Appropriate toys can help children grow and learn.
A good toy should be appealing and interesting to the child, suited to the child s physical capabilities, suited to the child s mental and social development, and well constructed, durable and safe for that child s age. A Foundation for Literacy - Many parents assume that their children must progress through a sequence of clearly defined skill areas to acquire reading and writing. As a result, young children's imaginative and creative language is not taken seriously. Our first-born is showing extreme jealousy towards the new baby. She's obviously mad at us for disrupting the predictable flow of her life with this new challenger for our attention.