I learned about these awesome benefits from this short video (6.5 mins) made by Joshua Becker from Becoming Minimalist. He also wrote a blog post if you would rather read it.
My sister and her hubby are intentional about limiting their children’s toys and I have witnessed all these benefits!
Children who have less toys….
- Learn to be more creative
- Develop longer attention spans
- Establish better social skills
- Learn to take better care of things
- Develop a greater love for reading, writing, and art
- Become more resourceful
- Argue less with each other
- Learn preseverance
- Become less selfish
- Experience more of nature
- Learn to find satisfaction outside of the toy store
- Live in a cleaner, tidier home
*A great way to teach your kids to be content with less things is to practice it yourself Less stuff = More life. Try it.