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If you’ve ever watched a young child play with a toy, you can actually see (if that toy is good) how the child explores new ideas and observes the world. A really good toy is meant to amuse, delight and educate.
The trick to expert toy buying is to match the toy to the child’s developmental stage. The toy needs to be challenging but not too complex, so that the child can master the necessary learning skills, feel confident and grow; too simple and the child is likely to get bored.
Pre-schoolers
What helps a young child develop imagination, dexterity, and language, math and problem-solving skills? Here’s a hint: You don’t plug it in or turn it on. And to use it, your kids don’t need a mouse.
Not that educational computer programs don’t have a place in children’s lives these days. But experts say that young children should have opportunities for freeform play. With the right toys, preschoolers can learn shapes, colors and basic math concepts. And they can develop eye-hand coordination and problem-solving skills.
Now, the experts at Fisher-Price have a new skill to add to the list. When researchers at the 65-year-old company asked kids to test a new line of games at its on-site play laboratory, they discovered that playing games together teaches important social skills.
Even kids who didn’t know each other were soon giggling together as they joined
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