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At School Of Etiquette's Books & Toys Library we reinforce the "play and learn concept" for children at Different Ages and Developmental Stages.

As your child grows, his play styles and tastes change drastically. From his first steps to his first day of preschool, it's important that the changes he experiences in himself and his surroundings are reinforced through play. Here are guidelines for what to expect at each developmental stage, and suggestions for appropriate activities your child can enjoy.


Infants 

  • Use their bodies as the primary avenue to explore the world.
  • Learn to participate in and control simple social interactions with caregivers.
  • Learn to recognize, explore, and control objects, sights, sounds, textures, and tastes.
  • Explore, master, and learn to use their body parts.
  • Learn how to get desired reactions from people and objects.

Toddlers 

  • Enjoy the physical activity that comes from their new mobility in the environment.
  • Explore relationships between objects and how to control them.
  • Expand their understanding of object permanence--e.g., hide-and-seek activities.
  • Start to see themselves as part of the community and develop skills to participate, especially language.
  • Work on using symbols and make-believe in play.

Preschoolers 

  • Develop friendships and skills for playing with other children.
  • Learn to use symbols in more complex ways and in two-dimensional form.
  • Expand their ability to attach language to actions and ideas.
  • Explore relationships between objects and how parts and wholes fit together (as in making constructions).
  • Experiment with how to make desired effects happen with objects and people.
  • Develop increasingly complex large and small motor skills.
  • Learn how to plan ahead.

School-Age Children (Up to Age Eight) 

  • Learn group skills, including cooperation and conflict resolution.
  • Follow rules designed by others (as in board games and sports), as well as create their own rules to follow with peers.
  • Use new skills to organize objects, ideas, and skills in logical and interconnected ways (as in collections and magic tricks).
  • Incorporate a growing ability to symbolize using letters and numbers. Draw them into everyday activities and games (as in magic tricks).
  • Develop special interests, skills, and hobbies.

Keeping in mind all of the above we have toy selection for the following age groups -

  • Little Explorers (Infants - 3 years) 
  • Young Diplomats (4-7 years)
  • Little Ambassadors (8-12 years)
  • Young Adults (13 onwards)