How Important are they in your
childs development?
Before children enter our lives, our houses are sometimes
disorganized. Once children come along, the disorganization can
turn into clutter and a pure mess.
That certainly held true for me once I had a baby.
Suddenly, my house was clean but cluttered with baby toys
and items everywhere. I couldn't keep up with working and
raising a child. I was content if only half of the house
had baby toys scattered about.
Parents spend so much time putting thought into what
kind of baby toys should be purchased and what should be
overlooked. Every parent wants their child to have lots of
educational baby toys to begin life with. I was one of
them. I didn't want my daughter to have anything but
educational toys. I was a big fan of her learning her
colors and alphabet way before any of the other children. I
didn't think about the fact that she needed to learn how to
be a child too.
Baby toys are sold everywhere these days. You can shop the
expensive stores and find gently used toys at yard sales
and consignment shops. It always depends on how much money
you want to spend for your child. I was not always able to
afford to buy the brand new expensive baby toys.
When I was pregnant, I registered for many baby toys hoping
to cut down my own costs for the future. I was lucky enough
to get most of the ones on my list. However, I also found
many of my daughter's baby toys at neighborhood yard
sales.
I admit, many of those toys that I managed to find were
educational in some manner. I chose baby toys with bright
colors and different shapes. That was important to me.
When looking for baby toys or toys for any young child, you
should not always get educational or fun toys. Some toys
should stimulate their minds and help them develop their
intellectual skills. The other toys should revolve around
simply playing.
Now that my daughter is a toddler, she no longer needs baby
toys that teach the simple basics. I do owe some of her
knowledge and early learning skills to her baby toys.
However, now that she is into older toys she still does
learn things. For example, her kitchen set has lots of food
and dining items. She's grasped a concept of setting a
table and what foods go with what foods. She's developed an
imagination and likes to play "pretend" now as well. I
adore watching her.
While I do credit many of her baby toys for giving her a
wonderful head start, a lot has to do with what you allow
your child to do. Allow them to explore and develop a
creative imagination. They will thank you for it someday.
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