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(...) (Quick sidenote: PLEASE be careful with two toddlers playing with System bricks! My kids are just 3 and almost 1, and I've had to keep my LEGO away from both for safety's sake...not that they don't seem to inexplicably find it! My daughter is (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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I semi agree. Although I personally don't have any children, I can imagine that as a parent its totally correct to question what your child's obsessions are. Fistly thank god its something as mature, creative, and logic oreinted as building, and not (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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"Matthew Gerber" <Matthew@BlockType.com> wrote in message news:H2xE8w.D4M@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) find (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Are your concerns about swallowing bricks or some other reason? In our house we used to be very worried (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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(...) find (...) My daughter, Grace, is almost two and she has a Rubbermaid shoebox full of System parts. She only plays with them supervised. Her box has 2x2 bricks, 2x4, 2x6, etc, the larger FreeStyle windows and doors, big wheels and (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Choking hazard. Though I'm the first one to ignore toy age guidelines if I feel the child can handle something, most System bricks are small, pointy and just the right size for blocking a windpipe. Anything small enough to be swallowed will (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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In follow-up to my replies: Others have touched on it, but I see I forgot to include it in my replies (i really meant to say this)...toddlers ARE obsessive by nature. I'm sure all of the other parents will tell you about their kids only wanting to (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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