The Plastic World of Children

I hear and see so much of child care and items for children. I can't help but notice that most children live in a plastic world. For the first three years, or more, of their lives everything they touch is plastic: plastic toys, plastic bottles, plastic sippy cups, plastic-covered diapers, plastic gear, plastic car seats, and on and on. These children are sensory deprived; all they ever touch is plastic. So much of baby and toddler care is focused on ease and convenience for parents; it's a wipe-clean world. The wipes themselves come in a plastic bin or bag! How little time is spent touching the flesh of another person compared to time in contact with a plastic surface? How will these children develop differently than previous generations? Do other parents even notice? Do they care? Would they want a plastic world for themselves? What unintended lessons are they learning from all this plastic-touching time?