I remember when I was little, how I looked forward to summer vacations because I knew that, after a good grade from school, I was going to have a special gift. Good, a special gift. It could be a coloring book with some great new markers, a beach mat, some board game ...
I was happy and of course that the toys had just been destroyed at the end of the summer, but it had been worth it, and all the kids on the beach took advantage of to lend us those games. But that seems to have happened to history, and today it is more likely to make summer vacation a second Christmas.
And I attest that it is not necessary to get good grades to get a barrage of different games that are no longer considered "prizes" ... Because today Spanish children receive twice the units of the most typical summer toys, those linked to water, the beach or sports in large spaces, compared to the beginning of the decade.
This has been stated by the president of the Spanish Association of Toy Manufacturers, who also points out that the increase is because parents have gone from considering the toy as a simply entertainment article to see it as a stimulus for the senses and development .
Of course, the amount of money that the elderly spend on these toys has also tripled. With the amount of cheap ideas to entertain and stimulate children ...
Let's not forget that saying "no" is good on many occasions for the development of children, and that with more toys children don't grow happier, neither in summer nor in winter.
