Would you...

[twistedsymphony]

I don't have children, nor do I plan on having any.

This is something I never really thought about but I think it's a fantastic idea for a few reasons.

1. It teaches them to respect their possessions, and keep them in good condition. which is something that I would say nearly all children lack, and something that a vast majority of adults lack too. I'm not talking about making them materialistic, but respect for their own belongings will culture a respect for the belongings of others.

2. It will give them something valuable that they'll appreciate more as they get older. So often we see things that were common when we were children and got destroyed and eventually tossed along the way, where those who respected and preserved them end up with what is literally an artifact worth a substantial amount more than it's original price. People dump money into things for their kids, most of them are happy to play with cardboard boxes, if you're going to spend money on them it might as well be something that still has value once they're older.

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I think a lot of it will eventually be determined by your child's personality though.

As a kid I loved Legos, I would always ask my grandparents for 1 elaborate set every year... I would piece it together and then I would set it on a shelf for display, I also kept the boxes despite my mother's insistence that they were worthless and should be thrown out to save space. I was quite happy when I graduated college and was able to sell my pristine lego collection for several grand and buy myself a car. Sadly I still have a stack of manuals and matching models that are nearly worthless without their boxes... the few that my mother got to behind my back.