Toys: Choose The More You Should Be Based on Your Age

May 14, 2017

One of the most important activities for a child is to play: through this see the world that surrounds him, stimulates creativity and helps strengthen your personality. One of the things that we must bear in mind as parents is that There are toys that bring specific benefits and that knowing them can help them move forward in a way easier and a little more fun in its development.

Each of the accomplishments achieved throughout its growth are part of the different stages through which must pass: achieve insert a cube in a box, handling a car or build a House is part of ‘small ‘, major challenges so that your child will feel increasingly more curious by the surrounding world.

“The children must pass each stage in due time. That helps them to create their own identity to evolve behaviorally, trusting their potential and gain some autonomy”explains Teresa Rosillo, psychologist expert in childhood and Imaginarium toys.

Her first smile, to turn, hold the head, sitting, crawling, walking are achievements that children should reach in its early stages. Each baby has their pace and times can vary from each other, but encourage has great benefits in progress.

From birth to 6 months

At this stage the vision, hearing and touch are encouraged and cognitive information is obtained thanks the sensations perceived through the senses, especially of the sense of smell. It is important to promote body contact, eye contact, and the sense of depth. Rosillo Teresa explains that it is also key to “talk to the baby and reinforce their accomplishments so that it acquires security and self-esteem you need to overcome new challenges”

At this stage, it is convenient to give toys to help them be aware of your environment (for example, which can manipulate with your hands), which may bite or that bring them emotional benefits as blankets of security (who appears in the photo).

From 6 months to 12 months

In this period of time experiencing a great evolution: begins to chew many foods, remains seated and takes his first steps. Start exploring with the hands and became interested in children of his age. “It is important to start with the sound plays as there is to acquire a good language to learn the rhythm, harmony and melody”being the stage where baby begins to make more significant sounds and to hear his name.

Some good ideas about the kind of toys that we choose are musical instruments (designed for their age, obviously), since it gives them linguistic benefits, or that it stimulate its movement and body coordination, as the air-rolly’s photo.

From 12 months to 24 months

It’s definitely the stage of concern. It can only walk, climb stairs or push a stroller. Shows preference for one hand. He says images and most striking noises. “It should not be very directors in games”. It is good to give greater autonomy, that starts to play alone and walk freely. It is important to take them to the Park to get to know other children imitate behaviour and develop other skills”, according to psychologist.

At this time we can choose toys to teach him the “cause and effect” concept, as nestable cubes (for example, those of the upper picture), toys that stimulate your imagination or the concept “multiactivity” like the image table.

From 2 years

Their verbal skills are improving and you have greater awareness of itself. The language is very useful in this regard; You can now express their wishes. It begins to participate in the games of others and acquires a greater control over your body.

At this time are much recommended toys (lego type) construction, because it brings them benefits motor and cognitive, motor car and all those that involve manual skills to achieve goals.

Do you want to think about such things when choosing a toy for your children?