Toy buying today: Considerations, information seeking, and thoughts about manufacturer suggested age

Richards, Melissa N.; Putnick, Diane L.; Bornstein, Marc H.

doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101134

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“…At that, a typical phenomenon of preschool child's life activity became so-called "childhood marketization" that is toys transform from a playing means to a commodity, bought by adults for their children. Modern psychological studies demonstrated that more than 200 toys are in the child's playing space, of which a child uses only 5 %, and children better concentrate and play longer with a less number of toys [16,17]. Toys transhform from stimulators of pre-school child's external and internal activity in a qualitatively, filling its physical space.…”

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Role and Importance of the Playing Space in Psychic Development of a Pre-School Child

Bondar¹

2020

Eureka: SH

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In the research process it has been determined, that the full-value development of a pre-school child takes place at the expanse of high-quality organization and effective use of the playing space. It has been outlined, that high-quality organization of the playing space favors the harmonic combination of psychic, physical and spiritual development of a child. The conducted theoretical analysis allowed to separate four main components that must be taken into account in the process of organizing the high-quality playing space of pre-school children, namely: content, material, organizational and personal. It has been noted, that a structural model of the qualitatively organized playing space of a pre-school child is based on acknowledgement of the child-centered orientation priority. It has been proved, that the agreed combination of four components of the playing space provides psychological safety of a pre-school child and favors the high level development of its cooperation in the process of interaction with others. It has been revealed, that the content of realized playing actions, material filling of the playing space, its dynamics and mobility, inclusion of all children in the active playing activity need essentially other approaches. There have been fixed contradictions between necessary and real ideas of teachers as to the organization quality of the playing space for pre-school children. The problem of quality organization of the playing space for pre-school children gains special importance under conditions of modern society that dictates new rules and requirements to the development of a successful person. The formation of the high level ability to understand own possibilities, to reveal initiative and comprehensively realize themselves in pre-school children provides the presence and interconnection of all structural components of the playing space.

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Role and Importance of the Playing Space in Psychic Development of a Pre-School Child

Bondar¹

2020

Eureka: SH

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“…These toxic substances will adversely impact the development of the nervous system and children’s intelligence (McDonald, 2002; Herbstman et al , 2010; Canadian Environmental Law Association, 2019). Considering this and the universal concern for children’s safety, it is not surprising that massive research has shown that consumers are concerned about toy safety (Fallon and Harris, 1989; Al Kurdi, 2017; Richards et al , 2020; U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2020).…”

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Sourcing strategies for competing manufacturers in the toy industry

Liang,

Yang,

Shan

2023

JM2

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the optimal sourcing strategies and pricing decisions of competing toy manufacturers and to discuss how manufacturers’ decisions are impacted by competition. Design/methodology/approach The authors consider a single-period model to characterise the competition between two competing toy manufacturers. Both of them are free to choose between virgin material and recycled material. The authors consider two types of consumers: sensitive consumers who are concerned about product safety and prefer the toy made of virgin material and insensitive consumers who do not care what material is used in the toy. The competing manufacturers play a Cournot competition. Findings The results reveal a special case of a win-win situation for both the manufacturer and the consumer. In addition, an increasing number of sensitive consumers does not always raise the price of virgin-material toys. Practical implications The authors derive the manufacturer’s equilibrium sourcing strategies, corresponding market-clearing prices and profits obtained. Originality/value The paper investigates how toy manufacturers’ optimal sourcing strategies are impacted by competition, considering market segments.

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“…They promise children new toys every month at a much lower price than it would cost to purchase them while reducing the environmental impact of plastic on the toy industry. According to a substantial analysis [39] that identified the behavior of toy acquisition, mothers have chosen thrift stores or second-hand toys as their third most frequent source for toys, after online shopping and gifts shopping. Moreover, Waight [40] showed that people buy second-hand goods for children, mainly for financial and ethical reasons.…”

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Toward a Circular Economy in the Toy Industry: The Business Model of a Romanian Company

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Nowadays, more and more business organizations are encouraged to find ways to produce high-quality products that are offered to users for their temporary enjoyment and then redistributed or sent to the next user pending. This is done without being conditioned to believe that we need to own something, use it for certain functions for a limited amount of time, and then throw it away. Toys are a perfect candidate for this approach. Given the lack of case studies explaining how companies can design and implement a circular economy in practice, especially in the toy industry, this study aimed to develop a case study based on Evertoys, a start-up operating in Romania, which is a country where the circular economy is only in an infancy phase. This study’s objective was to analyze this business model from the circular economy perspective. Regarding the methodology, the work followed the research strategy of the case study, which was developed by analyzing the opportunities and challenges of this toy-as-a-service model and taking into consideration the components of the Business Model Canvas. Our findings indicated the presence of driving factors, as well as barriers, in the implementation of circular economy practices.

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Toy buying today: Considerations, information seeking, and thoughts about manufacturer suggested age

Cited by 18 publications

References 19 publications

Role and Importance of the Playing Space in Psychic Development of a Pre-School Child

Role and Importance of the Playing Space in Psychic Development of a Pre-School Child

Sourcing strategies for competing manufacturers in the toy industry

Toward a Circular Economy in the Toy Industry: The Business Model of a Romanian Company

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