My rant on Fidget Spinners
First a few fact for those that don’t know fidget spinners. Here’s an image of what they possibly can look like. Although there are many versions colors and designs this is the most simple and common.
A fidget spinner is a toy that consists of a bearing in the center of a multi-lobed flat structure made from metal or plastic designed to spin along its axis with little effort.
The toy has been advertised as helping people who have trouble with focusing or fidgeting by relieving nervous energy or psychological stress. As of May 2017, there is no scientific evidence that they are effective as a treatment for autism or ADHD.
Fidget spinners are useless machines designed to spin with little effort.
That being said, I don’t find them a fitting toy for a 6 year old who still has to develop her self and her interests. Children need to develop and discover emotions and need to learn to deal with them accordingly as well. Often the spinner is just being used against boredom. I don’t like my child to use a useless spinning toy to be ready to be grabbed as soon as shes bored. Instead I rather have her being bored because that will stimulate her brain and motivate her to be creative and find something to do for herself on her own. So when my 6 year old came to me with the question if she could have a fidget spinner because all he other kids do, my answer was NO simple an clear. She really wanted one and since her dad and me are divorced she simply said ” Then I’ll ask my dad”. I had no problems with that its not my business what happens in his home. and he wouldn’t listen to me anyway. So I old her ok, but I don’t want it in my house. She understood that and ll was fine until she did took her fidget spinner with her into my home I explained to her later why when I thought she would be able to listen to me and understand. But she really wanted . I stepped in and told her sweetheart what did I tell you about them spinners. You can have them if your dad allows you to at our dads house but I wont buy them and I don’t want them in my house. Her dad was stanbding right next to me and heard it all. I explained to him why as well.
Then the next weekend she sneaked the spinner into my house without my permission and with her dad telling her to hide it well so her mom (me) won’t find it. Yeah… Putting her up against me, which can lead to a disturbed relationship between me and her and her and her dad as well, Teaching her it is ok to lie. AND disrespecting the rules in my house purposely. Yeah pretty sad… I know..
