The daughter has too many toys (at age 5), so it's time to discuss the virtue of charity. Teach the child that other children don't have as many toys as she does and that she should share some of what she doesn't play with anymore. Give her a set amount of space to keep her toys in (or a number she can keep) and have her gather up the rest to give away. Then, she can donate the ones she "wants" to get rid of to the children's wing at your local hospital, a church sale, or a thrift store. After the big donation, make it clear that she'll be culling her toy collection whenever it gets too big. She may respond by wanting even more toys to replace what she lost, but she'll stop that once she realizes that getting new toys means getting rid of the favorites she has now.

Bingo! My kids get lots of toys, stuffed animals, etc. Every few months, we go through their rooms and any toys that are broken or missing parts get tossed. The others we give away or sell.

No one can control another's actions! So the parents can talk til they're blue in the face to Grandma & Grandpa. Doesn't mean they'll stop buying toys/teddy bears.

I volunteer at a "toybrary" in Philadelphia where instead of books, kids ages six months to six years are able to check out toys. For less than $1 a week, we are able to teach kids the importance of sharing resources and that every trip to the toystore or toybrary doesn't mean getting everything you want. Members report that their children are less apt to make demands when they see a new toy advertised. Ah, success!