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Why kids should not have lots of toys (and what to do if yours have too many)

  • Written by Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania
Why kids should not have lots of toys (and what to do if yours have too many)Phillip Glickman/Unsplash

The festive season reinforces something parents and carers already know – many children today have a lot of toys.

In the United States, children receive more than US$6,500 (A$9,073) worth of toys between the ages of two and 12. Here in Australia, the toy industry is worth more than A$3.7 billion annually. Lockdowns...

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