Schmidt Sorgenfresser Worry Eater - Reviews
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20.12.2013
This is a rather unusual toy, aimed not so much at bringing pleasure to your child, as at aiding your ability to intrude upon their privacy. In the digital world, it's only natural that we should find a place in our youngsters' rooms for a "baby monitor" (ie. a "surveillance device", to give it its technical name). Of course, there comes a time when a child no longer wants to see a camera openly pointing out in his direction 24/7. As soon as young Crispin was old enough ask for privacy, we removed the baby monitor from his room, just as any responsible parents would- and secretly upgraded to an array of properly concealed motion activated devices (complete with optional infra-red technology,
26.4.2016
Betti was bought for my 6 year old daughter when we were in the process of moving house and away from her school and friends. My daughter has always been a very outgoing confident child but in the weeks leading up to and after moving house and school became anxious (I'm convinced if you looked up anxious child in the dictionary you'd find her photo!). We had days, and weeks of tears and anxieties ranging from normal moving house and school fears to the absolute ridiculous (I'm worried my bones will fall out?!?). After some research I decided a worry eater might just do the trick, discussing her anxieties was not working and I spent weeks going round in circles with this approach (altogether an extremely frustrating experience).So,
24.11.2013
First of all I want to say that my 8 year old daughter has set of traditional worry dolls for the last few years, every time she is having some problems she tells them to the dolls, place them in a little bag under her pillow, just like in the "Silly Billy" story book.Comparing worry dolls with worry eaters I must admit they have more advantages than disadvantages...PROSWorry eaters are bigger than the worry dolls so they won't get lost behind the bed so easily.Worry eaters come in many shapes and colours to match personal taste of the user.Worries are not only told but written and zipped in the worry eater mouth so the parent can find out what trouble the child.
12.12.2013
When this arrived on my doorstop I was horrified, as a mum of three kids I would not hand this to any and have felt I had bought well.This wasn't my purchase though it was vine and a friend of mine wanted one desperately for a small princess so this would save her money and I would have the test market.Anyway Saturday morning arrived and this ugly thing landed and I thought my friend would freak and give back. So it's sat on the table when my eleven year old walks in, he's autistic and suffers with extreme anxiety, he stops dead in his tracks picks up the ugly doll holds it's to his heart and walks off talking away to it. This little thing hasn't left his side since he walks,
5.8.2020
Absolutely brilliant product! I bought this for my daughter as I think she is a bit anxious about going back to school having been off since March. I didn’t realise before buying this that kids are supposed to write their worries down, put them in the teddy and then the parents take them out later without them knowing to simulate Betti ‘eating’ the worries. I think my daughter (aged 6) is a little bit too old to believe that would happen, so we decided instead that she would write down what she is feeling, say it out loud before feeding it to Betti and then Betti talks to her about it to try and ease her worries. Once Betti is full, we will take them out, discuss them and then get rid of them.
13.12.2013
The concept behind 'worry eaters' is a really brilliant one. Children can write their worries, concerns or anything they want to onto paper and 'feed them' to the doll, where they will stay in the little zipped compartment. When the parent empties these out, it means they will get chance to see things that the child is perhaps concerned about but may not have brought up, so a conversation could be engineered about this, or else an eye can just be kept on that particular part of the child's life. Obviously the doll may not be used strictly in this way, but it is certainly a nice companion and is fun to use, with the ability to zip and unzip the mouth. The colours are nice and vivid and there is an excellent range of designs,
16.1.2014
I like the concept of these cuddly toys. They are based on the South American worry dolls which are intended to take children's worries away and allow them to sleep.A friend of mine used to have worry dolls as a child and they worked for her.The idea is that a child who is anxious about things can write these down and let the toy eat them. The process is a cathartic one, with the idea being that the process of writing down the worries and giving them to someone else to worry about (i.e. the worry eater) then the child doesn't have to deal with them on their own. Knowing that someone else is looking after the worries over night can let them get on with having a good nights sleep.As long as the
13.1.2014
Most people would say this creature is ugly and gross but my child loves it. Every time she sees it, her eyes light up, her face beams, she squeaks and laughs and claps her hands. That is the kind of reaction I want from a toy.The Worry Eater is not a large toy; you could describe it as flat and it's about 10 inches long. The material is soft with only small concerns about the zip which may poke into the face of younger children who aren't aware of their actions. It's easily transported from cot to play area to car; it is the kind of toy your child will take everywhere. I'm not sure as to the toys educational value although some have written about the usefulness of the toy's main purpose,
19.12.2013
Our four year old is scared of the dark as she started suffering from regular bad dreams a little while ago, so a soft toy to watch over her and protect her from night horrors has made an excellent companion for her. We weren't familiar with the books that the character is from so I didn't think she would write and draw the things which trouble her down and zip them inside him, but to my surprise she has done so a few times. As a result she does seem a bit less fearful about bed time. She does still have bad dreams of course, but as she doesn't dread bedtime as much, they really do seem to have lessened in number.The teddy is brightly coloured and has an eye catching design which has now caught our youngest's eye,
24.8.2014
I bought Biff for my 5 year old who can be quite an anxious little girl and often worries about seemingly irrational things (like what she'll be when she leaves school). This mostly manifests at bedtime (surprise, surprise) so having seen one of these from a friend, I decided to buy one. She loves it!Biff is a very cute toy and is a perfect size for young children (or almost handbag sized for stressed adults!). The child writes down or draws a picture of their worries and pops it into Biff's (study) zip mouth for him to eat. As an parent, the hardest thing is sneaking into her room to remove the worry which, if she's quiet about it, can give a great insight to what is worrying her.
7.1.2015
I bought my son this for Christmas after stumbling across it looking for a plush keyring (which I also bought!). He absolutely loves it. My son is 8 years old, has sensory needs as he has mild-moderate autism and it feel incredibly soft. He thinks the concept of feeding his worries to Bill is fantastic and he even used it to help him calm down doing his maths homework the other night after feeling overwhelmed. We tend to 'tell' Bill worries or problems rather than write them down but I feel whichever way works is wonderful. It's a flat plush character not unlike a water bottle case but it is perfect for cuddling with easy or sleeping against. Probably the best soft toy we have ever bought.
24.8.2014
Bought Saggo as a present for my daughter who is 3 1/2. She is not normally a worrier but can get a bit stressed without always having the words to say why. This is such a cute little toy and she draws a little picture about what is worrying her and then pops it into Saggo's mouth and zips (study zip) it up. Overnight, mysteriously Saggo eats the worry (means mummy and daddy have to be very quiet and sneaky - amazing how loud a zip sounds at night, ha, ha). Saggo whispers the worry to us and we can then have a gentle, reassuring talk to her. It has worked very well indeed.Saggo is lovely and soft, strong zip and good sized 'pocket' in his mouth for the worries.
12.1.2014
I got this for my 8 year old daughter who is often very anxious. Such a lovely idea. Saggo is a good-sized stuff toy with all the qualities that stuffed toys have with the addition of taking away your worries. He has a zip for a mouth (think Zippy from Rainbow anyone old enough to remember that). He also has a 'pocket' in his mouth. Saggo comes with a little story booklet explaining how he eats your worries. The idea is your child writes down a note about their worries puts it in the worry eater's mouth and zips it away at night. In the morning your worry eater has eaten your worries and your worries have gone away. Bit like a Tooth Fairy I guess! I wasn't sure whether to sneak in and take the note myself and chose not to.
6.1.2014
Childhood should be a wonderful time of mental and physical growth but we all know that it's never that simple and kids of all ages have their worries and concerns. A toy like this which literally gobbles up those worries can be very reassuring to a child in a time of doubt, or (as our 10 year old has found) it is also a great place for securely storing really important things like ipod chargers and gift vouchers. The toy itself is made to a very high standard and feels wonderfully soft to the touch. The zip on the mouth works effortlessly without sticking and it's a pretty big size so it's big enough, and soft enough, to cuddle up to at night. It's also robust enough to take an unexpected ragging from a spaniel puppy!
25.5.2019
Initially I thought this was expensive as there is other variations that are cheaper.But my daughter chose this one and seeing how it has changed her for the better makes it worth every penny.My daughter was struggling with confidence at school to make friends but didn't have the confidence to approach the teachers and say she was unhappy so would make excuses that she was happy to play on her own. After seeing my daughter sob in the car I decided I needed to do something. I made sure that before breaks the teachers would be able to check her worry monster and they was then able to action a remedy to enable her to play.This worked so well. She just thought the worry monster ate her worries.