Choosing Toys According to Baby Developmental Stages - By: bonner

A good toy can inspire baby intelligence, train their touch, vision, smell, hearing and other sensory function, and also stimulate children's creativity. Therefore, it is important to choosing an appropriate toy for children. Toys are good partners of baby in childhood. Parents should take the physical and mental development of baby into consideration first in choosing toys. According to educational experts, toys suitable to baby's several developmental stages can be broadly classified as follows:

First, Supine period, Baby at this stage often lies in bed and does not turn or move. It is the period to train hearing and vision. Toys for hearing focus on tone, tune and volume, such as music clock, rattle bell. Toys for training vision should have harmonious colors and simple shapes, such as duck, dolls.

Second, creeping period, babies around seven or eight months are growing deciduous teeth and gums, and they want to grab things and bite as soon as they see them. Toys at this stage should be made of non-toxic plastic or rubber, such as rubber dolls, rubber bears.

Third, Early childhood, this period can be divided into two stages, early and late. The early stage baby is one to three years old. They begin to learn playing with toys, therefore, toys selected should be musical, lighting, resistance to crash, and being highly creative, such as building blocks, sound animal toys. The late stage refers to the 3~ 5 year olds. At this stage, children can be free to activities, and begin to think and imagine, therefore brain toys are best suitable for them, such as molding clay, puzzles, etc.

Fourth, School-age, children this stage have particularly strong curiosity and imitation ability, and also start to form concept of time and mathematics. Therefore, toys at this stage should have inspiration, creativity, and concept on numbers and time, such as puzzles, toy clock etc.

Apart from toys for the above developmental stage, parents should also know the standards in buying toys, and take the following tips into consideration: first, stimulate intelligence level; Second, choose according to gender; Third, suitable for child's age; Fourth, choose according to children's hobbies; Fifth, choose simple toys; Sixth, pay attention to the materials; Seventh, choose durable toys.

Finally, toys created by children are even more valuable. Parents should give children correct ideas that they can create their own toys. The advantage of creating toys is that children can bring play things in their imagination into reality, and choose materials from the existing things at home. In the production process, children develop hands-on ability, gain valuable practical experience, enjoy the joy of success and enhance their confidence.

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