Originally posted by flamepony12
Well, I currently have a female Cockatiel named Baybi. She is wonderful, she loves to get her head scratched, and she hardly makes any noise. We got her for only $70.00. That's cheap compared to other parrots! They are very affectionate, but also curious. If you were going to look into cockatiels, I would reccomend a female-- not that I have anything against male tiels, it's just that I've heard that they make more noise. Let me know if you're interested & I can give you more information. I also agree with chrissycat, you probably shouldn't put him/her in the same room as your daughter.
You got a great price for a cockatiel, I payed twice that much for Buttons!

Male cockatiels are great, if you can deal with the noise. But, I have met some VERY loud females.

Good luck if you get a bird!