First-hand experience is the best way to learn _anything_. It doesn't guarantee learning, of course, but it sure beats reading about it, or, if you're a kid, ge

First-hand experience is the best way to learn _anything_. It doesn't guarantee learning, of course, but it sure beats reading about it, or, if you're a kid, getting advice from grown-ups you rebelliously distrust. Small children before they've reached the age of reasoning just can't learn from sage advice anyway. > I think it's good that kids toys (mostly) no longer can cause lasting damage to children. We're not talking about lasting damage here. We're talking about a few scrapes and bruises that will (hopefully) teach them to avoid making sillier mistakes in the future. This is what the article is lamenting kids toys don't provide anymore.