In reality, one in six parents said they bought the newest gadgets to “look good while in front of other families” and a few even admitted denying their kids entry to “untrendy” toys.
Mrs Goddard Blythe, director from the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology in Chester, said the client culture has “led to folks being seduced into thinking that a lot more they supply with regards to children concerning material, electrical goods and, therefore, a lot more money they spend, better parents they are”.
Missing outdoor play
“Sadly today we tend to see parents facing pressure from all of angles to order up to date toys and gadgets along with other kinds of free, exploratory play become less part of childhood compared with previous years,” Mrs Goddard Blythe added.
“Active play helps you to develop balance, coordination, motor skills and spatial awareness and outdoor play helps you to maintain adequate amounts of vitamin D, can help to avoid the advancement of eyesight problems and enables children keep a healthy weight.”
“When using others they learn to mingle, collaborate and cooperate whilst developing language skills.
"Through firsthand experience, trial and error, risk taking and discovery they learn the way things work, identified serious amounts of space to participate in imaginative play, creative and innovative thinking.”
