We know most of you must have decided to read this article because of its title “Why You Should Not Buy Educational Toys for Your Children.” We seriously think you that should not buy educational toys for your children. We are not bluffing you. To find out why, please read on.
There are so many shops in the market that is selling children’s educational toys. Except for the very few exception ones, most of these educational toys not only does not benefit for your children, but are harmful actually. All the toys claimed to address certain development needs of the children. In fact, the only needs they addressed are those of the parents who are buying the toys.
Let us ask you a serious question. Why do you want to buy children’s educational toys? Chances are that because you want your children to develop as a wholesome person. You must have read somewhere that unless your children learn to read and write and learn algebra earlier during the toddler’s life, he is likely to be left behind compared to other children.
A 5-year old child who could speak two languages, recite A to Z, sing contemporary songs, play the piano, recite the multiplication tables is ‘normal.’ Any child who could not do it is otherwise branded as ‘slow’ and ‘weak’. Is this not the value and perception that children’s educational toys marketer is trying to impose on you, the parents consumer?
Read their sales pitch. They are just salesperson. They may be just interested in how well their product sells, not how wholesome your child develop. In today’s world, unfortunately many parents are subscribing to the view as mentioned in the paragraph above. Childhood becomes nothing than a dress rehersal for the adult’s world.
Face it. A child who learns earlier do not necessary means that he will learn better. So what if your neighbour’s kids could read when he is only 5 years old. By the time they are all in their third grade, all of them could read all the same. In fact, a kid who is learning ahead of the school’s curriculum most often find that schooling is a bored, because he ‘already knew it’.
The best way to help a child develop to be a wholesome person is to allow him to play. When it comes to playing, children can be very creative. Most of the time, you will find that a child can play even when he does not have any toy to play with. Many thought that a child needs to be nurtured to learn. That is why you need to buy these educational toys and those educational toys. Sounds familiar?
The truth is, children are born with the instinct to learn. They are like dry sponge absorbing every single drop of water. The best way to kill off a child’s instinct to learn is to kill of his interest to learn. So, go ahead and buy him more ‘educational toys’ that is supposed to make him a whiz kid. Go and buy him more of those children’s educational software that will say ‘Apple’ when he taps ‘A’.
So, are we saying that children’s educational toys are useless? Certainly not! What we are saying is that children’s educational toys should serve the needs of the children, and not the needs of the parents.
You should not buy children’s educational toys if you think that it is the best substitute for not spending time with your children. You should not buy children’s educational toys just because every other kid seemed to have it and you feel guilty if your child does not have it. You should not buy children’s educational toys because you are worried that your children will not develop well if they don’t have them.
You should not buy children’s educational toys if you think that these toys could automatically helps a child develop in all aspects of his life. And finally, you should not buy children’s educational toys if you have not read our earlier article on Tips on Buying Children’s Educational Toys. Hence, before you head down to the nearest toy shop to buy more educational toys for your children, think again. What really makes your children develop?
Not all children’s educational toys are developed for the purpose of earning your money, fortunately. In the market, they are those educational toys which are truly benefit your children. You will have to read more review such as articles from the Children’s Educational Toys site and from other review site to find out the genuinely beneficial ones.
In our future articles, we shall be evaluating some children’s educational toys which we believe are beneficial ones. While our review may be brand specific, it does not mean that we are endorsing the particular educational toys from that company. We are evaluating on the functional aspects of the toys. If you could find some other similar toys, then great!
Some of our readers may also be expert the field of early childhood education, or may think otherwise about the toys review. We welcome comments. As general guidelines, we focus on those children’s educational toys that are developed to suit certain development needs of children. In other words, the toys should not be developed first and then leave it to the marketing team to find some appealing functions to market it to the parents.
So, do stay tuned for our next article on Children’s Educational Toys.
Tips on Buying Children’s Educational Toys
You are probably a parent or early childhood educator who is thinking of buying Children’s Educational Toys for your children or students. Since LeapFrog’s success in selling their children’s educational toys in year 2000, many other children’s educational toys manufacturer had created their own unique range of children’s toys.
Every marketer for these children’s educational toys had claimed that the toys that they sell are the best. While there are now more choices, which is a good thing to drive down the price of the toys, it becomes confusing as to which is the good children’s educational toys. The process of visiting a toy store or finding toys online can sometimes be overwhelming.
We like to offer some tips on buying children's educational toys for you to consider:
1. Safety
This is perhaps the most important aspect when it comes to choosing children’s educational toys. To start with, ask yourself if the toys meet the Consumer Product Safety Standards? Does it comes with any warranty statement? If you are buying educational toys for toddler, you need to ensure that the toys do not contain small parts that can come loose. The material used to make the educational toys should not be toxic.
2. Fun
A good educational toys should provide children with endless hours of entertainment, fun and learning experience. Ask yourself, in what aspect does the toy develop the children’s intellectual, physical or emotional aspect of their development? A good educational toys do not necessarily need to be complicated. Even though simple, a good children’s educational toys could provide endless hours of entertainment for the children.
3. Suitability to Age
Different children’s educational toys may suit children of different age, and sometimes gender. There are also toys which are generic and provide continuous fun and learning experience for the children even after they have grown beyond the age grading of the toys.
4. Design
A well-designed children’s educational toys not only looks appealing to the children, but it is easy to play for. Do not just look for the fun element, look at how the toys could enhance the children’s development. Some children’s educational toys are also designed to be versatile so that children may use their own imagination to expand the toys’ original design. These are very good toys as the children do not get bored with them easily.
5. Durability
Regardless of whether you can afford to renew the children’s toys collection, it is good to choose children’s educational toys that is durable. Durable toys are easier to maintain and it also teaches children to appreciate their belongings.
6. Usability
You will also need to ensure that the children’s educational toys are so challenging and difficult to use that the children just lost interest in them. Toys should be simple enough for the children to play them without help from adults and safe enough without adults supervision.
7. Values
Some toys are design with which encourage elements of violent or sexist and playing with these toys will not help the children to cultivate positive values in their lives.
8. Educational
Different types of children’s educational toys develop different aspect of a child, and to chose a suitable toy to enhance certain aspect of the children’s development is important. What do you want to develop in your child through the toys? Are you looking for an educational toy that develop eye-hand coordination or communication skills?
9. Maintenance
Ensure that the children’s educational toys are easy to be cleaned in practical ways. If the toys contain some mechanical and electrical component, it should be easily maintained and repaired.
Adults should take time to have fun with the children in playing the toys. This is an important aspect of the children’s development. Learning and education is easier when the whole family is having fun.
You may encourage your children to tell you about the toys that is on his wish list. Do not feel guilty if you can’t afford them financially. Explain to the children and not able to get everything that they desire is a learning and educating process itself. You may not always agree with the child when it comes to final selection. While you will have to be responsible in guiding the child to choose a good educational toys, the child has to learn that they are responsible for decisions made as a consumer, and not just influenced by toys that their friends are playing.
It may be a good idea to thoroughly research the toys before you actually purchase them. In choosing the right children’s educational toys, it is also important to consider the children’s individuality. Every child is born with different capabilities and interests. While every child should develop every aspects of their potential, forcing a child to learn something that they do not want to may totally kill their enthusiasm to learn.
If you have noticed some areas that your child may need help in, children’s educational toys that is specially designed to enhance those area are extremely useful and beneficial. For example, if a child has problems with recognising shapes, then blocks and puzzles may the suitable educational toys.
In today’s advance society, it is likely that many parents are switching to electronic and modern gadgets as toys for their children. While electronic games has their roles to develop children’s fine motor skills and coordination, it is a good idea to get a balance of both electronic and traditional educational toys for your children.
In short, buying a good Children’s Educational Toys may not be an easy task, but the effort to research on the suitable toys is definitely well-spent in the long run.
Every marketer for these children’s educational toys had claimed that the toys that they sell are the best. While there are now more choices, which is a good thing to drive down the price of the toys, it becomes confusing as to which is the good children’s educational toys. The process of visiting a toy store or finding toys online can sometimes be overwhelming.
We like to offer some tips on buying children's educational toys for you to consider:
1. Safety
This is perhaps the most important aspect when it comes to choosing children’s educational toys. To start with, ask yourself if the toys meet the Consumer Product Safety Standards? Does it comes with any warranty statement? If you are buying educational toys for toddler, you need to ensure that the toys do not contain small parts that can come loose. The material used to make the educational toys should not be toxic.
2. Fun
A good educational toys should provide children with endless hours of entertainment, fun and learning experience. Ask yourself, in what aspect does the toy develop the children’s intellectual, physical or emotional aspect of their development? A good educational toys do not necessarily need to be complicated. Even though simple, a good children’s educational toys could provide endless hours of entertainment for the children.
3. Suitability to Age
Different children’s educational toys may suit children of different age, and sometimes gender. There are also toys which are generic and provide continuous fun and learning experience for the children even after they have grown beyond the age grading of the toys.
4. Design
A well-designed children’s educational toys not only looks appealing to the children, but it is easy to play for. Do not just look for the fun element, look at how the toys could enhance the children’s development. Some children’s educational toys are also designed to be versatile so that children may use their own imagination to expand the toys’ original design. These are very good toys as the children do not get bored with them easily.
5. Durability
Regardless of whether you can afford to renew the children’s toys collection, it is good to choose children’s educational toys that is durable. Durable toys are easier to maintain and it also teaches children to appreciate their belongings.
6. Usability
You will also need to ensure that the children’s educational toys are so challenging and difficult to use that the children just lost interest in them. Toys should be simple enough for the children to play them without help from adults and safe enough without adults supervision.
7. Values
Some toys are design with which encourage elements of violent or sexist and playing with these toys will not help the children to cultivate positive values in their lives.
8. Educational
Different types of children’s educational toys develop different aspect of a child, and to chose a suitable toy to enhance certain aspect of the children’s development is important. What do you want to develop in your child through the toys? Are you looking for an educational toy that develop eye-hand coordination or communication skills?
9. Maintenance
Ensure that the children’s educational toys are easy to be cleaned in practical ways. If the toys contain some mechanical and electrical component, it should be easily maintained and repaired.
Adults should take time to have fun with the children in playing the toys. This is an important aspect of the children’s development. Learning and education is easier when the whole family is having fun.
You may encourage your children to tell you about the toys that is on his wish list. Do not feel guilty if you can’t afford them financially. Explain to the children and not able to get everything that they desire is a learning and educating process itself. You may not always agree with the child when it comes to final selection. While you will have to be responsible in guiding the child to choose a good educational toys, the child has to learn that they are responsible for decisions made as a consumer, and not just influenced by toys that their friends are playing.
It may be a good idea to thoroughly research the toys before you actually purchase them. In choosing the right children’s educational toys, it is also important to consider the children’s individuality. Every child is born with different capabilities and interests. While every child should develop every aspects of their potential, forcing a child to learn something that they do not want to may totally kill their enthusiasm to learn.
If you have noticed some areas that your child may need help in, children’s educational toys that is specially designed to enhance those area are extremely useful and beneficial. For example, if a child has problems with recognising shapes, then blocks and puzzles may the suitable educational toys.
In today’s advance society, it is likely that many parents are switching to electronic and modern gadgets as toys for their children. While electronic games has their roles to develop children’s fine motor skills and coordination, it is a good idea to get a balance of both electronic and traditional educational toys for your children.
In short, buying a good Children’s Educational Toys may not be an easy task, but the effort to research on the suitable toys is definitely well-spent in the long run.
News on Borders Bookstore and Children's Educational Toys
According to Bookstore.com on 13 June 2008, Borders Bookstore is revamping its educational section to include more pre-school titles. In addition, starting from July this year, Borders shall also be selling children’s educational toys.
The children’s educational toys shall be stocked beside the children’s section. It is a good news indeed that major bookstore chain such as the Borders are now recognising the importance and the role played by children’s educational toys in the children’s development.
The followings are the full news extracted from Bookstore.com:
Borders gets an education
13.06.08 Graeme Neill
Borders is revamping its educational offer to devote more space to titles from pre-school learning up to A-Level, and will start selling educational toys.
The new Learning Zones are being trialled in four stores: Brent Cross and Oxford Street in London, Bournemouth and Preston. They will be rolled out across Borders’ 42-store portfolio next month.
“There has been some definite growth in this area, and we want to take advantage of this as well as help customers find the books they are looking for,” said Becky Stradwick, senior buyer for children’s books. “It’s a slightly complicated area for people to shop for books, so we wanted to make sure there was one clearly signposted area.”
Each zone will be located next to the children’s department. It will stock titles for pre-school learning—such as phonics books and flashcards—and provide study guides for pupils up to A-Level, and learning material for trainee teachers. Titles will be adjusted regionally to reflect different curricula, although adult learning books will continue to be stocked in the reference section.
Learning Zone books in the four trial stores have experienced “significant sales growth”, Stradwick said. “The educational market is growing against other sectors, and we wanted to reflect that in the space we devote to it,” she added.
Borders will also sell educational toys from the middle of July, stocked beside the children’s section. “We believe that education can be fun, and is crucial to the development of a child by encouraging hand-eye coordination, memory skills, strategic thinking, social interaction and exploration of the world we live in,” said Jaymini Green, sidelines buyer for the retailer.
Source: Bookseller.com
The children’s educational toys shall be stocked beside the children’s section. It is a good news indeed that major bookstore chain such as the Borders are now recognising the importance and the role played by children’s educational toys in the children’s development.
The followings are the full news extracted from Bookstore.com:
Borders gets an education
13.06.08 Graeme Neill
Borders is revamping its educational offer to devote more space to titles from pre-school learning up to A-Level, and will start selling educational toys.
The new Learning Zones are being trialled in four stores: Brent Cross and Oxford Street in London, Bournemouth and Preston. They will be rolled out across Borders’ 42-store portfolio next month.
“There has been some definite growth in this area, and we want to take advantage of this as well as help customers find the books they are looking for,” said Becky Stradwick, senior buyer for children’s books. “It’s a slightly complicated area for people to shop for books, so we wanted to make sure there was one clearly signposted area.”
Each zone will be located next to the children’s department. It will stock titles for pre-school learning—such as phonics books and flashcards—and provide study guides for pupils up to A-Level, and learning material for trainee teachers. Titles will be adjusted regionally to reflect different curricula, although adult learning books will continue to be stocked in the reference section.
Learning Zone books in the four trial stores have experienced “significant sales growth”, Stradwick said. “The educational market is growing against other sectors, and we wanted to reflect that in the space we devote to it,” she added.
Borders will also sell educational toys from the middle of July, stocked beside the children’s section. “We believe that education can be fun, and is crucial to the development of a child by encouraging hand-eye coordination, memory skills, strategic thinking, social interaction and exploration of the world we live in,” said Jaymini Green, sidelines buyer for the retailer.
Source: Bookseller.com
Children’s Educational Toys and Children’s Development
Children’s Educational Toys is essential for the optimal development of the children. Have you ever noticed that every children play. If a child does not like to play, then immediately adults will be worried. It was Maria Montessori who said, “Play is the work of children.”
Play is so important that even the United Nation recognised it as a specific right to the children’s right. However, in today’s world, children’s opportunities for play are fast changing. This is where toys that are educational and specially developed for children’s needs to play and learn are becoming more and more important.
How does children’s educational toys and play nourish children’s development? Good children’s educational toys nourish every aspects of children’s development. They form the foundation of the children’s intellectual, social, physical and emotional skills for the children’s success in school and future. The right children’s educational toys pave the way to the children’s learning.
Different children’s educational toys develop different aspect of the children’s development. Block building and sand and water play develop the children’s foundation for logical and mathematical thinking, reasoning and problem solving. Other different ways of playing develops different aspect of the children’s development such as social, emotional, self-regulation and even competence. Playing with good educational toys fosters the children’s creativity and flexibility in thinking.
In playing with educational toys, children learn to combine their ideas, impressions and intuitions with their experiences and opinions. Children create ideas about their world and share them with other peers. This process of play and learning stimulates one another in early childhood.
It is not difficult to get children to play with educational toys. It is getting the children to stop playing which will is difficult. There are many children’s educational toys available today, and some of these educational toys definitely stimulate the mind more than others.
Parents and early childhood educator should be creative when choosing children’s educational toys. The educational toys need not necessary be expensive. A cardboard box provides hours of creative play than other expensive children’s educational toys. Some other educational toys are good in concept but are either too flimsy or dull.
We have some suggestions on selecting children’s educational toys. Firstly, it is important to note that children have different intelligences worth developing, so, not all kids love traditional children’s educational toys, like science experiments. Secondly, not all children’s educational toys are suitable for both boys and girls. Doll houses are such example.
To prevent ending up with buying expensive children’s educational toys that can’t keep your children’s interest for long, select the toys carefully. We shall be doing some review of some children’s educational toys that we think might be worth considering.
Play is so important that even the United Nation recognised it as a specific right to the children’s right. However, in today’s world, children’s opportunities for play are fast changing. This is where toys that are educational and specially developed for children’s needs to play and learn are becoming more and more important.
How does children’s educational toys and play nourish children’s development? Good children’s educational toys nourish every aspects of children’s development. They form the foundation of the children’s intellectual, social, physical and emotional skills for the children’s success in school and future. The right children’s educational toys pave the way to the children’s learning.
Different children’s educational toys develop different aspect of the children’s development. Block building and sand and water play develop the children’s foundation for logical and mathematical thinking, reasoning and problem solving. Other different ways of playing develops different aspect of the children’s development such as social, emotional, self-regulation and even competence. Playing with good educational toys fosters the children’s creativity and flexibility in thinking.
In playing with educational toys, children learn to combine their ideas, impressions and intuitions with their experiences and opinions. Children create ideas about their world and share them with other peers. This process of play and learning stimulates one another in early childhood.
It is not difficult to get children to play with educational toys. It is getting the children to stop playing which will is difficult. There are many children’s educational toys available today, and some of these educational toys definitely stimulate the mind more than others.
Parents and early childhood educator should be creative when choosing children’s educational toys. The educational toys need not necessary be expensive. A cardboard box provides hours of creative play than other expensive children’s educational toys. Some other educational toys are good in concept but are either too flimsy or dull.
We have some suggestions on selecting children’s educational toys. Firstly, it is important to note that children have different intelligences worth developing, so, not all kids love traditional children’s educational toys, like science experiments. Secondly, not all children’s educational toys are suitable for both boys and girls. Doll houses are such example.
To prevent ending up with buying expensive children’s educational toys that can’t keep your children’s interest for long, select the toys carefully. We shall be doing some review of some children’s educational toys that we think might be worth considering.
Children's Educational Toys
Children’s Educational Toys are getting more popular. Studies have found that children learn best when they are having fun.
At Childrens Educational Toys here, we brings you with news, information and reviews of children’s educational toys which may be purchased online. Children’s educational toys that we feature here shall include classic and innovative toys that educate children through fun exploration and shall enhance their imagination and discovery.
Most of the children’s educational toys today are designed to broaden the mind of the child and engage their senses. Playing is the grandest voyage of childhood and the whole world is a playground to a child. By choosing the suitable children’s educational toys for your child, you are able to ensure that your child grow up with a healthy mindset to face the challenges ahead.
Children’s educational toys have more benefits than just being a plaything for the child. A family with a happy child is always a happy family. And when a family is having fun, it is definitely easier to keep the family in order.
Children’s educational toys should bring a smile to both your face and that of your loved ones. Then only will playing with the toys encourage the child’s curiosity and stimulate their intellectual development. Toys and the fun that your children have while playing with it not only becomes educational, but they are built to be passed on to the next generation.
So, do come back soon to Childrens Educational Toys site as we explore on all the fun and exciting children’s educational toys together.
At Childrens Educational Toys here, we brings you with news, information and reviews of children’s educational toys which may be purchased online. Children’s educational toys that we feature here shall include classic and innovative toys that educate children through fun exploration and shall enhance their imagination and discovery.
Most of the children’s educational toys today are designed to broaden the mind of the child and engage their senses. Playing is the grandest voyage of childhood and the whole world is a playground to a child. By choosing the suitable children’s educational toys for your child, you are able to ensure that your child grow up with a healthy mindset to face the challenges ahead.
Children’s educational toys have more benefits than just being a plaything for the child. A family with a happy child is always a happy family. And when a family is having fun, it is definitely easier to keep the family in order.
Children’s educational toys should bring a smile to both your face and that of your loved ones. Then only will playing with the toys encourage the child’s curiosity and stimulate their intellectual development. Toys and the fun that your children have while playing with it not only becomes educational, but they are built to be passed on to the next generation.
So, do come back soon to Childrens Educational Toys site as we explore on all the fun and exciting children’s educational toys together.
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