Your Smart Toy Shopping List: Don’t Leave Home Without It

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PRNewswire– You look around the playroom at a sea of toys, thinking: “I’m one holiday away from becoming my own toy store!” Naturally, you wonder: do they really need any more, especially with the family budget20a little tighter this year?    That’s when it’s worth remembering just how important play is to your child’s development. Toys add magic and excitement to learning — about life, about how things work and about how to get along with others. And of course, as children grow, their skills and needs are continually changing. So keep toy shopping on your holiday to-do list — but be sure to plan carefully.

Before you hit toy stores or surf Web sites, take inventory of what you have and think about what might be missing. Maybe there’s too much of one good thing (Trucks? Baby dolls?), but a distinct absence of toys that enhance other areas, like fine motor skills or physical activity. The goal is to provide a well-rounded selection of toys.

How playing benefits your child

Play should help every aspect of your child’s development. That includes physical, social, emotional, language, cognitive, and imaginative skills. Some toys are designed to develop all of these in an integrated way, while others focus on one or a few. Look for toys that enhance skills in different areas.

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