{"id":267098,"date":"2024-12-19T21:09:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/how-neuroscience-can-help-you-find-the-perfect-childrens-toy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:59","slug":"how-neuroscience-can-help-you-find-the-perfect-childrens-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/how-neuroscience-can-help-you-find-the-perfect-childrens-toy\/","title":{"rendered":"How neuroscience can help you find the perfect children’s toy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cLloyd,\u201d he tells me. \u201cHis name is Lloyd.\u201d Naturally. Why would a green Lego Ninjago be called anything else? The plastic figurine has shot to top spot on my son Sam\u2019s Christmas list.<\/p>\n

Anyone who knows a young child will sympathise. They crave the Barbie Colour Reveal Deluxe Styling Head that promises instant-but-fleeting joy, whereas we want to buy the woodland activity kit that will surely nurture the body and soul.<\/p>\n

If you find yourself despairing at such choices, help is at hand. Thanks to a growing understanding of the cognitive benefits of certain toys, we now have a better idea about the relative merits of different ones. This Christmas, I decided to use the research to help me identify the perfect toy \u2013 or at least get as close as I could.<\/p>\n

Digging into this world, I soon discovered that some toys really are better than others for young brains, found that computer games aren\u2019t as evil as you might think and uncovered the secret to buying a toy that won\u2019t languish at the back of a cupboard.<\/p>\n

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