Age Appropriate Toy

How many times have you entered in a toy shop and become indecisive in choosing a toy? How many times have you bought an expensive toy and your child didn’t take any interest in it? Have you wondered why does it help? Because children enjoy playing with their age-appropriate toys. You must be thinking is there any such age-appropriate toy type thing? Then yes my fellas! toys are made according to children’s skills.

Have you set any criteria before shopping? Obviously yes, You must plan some criteria. The same goes for selecting toys. Toys are not just random unnecessary objects to select. They help in building children’s personalities. Research shows that growth delays in those children who use digital toys instead of traditional toys.

AGE-APPROPRIATE TOY FROM 0–12 Months

Researchers conducted a wide research and concluded that toys play an important role in children’s growth. This growth falls into 4 categories. Hey, curious? don’t be more curious. I am going to list them below:

1. Physical
2. Emotional
3. Intellectual
4. Social

As we all know different age group of children carries different skills. So it must be interesting to know that experts suggest toys according to age-based skills. Do you want to know what toy is good for which age group’s children? Let’s discuss below about the selection of the right toy for the right age group of children. For our ease of understanding, we will divide the age group in the given manner:

0 -2 month

2–4 month

4–6 month

6–12 month

0–2 MONTH ( Age of seeking attention)

At this age, children grow rapidly. And they do not need any toy to play. They need attention and love of their guardian. It is the time for their parents to strengthen the bond with their child. At this age parents can use any black and white highly contrast objects to keep the child busy and interested; they should not forget to keep that close to the child’s vision.

2 -4 MONTHS ( Stage of starting response)

Now children start to respond. They focus on gestures, voices, and objects around them. At this age, dark contrast objects or Black and white with different patterns books are good for children. Tummy time and rotating objects in front of children are recommended play.

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Toys That You May Use:

• Busy gym/ play mat: No doubt, it’s the best activity mat for developing the 5 senses at this age)
• Brightly colored mats for tummy time ( time times activities strengthen child’s muscles)
• Highly contrast cloth books ( children love to see different objects)
• It will help in developing interest in reading )

4–6 MONTH ( Age of recognizing )

In this period, the child starts to recognize voices, try to grab objects, observe actions especially moving objects, and start to give reactions.

Toys You May Use

• Moving ducks ( movement is the most interesting thing for children, they enjoy it)
• Tummy time pillow ( You may use a water mat too but a pillow does the same work )
• Rhyming books ( child loves to listen to poems and sounds. By the way chirping sparrows in the morning would do the same work )
• Talking Cactus ( It is good because it gives sound, talk, dance, and lighting features at the same time)
• Sensory books ( it is an excellent for developing senses)
• 6–12 MONTHS : ( stage of grabbing)

At this age, babies start grabbing objects. They want to explore the taste and textures of everything. Put everything in their mouth. Teething makes them a bit irritable too so they must need anything to chew.

Toys You May Choose At This Age:

• Teether ( helps in reducing itching )
• Soft textured balls (child loves to feel different textures but remember your child will take it in his mouth so it should be BPA-free)
• Dough under elders’ supervision ( increase children’s creativity )
• Bath toys ( keep them interested in bathing)
• More storybooks to help them learn language ( helps in improving listening skills )
• Puzzles ( good for brain development)
• Soft blocks (help in developing of brain)

CONCLUSION:

After reading this blog, we came to know that why should we choose age-appropriate toys for children. We must remember that we should not be a part of the rat race and try to avoid buying eye-catching expensive toys without any purpose. We may use our household items to develop children’s interests. And lastly, we should keep in our mind that screens are not made for children. Give them your time. And don’t forget that every child is different. Don’t compare them with others.

Happy Parenting!