Why is play important and what toys to invest in? | Get Set Parent with Pallavi

0:00 hello everyone my name is dr pallavi rao chaturvedi i'm an early learning expert and a parenting coach today i want to talk to you about the importance of play in a child's life so play is not just for recreation or entertainment it is in fact the fundamental way in which children learn so we need to be very sure that when children play it is not a waste of time all education does not happen only with

0:31 learning aids or with you know pens and books one of the primary question on most parents minds are what are the toys that we should invest in or what are those tools that we should invest in where our child also learns and has a lot of fun right so today i'm going to share with you my top five categories of toys that i believe every young child should have category one blocks did you know

1:04 that even 20 minutes of unaided play with blocks aids mathematical skills and logical thinking yes it is absolutely imperative so for young children they can start with soft blocks the bigger ones move to wooden blocks legos and magnetized you have a whole variety available in the market but blocks is my number one pick for developing spatial awareness mathematical skills and logical reasoning category two

1:35 puzzles so these days you get a variety of puzzles in the market so whether it's jigsaw puzzles word puzzles picture puzzles uh four piece puzzles for the younger children going all the way to 64 piece puzzles for the older children puzzles are imperative for cognitive development of children so as children grow up you know exposure to crosswords sudokus anagram riddles all of these become very very critical

2:05 in kind of keeping the brain well energized and exercised category 3 messy play so when your child loves to fiddle with kinetic sand in the sandpit play with slime play-doh please allow that to happen sensorial development happens uh you know through all of these toys and is not just therapeutic and pleasurable but it also aids fine motor skills and

2:37 finger muscle strength which later you know uh contributes to the writing readiness and writing skills of children so messy play is a must in my books category four dramatic play toys so when you have your doctor sets kitchen sets playing uh you know chore police or teacher teacher haven't we all done that as children as well so role play and dramatic play through aids is very very critical for the emotional

3:08 development and eq building of children so look for such toys and finally category five musical toys or musical instruments so um you know even the harvard gardener principal talks about musical intelligence to be one of the key intelligences that human beings can imbibe and evolve so whether it is getting them a xylophone a drum kit a small you know casio to play with or a triangle symbols even if it is

3:40 playing with vessels and you know creating music musical toys are a must one bonus tip to all of you my dear parents when you invest in a toy or a learning aid please try and see how it can be repurposed to achieve a variety of learning objectives for example a set of blocks of course they used for constructing towers but what else it can be used for counting creating patterns sequences and you know there's no uh

4:11 limit to the amount of creativity we can apply so this uh breaks the fatigue and the boredom of playing just one sort of game with one set of props or toys for the child so my dear parents hope you'd really enjoyed this video do show me some love by liking sharing and subscribing and do follow me on instagram and facebook for regular updates on learning and parenting skills bye