Research shows that children who play with stuffed toys regularly can express themselves quite emphatically and are calmer during stressful situations. Such children are very self-confident with a positive nature.

Many educational programs for children include a stuffed animal that the child can relate to. This familiar friendly face is used to make the child perform tasks such as sleeping, eating easily. Studies show that if a friendly face can be linked to the task you want the child to learn, the child associates the task with the toy and it becomes easy for the child to learn a new task.

These toys are popular with children because many of them are made from the images of their favorite character on television and in comics. Plush toys are realistic and as a result, children accept them as friends without hesitation. As a friend, the child shares feelings with the toy as with a living person. This helps the child to develop the creative side of the mind. In addition, these toys are attractive and for some they represent a fashion statement.

If there are a lot of soft toys, the child will form a circle of friends around him. The child will name the toys and include them in the activities that she does. The interaction with these toys in the form of action or word will improve the child’s social skills. However, this does not mean that the child will continue to treat people like stuffed toys when she grows up, or that toys will replace real people in her mind. Indeed, soft toys will help the child learn to interact with people.

Stuffed toys are great for children not only because of their softness, colors, or size and shapes, but because the toys help in their growth process. It can not only stimulate the child’s creative mind, but also help him understand and interpret the world around him.

When purchasing toys for your child, check them thoroughly to make sure there are no loose parts that could harm your child. Check the size of the toy, it should not be too big for the child and not too small for the child, it should be about 70% of the child’s size. As a toy, soft toys can be a learning tool for the child and that is why buying a toy is not child’s play.