How to choose toys for your baby?

Some time ago the American Academy of Pediatrics published a report on choosing toys, in this chaotic Internet society, in the end, which toys are most suitable for babies? When mom and dad were little, they certainly didn’t have these electronic products nowadays, and played with mostly dolls, toy cars, puzzles, blocks, cards, cards and so on. Now give the baby to play with these, some parents feel backward, other babies are playing high-tech, we can not lag behind. Are traditional toys bad? Role-playing toys, such as dolls, cars, cooking or feeding utensils. These toys can enhance your baby’s sense of responsibility, develop your baby’s self-care ability, and promote your baby’s imagination; Fine and manipulative toys, such as blocks, puzzles, trains, and so on. Fine and manipulative toys, such as blocks, puzzles, trains, etc., help to develop baby’s fine motor, cognitive, and hands-on skills; artistic toys, such as clay and coloring. These toys can enhance the baby’s perception of color and the development of imagination; large sports toys, such as large toy cars, tricycles, push and pull, digging and shoveling toys. As the name suggests, these toys promote gross motor development in babies. The significance of these toys is mainly to promote the interaction between parents and babies. Companionship is the real meaning of toys, and quality toys don’t need to be expensive. Are electronic toys really good? Many parents also know that electronic products are not good, but can not control the baby love to look at the phone ah, only to take the phone will not cry. Some studies have shown that early and prolonged use of electronic products for babies have aggressive behavior and the risk of obesity. In addition, there is no evidence that the baby’s interaction with the media (cell phone / tablet) can increase the baby’s creativity and hands-on skills. Instead, studies have confirmed that babies who play with electronics a lot and lack communication with adults talk later. Some parents also say that everyone is using smartphones where can they avoid their babies not being exposed to it? It is because adults are playing, the baby will be curious, “this thing is not very fun, why mom and dad love to play with him, ignoring me?” Naturally the baby will be interested in this thing. Select toys for the baby should pay attention to the following points Do not choose small and hard or toys on the toy is easy to fall off the parts of the toy, easy to baby accidentally swallowed; do not tie the rope on the toy, hooked easy to cause choking; do not choose sharp edges of the toy, easy to cut the situation; do not choose toys that emit a sharp noise or a particularly high pitch of the toys to soft music-based; do not choose poor-quality materials toys! Don’t choose toys made of poor quality materials. It is better to feel the texture of the toys yourself and choose toys made of safe materials. Advice to Parents Toys are not meant to be played with by babies alone, but to promote parent-child interaction and increase parent-child bonding; provide babies with developmentally appropriate, safe, and affordable toys. Choose toys that are not over-stimulating and encourage children to use their imagination. Socialization as well as cognition are greatly enhanced when babies can solve problems that exist in reality just by using toys. Picture books can be prepared for babies to share reading time with them. Limit the use of video games and computer games. Total screen time, including television and computers, should be less than one hour for children 2 years of age or older and should be avoided for children 18 to 24 months of age. children under 5 years of age should play computers or video games only when developmentally appropriate and should be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Choose a fun toy for your baby that doesn’t have to be trendy or expensive. Choose a toy that you can play with your baby to encourage active exploration and problem solving and to stimulate his imagination.