Why kids are drowning in toys, but we keep buying more

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TIME STAMPS
0:00 intro
1:55 drowning in toys
3:21 Lume
4:56 Parade
6:19 drowning in toys cont'd
9:11 developmental toys scam
14:16 the marketing of toys
18:07 the overwhelm of toys
24:08 good toys vs. bad toys
30:49 the aftermath
35:17 final thoughts

REFERENCES & RESOURCES
Simplicity parenting by Kim Payne - https://amzn.to/4eVcra0
Do your kids have too many toys? - https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/do_your...
The hidden dangers of protein powders - https://www.health.harvard.edu/stayin...
Those Educational Toys Might Not Be Beneficial After All - https://theeverymom.com/educational-t...
Toy Trends And Child Development: Open-Ended Play Vs. Closed-Loop Toys - https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbe...
This chart shows a key reason why millennial parents are miserable - https://www.businessinsider.com/mille...
How Too Many Toys Affect Children -   / how-too-many-toys-affect-children  
Permission to pare down: Having too many toys is actually bad for young kids' development - https://www.upworthy.com/having-too-m...

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