How many toys should children buy?Which toys should parents pay attention to
Loving to play with toys is the nature of every child, and I believe many parents have this experience.：
Parent A: "Every time she takes her child shopping, she can't walk when she sees toys, even if she already has a lot of toys at home.The child was still rolling around and wanted to buy it, but he got tired of buying it back and playing for a few days. A lot of toys are really wasteful!”
Parent B: “My children are more domineering. When they see that other children have toys that they don't have, they will be very greedy. They either make trouble with their parents to buy them or go up and grab other children's toys.”
Parent C: “Children are extremely destructive, and often toys are only in the hands of children for a short time, and they basically cannot be restored to their original state.”
Do children really need so many toys?In fact, on the contrary, psychologists have shown through experimental research that the more toys a child has, the more detrimental it is to his brain development.
Attention: When a child is surrounded by various colors, he pays more attention to the color and shape of the toy's appearance, and it is difficult to calm down and continue to focus and study deeply.And children with few toys, only these few toys in their hands play over and over again, not only can they focus on their own toys, but they can also dig out more ways to play.
In terms of self-control: For a child with many toys, his parents always meet his requirements for buying toys. Not only will the child not cherish it, but he is also more picky and capricious, demanding newer and more fun toys, and it is easy to form a jonesy mentality; and children with few toys will be very satisfied when they get a new toy, and they know how to restrain their desires and have strong self-control.
Creativity: Children with many toys have endless new toys, so they throw them away when they are tired of playing.But children with few toys are different. Because of the lack of toys, they can turn the objects around them into their own toys, such as small stones, leaves, plastic bottles, waste paper, etc., which greatly develops imagination and creativity.
01 Those that exceed the expenditure plan cannot be bought
Nowadays, children's toys are not cheap. Although the quality is relatively good, buying such expensive toys for children will mislead his consumption concept.
Therefore, if the price of the toy that the child likes exceeds the expenditure plan.You can explain to him like this: “How much is my mother's salary for a month? If I buy this toy, I won't have money to buy groceries this week.But my mother has 100 yuan for overtime every time she works overtime. We will add a few more shifts this week, and we will buy it again next week.”
In this way, the child will know that this toy is not for nothing, but in exchange for his mother's hard work and overtime, he will be more distressed and considerate of his parents, and he will no longer buy toys indiscriminately.
02 Those that exceed the agreed quantity cannot be bought
Before taking their children shopping, parents can agree with their children on the number of toys to buy. If the child sees several toys on the way, then they must teach the child how to choose their favorite and most needed toys.In this process, let the child think clearly about why he wants this toy, not 3 minutes later.Through the trade-off of toys, children will cherish them more.
03 You can't buy toys of bad quality
There are all kinds of toys on the market now, but some of them are of poor quality, which may be harmful to children's health. Therefore, parents must strictly check when choosing toys for their children, such as some toys with abnormal smell, sharp edges, and pirated.In addition, some toys with many small parts should not be played by children under the age of 3 to prevent children from swallowing them by mistake.
04 Choose beneficial toys for children
Children don't think too much when they play with toys, and they want to buy them when they first see them. Therefore, many businesses now make toys very beautiful and have a strong sensory temptation, but in fact they are just imaginary and have no creativity.Not only is it a waste of children's time, it also affects brain development.Therefore, parents should guide their children to choose some toys that are beneficial, can use their brains or train their hands-on skills.
