children with. I Love The Lil' Shopper Play Set: Review Great Routine Instilling Toys For Our Children Before I came across the Lil' Shopper Play Set I was shocked at some of the baby toys I saw. 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