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An educational toy is a toy designed to teach people, typically children, about a certain subject or help them learn a skill as they play
Children learn from the time they are born, and parents/guardians are primarily responsible for providing quality experiences from which their children learn. Parents often ask their pediatrician for advice about appropriate toys, books, and computer or video games, because they know that these tools may be important in their child’s development. Pediatricians can use questions about toys as opportunities to discuss the importance of a child’s environment at home and in child care. A young child’s growth and development can be supported and enhanced through play. Toys bring parents or caregivers and children together in play. Early brain development is enhanced through these relationships.
Toys can provide a bridge for a child’s interactions with parents or other caregivers.1 Although toys should never be used as a substitute for loving, unconditional attention from parents and other caregivers, toys can enhance these interactions. When adults participate in the play of children, learning is enhanced.1 Parents are able to observe the skills their child currently has and also help expand those skills. |
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