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How to choose toys for your baby...?

Baby careBringing up a baby in the right way is the

foremost concern of a parent. A mother is

constantly striving to ensure that she does

the right thing for her baby in terms of baby

care. In addition, it is a priority to ensure that

the baby meets all the developmental

milestones on time. Though each baby is

unique and different, there are certain steps

that can be taken by a parent, especially a

mother to ensure that the growth of the baby

is on the right track. One of the most

important choices that a mother has to make

to usher in a phase of healthy growth and

development of the baby is to choose the

right set of toys for the baby.

Toys play a vital part in the growth years of the baby. Apartfrom being a principal source of entertainment for thebaby, the toys play a formidable role in the development ofthe various skills of the baby. Therefore, it is of utmostimportant that you choose the toys of the baby withdeliberate care and plenty of thought.Let’s now delve into some of the key skills areas of thebaby and understand how they can be developed with theright choice of toys.

Creative and Cognitive Skills of the baby-

Give your baby a set of toys that help in building the imagination of the

baby. For instance, toys like building blocks, shape sorters, doll houses,

toy tools etc. help in giving wings to your baby’s imagination. Your

baby will be able to explore ways to put the blocks together and in the

due course will learn about different shapes. You will be amazed to see

the different shapes that you baby develops on account of his

imagination though you might have not told him about those shapes at

all. The cognitive skills of your baby can be developed with the help of

some toys shaped in the form of real life objects like plates, glasses,

mobile phones etc.

Motor Skills

Develop the motor skills of your baby with the help of sometoys. For instance, pull along toys are great for a baby who hasjust begun to stand on his own as these kind of toys canmotivate your baby to walk. If you place a ball at a distanceand want your baby to reach it by overcoming a few obstaclesthat you place on his way with the help of some pillows andcushions will help in developing the motor skills of your baby.Toys that move and can be followed by the baby while theyare moving are great to build the muscles of the hands andlegs of your baby thereby, improving his motor skills.

Problem Solving Skills

As your baby reaches the age of 8 months, introduce him to some puzzles

and shape sorters that can help in building the problem solving skills of

your baby. Once he learns to put the various pieces of the puzzles

together or stacks the toys of the same shape together, you will know that

he is able to figure his way out through difficult situations. Toys like

nesting blocks, cubes and cups are great in building the logical thinking of

your baby as they understand that a smaller cube can be stacked over a

larger cube, however, a larger cube will cover the smaller cube so on and

so forth.

Safety Tips for choosing toys for your baby :

Apart from ensuring that you build the right set of skills for your baby, it is alsoimportant to ensure that the toys that you choose for your baby are safe.•So opt for toys that are free of BPA and other toxic elements so that they are safefor your baby.•Do not give toys to your baby that can be disintegrated into parts that are smallerthan 3 centimeters in width and 6 centimeters in length as they tend to posechoking hazards for the baby.•In addition, ensure that the battery compartments of the battery driven toys aretightly secured so that the baby is not able to open them to fiddle with thebatteries. The liquid in the batteries is harmful for the baby.•Avoid toys like marbles, coins, etc. as they are small enough to cause chokinghazards for the baby.•Ensure that the soft toys that you choose for your baby are washable so that theycan be cleaned to avoid accumulation of disease causing infections.So follow the above mentioned tips and get some of the best toys for your babythat aid in the growth and development of your baby.