How many times has it happened to you that you went to buy a toy for a birthday or for your son and you ended up missing out on so much variety? And, in the current market, the variety of toys is so large and varied that it is very difficult to decide on one or the other. Therefore, today we are going to give a few tips and suggestions to choose and buy a toy
The most important of all is take the child into account. It may seem silly, but on many occasions we forget that the toy is for our son and not for us. Therefore, the toy we choose must be desired by the child.
We must also ensure that it is made of materials (larger the smaller the child) that do not splinter or, if broken, that can be cut. In addition, the color should not be toxic.
When buying them, we must think about the purpose and attitudes they develop in our children; that is to say, they must be appropriate to the child's age. For example, in the case of buying a toy for a baby between zero and six months, we will take into account that it is when the child begins to discover his body and distinguish different textures, shapes and colors. In this case, rattles, crib mobiles, rubber dolls, teethers or carpets with activities, among many others, can be a very good option.
In the second half of the first year of life, our baby begins to explore the objects and recognize the different voices; We will use you to look for ball-type toys, rag doll, sound toys, rockers, walkers ...
Between thirteen and eighteen months, boys and girls walk around and peel and recognize some properties of objects. Buckets to fit and stack, bicycles adapted with wheels and strollers are a very good option.
Until two years of life, the child speaks and understands more every day, in addition to discovering things around him. Therefore, it would be a good idea to buy toys that will help boost your desire for discovery: cars, bicycles, blackboards, paintings, musical instruments, dolls, animals ...
During the stage that corresponds to two and three years, they begin to be curious about the names of things and spend much of their game imitating familiar scenes; That is why tricycles, shovels, buckets, puzzles, paintings or dolls can be good options for this age range.
Between the ages of three and five, children begin to ask, learn songs and make joint games with their friends. Bicycles, blackboards, stories, puppets and articulated dolls with which to recreate situations with other children will be well received by them.
From the age of six, as the child will gradually enter the world of numbers (with addition and subtraction) and letters (with reading and writing), it is a good time to choose toys that are of questions or of carrying out experiments, as well as manual games.
In addition to age, we must also keep in mind when buying or choosing a toy, the child's personality. For example, if our child is very shy, it will be a good idea to buy socializing toys that require more people to carry them out; If our child has a hard time staying still, a game in which he must keep his attention is the best option.
Sometimes it is thought that the more complex the game or the toy the better, but it happens that if the toy is simple It will help increase the range of uses that can be made of it, increasing the child's fantasy and symbolic ability.
Toys should not be purchased to satisfy a momentary whim of our son, nor nor should they be used as a reward and / or punishment. Many times toys are bought because they have been seen on television or believing that we will be able to suppress a child's behavior that we do not like or, on the contrary, increase one that we do like.
It is also convenient for the child's family members, especially those who see him from time to time, Do not buy or give away toys indiscriminately. It is necessary to consider that the excess of toys can produce boredom.
And finally, what is said wisely about so many things: not for being more expensive it will be better. Not because a toy occupies the number one in the price list will mean that it provides more fun, teach our child more or will last longer than any other in the market that is half price.
As you can see, so that we can get the most out of a toy we must take into account various tips and suggestions to choose and buy a toy. Do you take all this into account when you go to department stores or toy stores? Or on the contrary, are you going for the star toy of the moment?
