All over the world you can find different ways of upbringing children. But how different they are, at least one thing the different ways of upbringing children have always in common: the use or availability of toys!
| There is of course a reason why all the different ways of upbringing include toys. The availability of toys is crucial in the development of children. Children play, you can even say that playing is a child’s ‘work’, and toys are the tools children use in their playing. Toys do much more than keeping children occupied or keeping children entertained. The right toys challenge the creativity and fantasy of a child and stimulate the mental, physical, social and emotional development of a child. |
Children playing with toys is part of all cultures and ways of upbringing. Playing and toys are universally recognized as a vital part of learning and growing. As toys are such an important tool while playing , they are invaluable to a child's development and to the upbringing process.