Toys that harm the development of children's language
Every day electronic toys go one step further and even the simplest toy, such as an animal farm, becomes the most sophisticated, with dozens of sounds and words to supposedly stimulate the child. However, although it might seem otherwise, a recent study has shown that this type of electronic talking
Every day electronic toys go one step further and even the simplest toy, such as an animal farm, becomes the most sophisticated, with dozens of sounds and words to supposedly stimulate the child. However, although it might seem otherwise, a recent study has shown that this type of electronic talking toys delay the development of the child's language ya, since there are fewer conversations and interaction with adults.Why not buy toys that talk
According to the specialist in children's language Anna Sosa, the results are conclusive and very clear: children who play with talking toys develop speech later. The explanation is simple: Los - Parents have the need to use fewer words, have fewer conversations and
intervene less in the stimulation of language
of their children than if they played another type of game easier. - Children should learn by playing and interacting in conversation with adults; so on a farm where there are wooden animals, it is the parents who have to make the sounds of the animals,
they ask their children and verbalize their wishes, and the child tries to answer these questions. However, toys that emit sounds and lights overstimulate children by breaking the learning and turning the child into a mere spectator of what is happening. You do not need to answer or interact with the toy, therefore fewer words and fewer responses are generated. - These toys include portable, mobile or tablets, which at some other stage can help stimulate the child in certain ways, but not precisely in the language. They are rather toys to entertain but not to learn. En - In this study it is clear how families that use games without batteries or classics, such as blocks of wood, animals or books, used the language in a richer way than those who handled electronic toys
. In the words of the author herself: "If the toy speaks, children and parents are silent".
- Babies learn to talk by listening to their parents, however it is curious that there is no evidence that they can learn by listening to machines. In this type of toys there are no conversational turnsnor are the social skills needed to communicate with others developed. Even their abusive use can cause children to be excluded from participation in the real world.
So, if you have not yet decided which toy you are going to give him on his next birthday or at Christmas, you know, traditional toys are the most suitable to develop his language and creativity. There is nothing like the simplicity of things!
