Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Modern Toys and Your Child

As a parent, you must know how wide the offer for toys is for children of all ages. But when it comes to buying one, you don’t know what to choose, and how to choose a toy in order to be suitable for the child. You must consider the age of the child and make sure the toys are safe.

The toys are probably the most important things in a child’s world. These help your children grow and develop. The toys are actually a child’s best friend, so you must be very careful when choosing a toy for a child. It must necessarily appeal to the child, be according to his/her preoccupations, according to his/her age, and last but not least, to be suitable for the age of the child. So, you can get action figures toys for boys, Barbie toys for girls, doll houses, or doll makers, or even board games for older kids.

When choosing a toy it is highly important that the toy is safe for the child. Some toys can injure the child, especially if the child is small. The injury may be accidental, but you must be aware of this, so you’d better avoid buying such toys. For instance, a baby cannot be given action figures. As you probably know, babies tend to get stuff in their mouth and can accidentally swallow them, so you’d better get them something large, like a squeaking toy, rubber balls etc. Make sure that these toys don’t contain parts that can be swallowed. As the child gets older, you can extend the types of toys that you give him/her to play with. Starting from the age of 3, little girls can be given Barbie dolls, but still it is too early for doll houses.

Doll houses are more complex and contain many tiny components that are easy to swallow. The child must be over 4 or 5 to be able to get a doll house. Pay attention that action figures and toys that work on battery can be given to children of 6 and above. If your child begs for these toys, you can get them the toy, but make sure that the child is always supervised when they play with that particular toy. When children get older, board games might be interesting too, and these can help a lot in their development, as these involve strategies and some thinking.

Make sure you get the most suitable gift that is also safe and you will become your child’s bets friend and best parent as well.

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