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Vraney, Inc.
$12.95
5 +
The first thing that strikes you upon seeing the Pocket Referee and holding it in your hand is how desirable it is. The weighty gold coin looks and feels so good you just want to carry it with you all day long, running your fingertips over its raised images, hefting it in the air, idly gliding it between your fingers. There's something reassuring about it. And that desirability is an integral part of why the Pocket Referee works so well. The function of the coin is to help kids deal with daily conflict and choice-making by giving them an agreed upon means for quickly and easily settling matters. Whoever is in possession of the coin at the time gets to make the decision, but must then pass the Pocket Referee to the other party. If the coinholder feels that a particular situation isn't worth giving up the coin, he or she can keep it for another time, but must concede the current decision to the other party. The Pocket Referee could just as accurately have been named the 'The Peacekeeper,' for in actuality that is what it is. By giving each child the same opportunity, a balanced approach to taking turns occurs. Fairness reigns, and Mom and Dad needn't be called on to settle matters. Hurrah!