Everyone have different opinions how hard is it to take
care a baby and what is safe toys for baby as well. You may not be sure what kind of toys, or how many, you baby should
have. It’s likely that you hear conflicting advice that runs from one extreme
to another! It’s either: “Don’t give your baby toys he’ll be spoiled,” to “Give
your baby lots of toys they develop his brain.” So…which is it?
Both
sides of this debate have valid points. A baby does indeed
learn
from the things she plays with, and the more things she has
access
to, the more she can learn. With this in mind, many parents
spend a fortune
buying toys; however, many toys hold a child’s
attention
for three or four days, only to be relegated to the bottom
of the
toybox or back of a shelf.
Babies
learn about their world by using all five of their senses:
sight,
hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Toys engage and refine
these
senses by:
• Helping
your baby learn how to control his movements and body
parts
• Helping
your baby figure out how things work
• Showing
your baby how he can control things in his world
•
Teaching your baby new ideas
•
Building your baby’s muscle control, coordination, and strength
•
Teaching your baby how to use his imagination
• Showing
your baby how to solve simple problems
• Helping
your baby learn how to play by himself
• Setting
the foundation for learning how to share and cooperate
with
others
Experts
agree that babies need a variety of toys to enrich their
lives and
encourage learning. While your baby can learn from
expensive
store-bought toys, she can also learn from a crumpled
piece of
paper, a set of measuring spoons, an empty box, or a leaf.
Everything
is new and interesting to a baby, and if you open your
eyes to
the many wonders in our world, you’ll see that you don’t
have to
spend a fortune to keep your baby happy, interested, and
learning.
What
“home-grown” toys are best?
As you
view the whole world as a bottomless toybox, here are some
tips to
consider:
• Search
for items of different weights, materials, textures,
flexibility,
sizes, shapes, colors, and smells. (Most store-bought
baby toys
are primary-colored plastic; that’s why your metal keys
on a
leather key ring are so very appealing they’re different!)
• Babies
are generalists. Your little one will apply what he learns
from one
object to any other that is similar. Therefore, don’t
give him
an old book or magazine to scribble in unless you want
all of
your books to be potential notepads. A sealed bottle may
look fun,
but your baby may then think he can play with your pill
bottles.
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