Raising a baby is definitely a mental activity, just like buying toys for a 0-/kloc-0-year-old baby. If you are not careful, you will fall into the pit and step on the thunder. If you don't spend money, it may cause harm to your child. In order to choose suitable toys for my baby, I stayed up late and spent a lot of time studying toys.

I sorted out my experience in choosing toys, hoping to help more novice parents get through the confusion of toy selection.

First and foremost, for Xiaobaobo, the safety of toys is the most important. There are some small details that need special attention when buying:

Under the guidance of toy safety signs, look for warning information or other safety information on toy packaging, such as age warning signs, warning signs of specific dangers, names and addresses of manufacturers or distributors, trademarks/signs of manufacturers or distributors, etc.

Choose toys with 3C logo, which is a national mandatory standard. I think toys with this logo are non-toxic.

Try not to have ornaments, so as not to fall and be swallowed by children;

The size of the toy should not be smaller than the baby's fist, so as not to suffocate the baby by mistake.

The second point is to pay attention to the baby's developmental characteristics. During the period of 0- 1 year, the baby is in a period of rapid physical development, and great changes will take place in the children's tactile, visual, auditory and psychological development at this stage.

Therefore, we can make use of the sensitive period of development within 1 year, and choose different toys in a targeted manner, which will make children's development more comprehensive and complete.

0 ~ 3 months

At this stage, you will basically lie down, so toys that stimulate your baby's vision, hearing and touch are the best choice. In addition, the baby of 0-3 months can only distinguish between light and dark, but can't effectively distinguish between colors. You can consider buying a black and white card for your baby, or buying a soft-sounding toy such as a bed bell and a small sand hammer for your baby. This is helpful to the development of hearing and vision.

At the age of three months, the baby's palm began to loosen slowly, with little hands like scratching and little feet like pedaling. At this time, you can prepare fitness toys and let your baby play as much as he wants while lying down. In fact, the fitness rack can also be used as a bed bell, but it takes longer than the bed bell because of the added function of grasping and kicking. Whether it is a bed bell or a fitness rack, you should pay attention to the choice: music and lighting must be soft.

4 ~ 6 months

After 4 months, the baby spent more and more time lying down. By about 6 months, some babies can sit by themselves or sit by themselves, and their hands can move freely. At the same time, babies like to put things in their mouths, and toys must have a chewing feeling. The main uses of toys at this stage are: touching, scratching, shaking and biting. Anything that meets these conditions can be made into toys, such as gutta percha, cave books, cloth books, hand bells and wine glasses.

7 ~ 9 months

During this period, the baby has made a qualitative leap in fine sports and big sports. Hands can be used together, fingers can pinch things, and you can consciously pick them up, put them down, and put them down. In large-scale sports, learn to crawl, and you can explore what you are interested in. The main uses of toys at this stage are: practicing fine finger movements, eye-hand coordination and promoting crawling, such as the following: various balls, crawling dolls and other toys that can guide the baby to crawl and chase.

10 ~ 12 months

During this period, children's eye-hand coordination ability is further improved, their ability to control their arms and fingers is stronger, and they can initially distinguish colors and shapes. I began to learn to stand and walk in large-scale sports. The main uses of toys at this stage are: further practicing finger movements and eye-hand coordination, such as the following: simple puzzles with handles, rainbow tower, folding music, building blocks, rocking cars, etc.

After one year old, the baby has more self-awareness when playing with toys, and it is also the time when he begins to be interested in everything. Instead of choosing toys for children, it is better to arrange a natural exploration space for him, take away all dangerous things in the room, let the baby crawl and play in this area, rummage through drawers, open doors and have some fun for himself.

Mom and dad can protect him. If you meet something that children don't understand, you can also show it to your baby. Tell me what this thing is for, guide the baby to understand it and satisfy the child's curiosity. This is the baby's favorite game.