Toddler Toys : Tools Of Development

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Toddler toys address an amazing world populated by children one to three years old. Because of several factors including, boundless energy for working on physical skills, toddler toys have some special requirements. Favorite activities such as pushing, pulling, climbing, piling, dumping, kicking, all suggest themes that toddler toys might want to address.

Knowledge of a little one's mental development is a requirement for developing toddler toys that succeed in holding interest as well as being durable enough to survive the impending abuse.

And there is one issue with toddler toys that is critically important: safety. The design and the size of separate parts take on meaning for toddler toys not present with toys for older children. Remember, if it fits easily into a child's mouth, it should not be part of any toddler toys.

All toddler toys must meet certain safety regulations, and most just make common sense. Here are some guidelines for safety in toddler toys:

-1- Toddler toys should be sturdy and unbreakable. A child should be able to stand on it without breaking it. Reject toddler toys that can break into small pieces.
-2- Nontoxic materials are an obvious requirement for toddler toys.
-3- Sharp points or unfinished edges are a no no for toddler toys.
-3- Size is important. You want toddler toys and their parts to be too large to lodge in the windpipe, ears or nostrils.
-4- Look for toddler toys designed so they can't pinch, or snag hair, entrap fingers or toes.
-5- Well designed toddler toys do not have small, detachable parts.
-6- Materials matter. You don't want toddler toys contructed from easily exposed staples, pins, tacks, wires, etc.
-7- If the toddler toys in question have electrical parts, they should only be used with adult supervision. Remember, a battery operated toddler toy may have small parts - the batteries - that need to be considered.
-8- Use common sense. Toddler toys that are heavy, or hard, or frail, or breakable, etc. are not smart purchases. Assume these toddler toys will be dropped, thrown, chewed, and generally abused.

Knowledge of toddler mental development helps explain the importance of movement in toddler toys. The inate interest in causing effects, fascination with motion, stacking, and manipulation are all ideas that apply to the design of good toddler toys. It's very clear that children prefer toddler toys that produce movement or sounds created by the child's own efforts.

Other mental development interests that toddler toys address include experimentation with objects, especially hidden objects, and the identification of objects. Also marking and scribbling, water and sand play, imitative play - especially adult tasks, all can play roles in successful toddler toys.

Although by age 1 1/2, they enjoy interactive toddler toys, younger ones are much more into solitary activity, and relate to adults better than other children. Another generalized consideration for toddler toys is that kids are always moving. They use their large muscles for running, climbing, and these activities dominate over small muscle activities like contructing, exploring - clearly a factor when choosing toddler toys.

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