Compare And Contrast Toddler Toys

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The difference in toys for toddlers, teenagers, and adults. As a toddler toys can be anything that their imagination can think of. Some toddlers have vast amounts of toys that they have never played with. Each child has a favorite toy that he or she plays with most of all. Although their favorite toy may not be what people would normally think of! My toddler for example likes pots, pans, sticks, rocks, and boxes. As children move into the teenage years the idea of a toy greatly changes. Teenagers often do not have traditional toys, more often they have a video game system such as Xbox, PlayStation, or a computer. Large numbers of this current teenage generation considers video game systems as a toy. Often games have many angles some are for

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