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A Guide To Choosing ToysWhen it comes to choosing toys for your children there are a few things you need to take into consideration. Here we give you the low down on what to think about before you go ahead and treat your child to a new toy.First of all you should check that the toy is safe for your child to play with. Some parents are tempted to buy toys that are intended for older children because their son or daughter is more advanced than the average. This could be a big mistake because a more advanced toy could pose a danger, such as a choking hazard, to a certain age group. All toys have guidelines and warnings from the manufacturer that will say what age the toy is suitable for. Next you will want to make sure the toy is appealing to your child. This means you want it to provide fun as well as aid your little one’s development. The best types of toys are those that challenge. However, you don’t want to buy a toy that is too complex because this will only frustrate your child. Again check the manufacturers guidelines for a recommended age group. Finally, price is also an important factor when buying new toys. Yes, you should have a budget for Christmas and birthday presents but the main point here is that you want to buy toys that offer value for money. You should buy toys for their high quality and durability, even if this means paying a bit more than you expected to. Well-made toys will last longer and be safer, and therefore will offer more value for money in the long run. To help you decide which toys are best for your children, we now give you a brief low down on the types of toys children of various age groups like to play with and benefit from: Baby toys These usually have elements of sound, light and texture and are designed to both educate a baby and stimulate their senses. Light, sound and texture can help develop their sight, hearing and touching senses and help speed your baby’s development in these areas. Toddler toys The best types of toddler toys are those that support the physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and language development of a child aged between 12 and 36 months. At this stage in their development, children learn to walk properly, start to be more active, begin talking, and strive to be independent. This means they will benefit from toys that help physical development, such as push toys or play tunnels; toys that aid emotional and social development, such as dolls and teddy bears; toys that encourage language development, such as story books; toys which aid creativity and imagination, such as a dolls’ house or farmyard animals set; and toys that help cognitive development, such as shape and colour puzzles. Pre-school/infant school toys Preschoolers and infants learn by playing. Therefore preschool toys are designed to boost your child’s physical ability, emotional wellbeing, social skills, language development, intelligence, and their creative mind. One of the best ways for them to develop all these key areas is to play with their peers as babies, toddlers and pre-school kids are social individuals, even if you think they don’t yet have the capability to communicate easily. Kids love playing with each other so pre-school is a great age to introduce group games, such as board games and puzzles. These types of toys can help develop all the key areas, and if you make a point of playing with them it can improve parent-child communication too. Other toys that also benefit pre-school children are medical kits, kitchen sets, cash registers and play money, dolls’ houses and furniture, dolls, stuffed animals, wooden train, car, theme play sets, dress-up play sets, and puppet show sets. Toys for pre-teens When buying toys for pre-teens it is important to choose toys and games that will continue to help develop your child’s physical, emotional, language, and social capabilities, and also stimulate their creativity and imagination. However, for this age group it is also a necessity to buy toys related to their interests, such as favourite sports team, favourite cartoon characters, etc, to gauge your child’s initial interest in the toy. One of the most popular types of toy for pre-teens and teens (and beyond into adulthood) is video games or consoles. Whether it’s an Xbox, Nintendo, Playstation or PSP, these types of toys are hugely popular among the 10+ age groups. Video and PC games have received mixed responses in the press during their rapid rise from toys for the rich and famous to the thing on every kid’s Christmas list. But it’s fair to say these games are very popular with children and if you buy them for yours you will instantly be a very popular parent. And if that’s not enough to convince you buy them, it’s also worth remembering that they can help develop a child’s reaction, emotions, language, and social capabilities. |
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