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Toddlers and Infants
This stage includes toddlers who grasp and suck to those who show signs of an internal representational system that shows development of problem solving sequence and deferred imitation. Berk, states that here "dramatic changes in the body and brain support the emergence of a wide array of motor, perceptual, and intellectual capacities and ?rst intimate ties to others" (Berk, 2009, p. 8). There are several options of the right type of toys for infants and toddlers. These include but not limited to play-dough, case of colors, bumpy ball, little tikes gas 'n go mower, Vtech ride and learn giraffe bike. Infants generally are not able to walk or carry out activities while on their own or outdoors.
According to Gabbard & Rodrigues (2008), toddlers and infants need activities that engage their sensory motor, a great toy for this type of function is bumby ball. The bumby ball is an easy to grasp bumped ball that a baby can roll or toss. The bumby ball comes in great bright colors, which is essential in developing sense of vision in toddlers and toddlers. The bumbs aid in grip as they enable the baby hold and toss the ball, which is an important activity in the baby's development. The ball is soft and is appropriate for toddlers' environment. It also has a plastic knob with beads of different sizes. The movements and sounds it produces make it attractive to the baby providing a...
When the baby is little, the caretaker is encouraged to shake it towards the baby's head, the baby is most likely to look and then turn towards it. In older babies, the ball is given to them and then encouraged to play with it.
The Bumby ball helps fasten development of motor skills in a child. The grip feeling is appealing and the child will first hold it with both hands and put it in the mouth in an exploration stint, then hold it in one hand feel the knobs with the other hand. The baby will soon learn to toss the ball from one hand to the other. This improves the baby's physical development, eye and limb coordination as well as manipulative skills.
Preschool
Berk (2009) describes this stage in life of a child as "play years" at this stage, the child's motor skills are refined, their thoughts and linguistic ability increase very fast. This is the stage where they show a sense of mortality and they also establish relationship with peers.
Here they play with toys slightly advanced than the ones used by toddlers. These include but not limited to princess doll, small sitting Ryan lion, spy Mate toys, Tonka steel dump truck, wooden geometric stacker and Build & Play Alphabet Play Mat.
Wooden geometric stacker includes 25 wood pieces of different shapes including, triangular, circular, Star of varying sizes with bright colors.…
References
Berk, L.E. ( 2009). Development Through the Lifespan. Allyn and Bacon.
DoctorNDTV.com. (2007). Child development: Your Questions Answered.
Gabbard, C., & Rodrigues, L. (2008). Optimizing Early Brain and Motor Development Through
Movement. Retrieved March 17, 2012, from www.earlychildhoodnews.com: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=360
Pascale, C. (2009, June 15). The Benefits of Playing Monopoly, Jr. Retrieved March 17, 2012, from www.christopher-pascale.suite101.com: http://christopher-pascale.suite101.com/the-benefits-of-playing-monopoly-jr
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