If you are going to take away war toys, then what are you to replace them with? Children need to feel courageous, brave, and assertive. They need to feel strong; that is the purpose of their play.

Puritanical attempts to cure society by taking toys away from children are hypocritical and futile.

I think that Amanda is a very brave, courageous, and strong individual.

В разбитом немецком поселке увидел: детский велосипед валяется. Обрадовался. Сел и поехал. Хорошо так идет! Я за войну ни одной детской вещи не видел. Забыл, что они где-то существуют. Детские игрушки…

Я забыл… Забыл, потому что вырос на войне…

The main point for me is that toys are incredibly more important than we realized.

The connections in the brain fade away unless used. We know that early stimulation of children leads to higher cognitive scores.