The purpose of this article is to drop the curtains of an “Awe moment” you have had whenever you see your little one sharing secrets with soft toys!
Have you ever seen your infant playing with soft toys? Of course, it might be just a teddy for you with an unraveling nose and slowly losing its fluffiness with sands of time, but for your child, he is a partner of every adventure that he had, a secret keeper and a spoon from which he had tasted a feeling of pure love, attachment, and care.
After reading this article you will never step back from buying a fluffy friend for your toddler! Let’s dig a little deeper into some psychological aspects to know why children are so head over heels for their transitional objects.
Awakening the child’s mind
- Study shows that 60 – 70 % of children in UK and US have an attachment object, which is usually a soft toy.
- No, there’s nothing to be cautious about your child’s behavior, it’s been found that it has some good effects on a child’s development.
- In this era of digitalization, soft toys are like a silver lining for your child’s mental growth and also saving them from harmful rays floating out from smartphones, TV sets and laptops.
- Playing with soft toys encourages social and emotional growth plus, also strengthens the motor skills of your little toddler.
- Studies also show that there’s no bad if your infant is engaged with his/her stuff toys. This activity will help them to analyze the world around them.
Here is a quick inshort of why children are supremely sophisticated and has a great sense of attachment with stuff toys.
In a test, children were showed some animated visuals, where some living animals were communicating like humans and we had blistering results! Around 60 – 70 % of children perceived their soft toys as a living thing! The study also shows that children only anthropomorphized to their attachment object, not other toys.
So, I hope after reading this article you may consider soft toys as a family member. Soft toys are soft and cuddly for a reason; they are useful for kids to dodge hurdles for their mental growth. Parents are encouraged to collaborate with their children while buying stuff toys for them.