jay
I am living in Chennai, India, any knowledge building toys that makes the child involved and interested, which is availabel in india(if possible in Madras(new name Chennai) is what i am looking for. I am also looking for parental tips for my son aged 2 years and daughter aged 5 months.
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The Lamaze Company makes excellent toys for infants, as does Baby Einstein. The Lamaze toys are great for sensory stimulation, which increases the infants vision and spatial awareness, attention span and motivates them to hold their heads up, roll over and want to reach and grab, etc.
Building toys are wonderful. My son always loved the basics: Lincoln logs (which are making a big comeback, now) and the Legos/Duplos. If your child is 2, he would be better off with just the Lincoln logs (made of wood and easier to put together, and not a choking hazard) or the larger Duplo blocks.
My son also loved Tinkertoys, but I think they may not sell those anymore, because they have sticks that may be considered hazardous.
Other toys that are great are puzzles, building blocks that don't have to be put together, just the colored, different shaped ones that your son can stack and build forts with. Those let him be creative and fun without making him stick to any kind of pattern.
You can find many, many things on Ebay! Lots of things you can't even find in stores any longer people will have on Ebay.
Other things I always encourage my students' parents to have on hand is plain paper and lots of crayons and markers. Let them draw and write and create. I don't like coloring books, because they limit their imaginations. Kids have very vivid imaginations, and they can create many magical things!
One word of parenting advice: whatever your child is doing, do it with him! He needs you to be an active parent, to help him see other ways of building, stacking, creating or just having fun. Otherwise, he won't learn as he plays, and he will just become isolated. Children need some alone time, but they need their parents, too. Even your daughter needs lots of interactive play time with you.
Have fun and don't be afraid to be silly with your kids! Every day should be a magical, fun day!
The Lamaze Company makes excellent toys for infants, as does Baby Einstein. The Lamaze toys are great for sensory stimulation, which increases the infants vision and spatial awareness, attention span and motivates them to hold their heads up, roll over and want to reach and grab, etc.
Building toys are wonderful. My son always loved the basics: Lincoln logs (which are making a big comeback, now) and the Legos/Duplos. If your child is 2, he would be better off with just the Lincoln logs (made of wood and easier to put together, and not a choking hazard) or the larger Duplo blocks.
My son also loved Tinkertoys, but I think they may not sell those anymore, because they have sticks that may be considered hazardous.
Other toys that are great are puzzles, building blocks that don't have to be put together, just the colored, different shaped ones that your son can stack and build forts with. Those let him be creative and fun without making him stick to any kind of pattern.
You can find many, many things on Ebay! Lots of things you can't even find in stores any longer people will have on Ebay.
Other things I always encourage my students' parents to have on hand is plain paper and lots of crayons and markers. Let them draw and write and create. I don't like coloring books, because they limit their imaginations. Kids have very vivid imaginations, and they can create many magical things!
One word of parenting advice: whatever your child is doing, do it with him! He needs you to be an active parent, to help him see other ways of building, stacking, creating or just having fun. Otherwise, he won't learn as he plays, and he will just become isolated. Children need some alone time, but they need their parents, too. Even your daughter needs lots of interactive play time with you.
Have fun and don't be afraid to be silly with your kids! Every day should be a magical, fun day!
My twins that are now three years. love toys and dont share with any othe kids??
Nathalie A
I once bought my girl twin Alessandra a dora toy and my neice came over the house her cousin. Well i took them to the toy room and what Aless went for was the dora toy her cousin who is 2 yrs. wanted it too and there were like pulling it from each other i said share Aless and she just started to cry and wouldnt stop same with my boy twin Alexander i bought him a spiderman toy and he wouldnt share on his play date!! What should i do there driving me crazy!! help
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Sharing is so hard at this age, especially if it is a toy they really love. Before you have friends over to play you might talk to them about how you would like them to behave and why it is important to share but also give them each a chance to pick one or two toys that they do not want to share and let those toys be put up for the play date. That way they feel they have a little control and know no one will harm their favourite toy. The more you can have them around other children the better. Next time they play at a friend's house you might point out how nice it was of that child to share his/her toys with them. Good luck, its a hard age!
Sharing is so hard at this age, especially if it is a toy they really love. Before you have friends over to play you might talk to them about how you would like them to behave and why it is important to share but also give them each a chance to pick one or two toys that they do not want to share and let those toys be put up for the play date. That way they feel they have a little control and know no one will harm their favourite toy. The more you can have them around other children the better. Next time they play at a friend's house you might point out how nice it was of that child to share his/her toys with them. Good luck, its a hard age!
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