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Introducing a new toys to your child? Arundhati Nath tells you how to do it right

- Arundhati Nath

Do you remember the first time you took your baby to a toy store? She must have looked around in excitement and told you that she wants most of what’s on display. Possibly, you would have had a tough time convincing her to pick one.

Apart from the fun and play, toys play an important role in introducing children to a variety of colours, textures, shapes and sounds. “Toys play a crucial role in children’s life because they improve their senses of hearing, sight, touch and concentration,” says Annapurna Manelli, Hyderabad-based mum to an eight-month-old.

Toys foster a kid’s imagination and creativity while helping them interact and play with a friend.

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, professor for The Great Courses audio/video series, Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids says, “Kids make friends by doing fun things together. Toys can be a vehicle for them to do that.”

HOW TO INTRODUCE NEW TOYS

ONE AT A TIME: Marianne Szymanski, founder and president of Toy Tips, Inc. and co-author of