Child Learning Through Toys

What greater joy can you give a child than a toy?components in their arsenal of things to in their
It wipes away the tears, distracts from pain,day. Daddy has now built them a play house in
overcomes boredom and loneliness, is a means ofone of the trees where the imagination and fun
interacting with others be they child or adult, andwill forever increase.
it teaches them to become people.Both children go to day care as their parents
The pleasure of watching children at play and ofwork, which is the norm these days, Here they
observing them handling and mastering their toysgo to town with toys that cause them to explore
is something every adult benefits from. Their littleavenues with peers their own age. Castles are
fingers are mastering co ordination and artisticbuilt, ride on toys get a bashing, stories are read
design while building their brains into the complexto them and playing outside is a whole new
computers they need for their survival later in life.adventure with mates they rarely meet outside
Toys are the greatest of assets when teachingthe center. Their vocabulary improves as they
them the basics for their education.are forced to communicate during play.
These instruments of early life need not be theToys make up a their world and fills their days
bought toys or be the manufactured pricey giftswith joy and their dreams with expectations. How
that many possibly feel are essential to a happythey play and what they pretend to be is
childhood. If such are not available the child willgoverned by what they see in their environment.
make its own. A stick becomes a sword or aUnfortunately many children are not given toys or
gun, maybe a tool for exploration, perhaps anencouraged like my grandsons and that is the
airplane or part of kite. The imagination is endless.saddest thing to witness. They see and hear
Anything that floats can be a boat, a raft or anviolence, drunkenness and probably watch
animal in the make believe world in which childrentelevision or spend their time alone which leads
live. But give them the things that resemble whatmany to throw tantrums for attention. That is
parents use around the house or in the shed andnot to say that other children don't have
you make their day. What child doesn't imitatetantrums.and my eldest grandson turns on some
mum at the stove cooking when given pots tobeauties. But they are usually manageable in a
play with. Give him a toy drill or screwdriver andfew minutes with the right discipline.
he is transformed into dad at work buildingHow we rear our children and what they become
something.depends on what we do for them in the first few
My two youngest grandchildren of just 2 and 3years of life. Encourage brain development and
can already do complex puzzles with a jig sawyou will gain a student for life. Discourage their
type animal letter combination. The eldest canability and he or she will struggle with everything.
count to 20 and when books or toys encourageMost of all he or she may lack self-esteem and
him he is a different person. Suddenly he takes onconfidence in themselves.
the air of a grown up wanting to assist with theIts not only toys that are important in the early
chores. He helps his younger brother accomplishyears as this is the time for programming the
things and he can be spotted sitting down readingbrain and interacting with adults is vital but it is a
to him from one of his books just as mum, dadnecessary part of growing up. The careful
or grandma does.considerate parent is aware of these things but
These children have a blackboard and are learningmany who never have had this kind of attention
to draw and write their names on it. They havein their young lives may struggle to understand
drawing pencils and colored markers and arehow to help their own children during their
occupied for some time sitting quietly coloring informative years. But its never too late to learn
books or making magical pictures on drawingabout the benefits of toys and playful interactions.
paper. Their sand pit and trampoline are vital