World War Toy Destruction Day

In 1987, at the request of the World Association for Orphans and Children Left Without Parental Care, World War Toy Destruction Day was established It is proposed to replace pistols, swords, sabers, tanks, batons, handcuffs and knives with peaceful toys - dolls, soft and sports toys, construction sets, board games and sweets On September 7, 1988, World War Toy Destruction Day was celebrated for the first time and received international status The world's attitude towards this day is ambiguous And the opinions of psychologists regarding the conduct of such actions are divided Some argue that military-themed toys from childhood incite a child to be aggressive towards friends, parents and animals, and form a light attitude towards death in the mind Others, recalling children's war games, argue that pistols, sabers and spears are just innocent attributes of children's fun and do not cause any harm to the mental state, do not cause hatred of all living things among participants in courtyard battles They see the root cause elsewhere The aggressive behavior of modern children is associated not with toys, but with meaningless, with an abundance of creepy murder scenes, films and bloody computer games And even seemingly harmless cartoons, mostly American-made, where characters can endlessly beat and kill each other, and then appear unharmed, make a child want to do the same with his peers He ceases to realize the value of human life Of course, when a child is brought up on such films and games, he begins to behave hostilely, using military toys as an instrument of aggression But for a child whose worldview has not been spoiled by similar products of the cinema and animation industry, military toys help develop strength, accuracy, dexterity, teach him to protect the weak, love his homeland and stand up for himself Military glory and valor are integral to military action using weapons And if a child dreams of serving in the army or becoming a border guard, there is nothing wrong with playing with a toy imitation weapon There have always been military toys, but children’s attitude towards them has now changed Unfortunately, the moral guidelines of the younger generation have changed from heroes of the Great Patriotic War and police officers to heavily armed bandits and gangsters This changes the plot of children's games Adults should not take World War Toy Destruction Day formally This is an occasion for parents to think about what games and toys their child has and what kind of mood the video content provided to him evokes in him It is urgent to save our children and we should start by reducing the flow of negativity on the children’s psyche from television, radio and Internet channels Basically, it is widely celebrated in the countries of the European Union, where campaigns are organized to replace toys Brought toys are destroyed in front of the children themselves Every child can take part in this event In anticipation of this day, stories about the dangers of military toys are widely broadcast on television Posts are being circulated on social networks and signatures are being collected under petitions about the dangers of military computer games Thematic exhibitions of children's drawings and crafts are held, and children can write poems and essays