Games and toys to stimulate children in their early childhood

Toys as well as being a means of entertainment and entertainment for children, well used to stimulate and promote many learning processes. The first six years of the child's development life are fundamental, and it is the age where we have to pay more attention to the stimulation our child receives.

Toys as well as being a means of entertainment and entertainment for children, well used to stimulate and promote many learning processes. The first six years of the child's development life are fundamental, and it is the age where we have to pay more attention to the stimulation our child receives.

In these years, when we talk about stimulating the child, we do not refer only to the importance of regulated education, but there is a very important part that we can carry out through the game.

6 toys and games for the stimulation of the baby

The choice of toys will be very much in line with the child's age, because as they grow up, not only do they change their tastes, but they acquire a whole series of skills and abilities that will make them that can play with more sophisticated toys.

From our experience in the field of child psychology, we observed the importance of playing at early ages in children. That is why games are recommended to stimulate the little ones, such as:

1. The stackable: With which fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination are worked, (there are also stackable with threads for the little ones ...)

2. The fittings:Of geometric or animal shapes, with which in addition to working hand-eye coordination, and fine skills, the memory of forms is worked on, and children learn the dynamics of the puzzle, complete play and together with constructions, very important in the game of children. In this range of toys, there is a wide variety, choose them according to the age and tastes of the child. When we play with constructions, it is good, to favor so much that the child realizes his own construction, fomenting his creativity, like copying a model, either of those that the box itself brings us, or the one made by the adult that is with him.

3. Puppets: With babies the puppet use will help us to stimulate children in a funny way, senses of sight, touch ... and when they are a little older they can play with them, either play a story, create your own stories ...

4. Sound toys: The colors, sounds and appearances are fundamental in the toys, the bright colors serve to attract the child's attention, select them and start playing with them. The different textures and the introduction of sounds stimulate the senses of sight, touch and hearing, and favor associative learning.

5. Plasticine games, cut-outs, clothing and undressing dolls: They are good for working fine skills, in addition to the child's patience. 6. Traditional toys:

In this age range, the traditional toys are very important to favor a correct stimulation in the child. Children are immersed in technological world, so we can not pretend that they do not have technological games, but we can regulate their use. Do not forget the importance and benefits of traditional toys in the child and how they encourage learning processes that do not play video games. Tips for choosing children's toys

- Let's not forget that

to play is to have fun , and first of all, to the child the toy must seem fun and entertaining; so he can choose to play whatever he wants. If a child wants to play with a doll, or a girl with a truck, let's leave them and do not favor sexist prejudices in them. Each child can play with the toy they choose. However, it is true that, despite individual differences, girls usually go through a stage, of 'all pink, dolls and princesses', and children of 'cars and trucks'.- Play, it is also to share

. When children play with more children, prior to the game, they will have to negotiate between all of them what they are going to play, how to play, what are the rules of the game ... In this process we involve attentional processes, negotiation, and acceptance of some norms and some rules previously ruled and accepted by the group, a very valuable learning for their future. Sharing toys is a basic learning especially when children have siblings. The brothers have to learn to be together and not fight, they have many years of coexistence and sharing, so the sooner they learn better. Parents can promote this learning. That's why we'll have to explain to them that they have to share the toy, that they can not fight, and that they have to learn to share and fix things by themselves.- We will establish the moment of parents' entrance on the scene when they start shouting to hit or insult

. Then, we must make a quick analysis of the situation and assess what consequences will be established. When the children are small, it is enough to tell them that we are going to be five minutes without the toy for which the discord began. When the five minutes have passed, we let them restart the game they were playing, to give them the opportunity to share and be together.