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PAGE 4 -PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY. A world of play, and the third is formal schooling. Toys: teaching tools that introduce " ' children's play and are as children to the world around them are to school. Titty provide Toys are a child's friends and his teachers. They inform and educate him about the world around him and also protect him from that same world. They pro­ vide a private place for a child to keep, protect and develop his own person, according to Toy Manufac­ turers of America. , Today's toys are tomor­ row's adult tools, scaled down versions of real life objects. With them children can create imaginary, life­ like situations. Toys help children to assume adult roles and to experiment with the objects, machines and technology of adult society. Three kinds of experience According to Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith, a leading authority on child develop­ ment and children's play, there are three educational "systems" that significantly affect children's growth. The first is their relationship with parents and others close to them, the second educational system is the hey pro* opportunities for children to master and then exercise creative control over some aspects of their environ­ ment. "They also introduce children to the complex technology and opportuni­ ties for choice they will encounter in adulthood. They help inject novelty into a child's life and suggest that learning and problem-saving can be fun. "Just as there is a curricu­ lum to guide a child's pro­ gress through the various learning stages in school, there is also a curriculum for toys and play. The rate of progress through this curric­ ulum will vary from child to child, but the order of pro­ gression is fairly universal where play is encouraged. "Children first develop competence and mastery in playing with their toys, and (JGUST19,1983 second, they apply imagina­ tive thinking. The stages of a child's play are first imita­ tive and then constructive." Children have apparently always had toys. In the pyra­ mids of Egypt and the burial mounds of ancient Persia, many dolls and toy animals were found. In the ruins of ancient Crete, anthropolo­ gists found delicate dolls dressed in embroidered gowns decorated with pre­ cious stones. The Dutch are generally credited with inventing the first doll houses which over the years developed as teaching tools to help little girls learn how to keep house properly. Toys also frequently played a role in children's religious training. Ancient societies often gave their children toys to ward off evil spirits, guard against ill health and to ensure a long life. Modern-day versions of such holy figures can be seen in the Christmas creches that decorate many homes and churches and recreate the birth of Jesus and the manger scene. ally help develop confidence in the process of learning. Preparation for adulthood It is considerably more difficult for children today to mature from child to adult. Life patterns are more complex and a child is not always sure-of his adult role. Toys are important in help­ ing them prepare for adult­ hood by increasing their confidence, flexibility and self-expression. They help introduce children to mod­ ern technology and contem­ porary living by emulating current social trends, atti­ tudes and interests. Children gain a sense of values from their toys. As we said, toys by themselves cannot shape a child, but they can help reinforce the lessons we teach them. Toys help children get along better with others and to be more responsive to the needs of other people. Scien­ tists refer to this as the devel­ opment of interpersonal relationships. Perhaps most important of all, toys teach children to love. They have tradition­ ally provided companion- ship and security and served as objects of love for chil­ dren. A favorite doll, a teddy bear or other special toy has helped many children cope with difficult moments in then-young lives. Children have to learn to love and they learn partly from loving their toys. In the early Christian church, priests used puppets and marionettes to tell Bible stories to people who couldn't read. And even fly­ ing a kite, to some people, signifies the Resurrection. Help child develop While toys have existed since ancient times, only in recent years have we come to understand their more extensive role and the mean­ ing of play to a child's growth and development. In more primitive, simple societies, children learned through play to familiarize, themselves with their envi­ ronment and to develop skills which would help them find food and provide shelter in order to survive. In an increasingly complex society, children today must learn more for survival. They must develop physi­ cally, mentally, emotionally and socially in order to cope. This learning process begins for children through their play and toys are the educational tools to aid in this development. Though no toy can teach achild any­ thing all by itself, with proper interaction between a child, his toys and other peo­ ple -- and particularly with his parents--toys can teach may things. Toys can help children in the development of specific skills such as walking, talk­ ing and reading, and gener- 1301 RIVERSIDE DR., McHENRY, ILLINOIS (Across From Fox Hole) 385-9240 Attention Moms ALL KIDS FRAMES Metal or Plastic In A Hurry? Classes. Made While You Wait! Single Vision Only $cN Attention Boys ft Girls.. OYER 6,000 FIRST QUALITY FRAMES ^ Metal or Plastic $20 Attention Co-Eds.. Visit Our Boutique Designer Section For That . Special Frame 1