My youngest son turned 6 a couple days ago, he loves holding our BP Plissken. He sits in a chair and wears a pair of thick garden gloves that we got solely for him to hold Plissken (mostly to ease my wife's concerns). My son sits still and holds him, and has never had any problems with nipping. Having Plissken has really given my son and I another way to bond. I would recommend always being present supervising though.