Choose unbreakable toys without sharp edges or long strings for the very young.

Children sometimes choose toys with very limited play possibilities and soon ignore them.

It has been found that infants also use spontaneous alternation when choosing toys to play with.

This is why we should choose toys for our children with some considerable forethought.

The parents did their best to regard their child as a daughter, choosing feminine clothes, toys and activities.

Regrettably, they had, when choosing toys for Young Sam, completely neglected the whole area of hard things with sharp edges.

There is also ongoing controversy in choosing toys for use in nondirective play therapy, with choices being largely made through intuition rather than through research.

However, other research shows that following specific criteria when choosing toys in nondirective play therapy can make treatment more efficacious.

Choose age-appropriate toys, and provide a safe play environment.

Angie had a gift for choosing noisy, inappropriate toys that the kids loved.