By: Dr. Christian Rodriguez Cerroblanco
TOYS FOR EVERY AGE OF CHILDREN
Children learn by playing, it is the most fun and natural way to get to know their environment. Therefore, toys play an important role throughout their development, they add magic and excitement to learning.
It is very important that they are appropriate to the child’s age and abilities, as well as their preferences. If the toy does not meet these basic requirements, the child will not know how to use them and will get bored of them, so they will leave them forgotten in a corner.
I share a guide that will help you better decide what toy to buy for the little ones.
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0 to 6 months: He needs toys that help him discover his body and distinguish different textures, shapes and colors. Rattles, crib mobiles, rubber dolls, teethers, activity mats, etc.
7 to 12 months: The baby begins to explore objects and recognize voices. Balls, rag dolls, sound toys, puppets, seesaws and walkers.
13 to 18 months: Children at this age already know how to walk and recognize the properties of objects. Cubes to fit and stack, bicycles with wheels and strollers.
19 to 24 months: The child speaks and understands, begins to discover his environment, cars, bicycles, blackboards, paintings, musical instruments, dolls and animals.
2 to 3 years: They begin to feel confident about names and imitate familiar scenes. Tricycles, shovels, buckets, puzzles, paints, phones, and dolls.
3 to 5 years: The child begins to ask questions, learn songs and play with their friends, bicycles, blackboards, tape recorders, stories, puppets and articulated dolls.
6 to 8 years: The child knows how to add and subtract, read and write, skateboards, cars, remote control, manual games of questions and experiments.
9 to 11 years old: They are interested in complicated activities, sports accessories, strategy and reflection games, audiovisuals, electronics and experiments.
More than 12 years: Little by little the desire to play disappears and they build their own identity, books, music and video games
