Age appropriate

[Dwyn]

Question for those of you who had little kids at one point -
specifically girls - at what age was it ok for them to start wearing
jewelry? Specifically necklaces.

With everyone so safety conscious and "nothing around their necks" and
all - at what point are little girls "allowed" to wear jewelry? Pretty
much all my friends have boys and don't really know.

[Cheryl Isaak]

On 7/21/09 8:12 AM, in article

Post by Dwyn
Question for those of you who had little kids at one point -
specifically girls - at what age was it ok for them to start wearing
jewelry? Specifically necklaces.
With everyone so safety conscious and "nothing around their necks" and
all - at what point are little girls "allowed" to wear jewelry? Pretty
much all my friends have boys and don't really know.

Except when she was on the ice (she plays ice hockey), I let my daughter
wear necklaces starting around age 3 - some "little girl jewelry and dress
up/pretend play beads.

Cheryl

[Shirley Shone]

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Post by Dwyn
Question for those of you who had little kids at one point -
specifically girls - at what age was it ok for them to start wearing
jewelry? Specifically necklaces.
With everyone so safety conscious and "nothing around their necks" and
all - at what point are little girls "allowed" to wear jewelry? Pretty
much all my friends have boys and don't really know.

Well I only had boys. I think that whatever age they are allowed to
wear necklaces there should be a weak link in it somewhere. That would
be able to allow it to break if snagged.

A point in fact is. When I worked in a library we were given a personnel
alarm that hung round our necks. We has been experiencing threatening
behaviour from some of the local rough necks.
The alarm had a round rubber thong that went round the neck and the idea
was to pull on the device to make the alarm sound. It would ring in the
local police station
However I could visualised someone grabbing the thong and using it as a
garrotte without the alarm going off. So the alarm stayed nearby in a
drawer.
One day a local policeman came in for a periodic check and asked why we
were not wearing it. So I asked him to remove his helmet and put it
round his neck and grabbed the thong to demonstrate. He went quite pale
and was very scared. He then understand how we felt. The alarm was
withdrawn. It had no weak link for a breaking point.

Just my opinion.
Hugs
Shirley

[Dwyn]

On Jul 21, 1:38 pm, Shirley Shone

Post by Shirley Shone
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Post by Dwyn
Question for those of you who had little kids at one point -
specifically girls - at what age was it ok for them to start wearing
jewelry? Specifically necklaces.
With everyone so safety conscious and "nothing around their necks" and
all - at what point are little girls "allowed" to wear jewelry? Pretty
much all my friends have boys and don't really know.

Well I only had boys.  I think that whatever age they are allowed to
wear necklaces there should be a weak link in it somewhere. That would
be able to allow it to break if snagged.
A point in fact is. When I worked in a library we were given a personnel
alarm that hung round our necks. We has been experiencing threatening
behaviour from some of the local rough necks.
The alarm had a round rubber thong that went round the neck and the idea
was to pull on the device to make the alarm sound. It would ring in the
local police station
However I could visualised someone grabbing the thong and using it as a
garrotte without the alarm going off.  So the alarm stayed nearby in a
drawer.
One day a local policeman came in for a periodic check and asked why we
were not wearing it. So I asked him to remove his helmet and put it
round his neck and grabbed the thong to demonstrate. He went quite pale
and was very scared. He then understand how we felt. The alarm was
withdrawn. It had no weak link for a breaking point.
Just my opinion.
Hugs
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

Thanks to you both! I've put a jump ring in as a weak link - it would
give out first if it got snagged in something or grabbed!

[Cheryl Isaak]

On 7/22/09 8:11 AM, in article

Post by Dwyn
On Jul 21, 1:38 pm, Shirley Shone

Post by Shirley Shone
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Post by Dwyn
Question for those of you who had little kids at one point -
specifically girls - at what age was it ok for them to start wearing
jewelry? Specifically necklaces.
With everyone so safety conscious and "nothing around their necks" and
all - at what point are little girls "allowed" to wear jewelry? Pretty
much all my friends have boys and don't really know.

Well I only had boys.  I think that whatever age they are allowed to
wear necklaces there should be a weak link in it somewhere. That would
be able to allow it to break if snagged.
A point in fact is. When I worked in a library we were given a personnel
alarm that hung round our necks. We has been experiencing threatening
behaviour from some of the local rough necks.
The alarm had a round rubber thong that went round the neck and the idea
was to pull on the device to make the alarm sound. It would ring in the
local police station
However I could visualised someone grabbing the thong and using it as a
garrotte without the alarm going off.  So the alarm stayed nearby in a
drawer.
One day a local policeman came in for a periodic check and asked why we
were not wearing it. So I asked him to remove his helmet and put it
round his neck and grabbed the thong to demonstrate. He went quite pale
and was very scared. He then understand how we felt. The alarm was
withdrawn. It had no weak link for a breaking point.
Just my opinion.
Hugs
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

Thanks to you both! I've put a jump ring in as a weak link - it would
give out first if it got snagged in something or grabbed!

Great idea!


Cheryl

[Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc]

Post by Dwyn
On Jul 21, 1:38 pm, Shirley Shone

Post by Shirley Shone
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Post by Dwyn
Question for those of you who had little kids at one point -
specifically girls - at what age was it ok for them to start wearing
jewelry? Specifically necklaces.
With everyone so safety conscious and "nothing around their necks" and
all - at what point are little girls "allowed" to wear jewelry? Pretty
much all my friends have boys and don't really know.

Well I only had boys.  I think that whatever age they are allowed to
wear necklaces there should be a weak link in it somewhere. That would
be able to allow it to break if snagged.
A point in fact is. When I worked in a library we were given a personnel
alarm that hung round our necks. We has been experiencing threatening
behaviour from some of the local rough necks.
The alarm had a round rubber thong that went round the neck and the idea
was to pull on the device to make the alarm sound. It would ring in the
local police station
However I could visualised someone grabbing the thong and using it as a
garrotte without the alarm going off.  So the alarm stayed nearby in a
drawer.
One day a local policeman came in for a periodic check and asked why we
were not wearing it. So I asked him to remove his helmet and put it
round his neck and grabbed the thong to demonstrate. He went quite pale
and was very scared. He then understand how we felt. The alarm was
withdrawn. It had no weak link for a breaking point.
Just my opinion.
Hugs
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

Thanks to you both! I've put a jump ring in as a weak link - it would
give out first if it got snagged in something or grabbed!

Love the jump ring idea.

I remember having a very thin gold necklace from a very young age, I
mean
on the order of a millimeter, probably less. Of course this was a long
time ago,
but I'm sure it would have broken if it had gotten snagged.

I wear my watch around my neck on a shoe lace and my keys on a
lanyard,
neither one of which have breaking points. It never occurred to me
that there's
a danger to that. Jump rings ...

Thanks!

Maren
HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelry
Website: http://www.hilobeads.com/
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You could fix this by putting a magnetic clasp on it.

I make id badge holders for nurses and a requirement is that they be
break aways so this can't happen to them.

Celeste