Child's play is a potent tool for education.Can any1 give me tips on choosing toys for toddlers? Thank you.

I find with my daughter (she is 17 months old) the best toy is a simple stuffed animal. She has a stuffed cat and we play with the cat all of the time. She pretends to feed the cat, will give it kisses, etc. I also find that I can 'teach' her manners and such by using the cat. I sometimes will pretend the cat (named Kitty) is doing something that isn't nice and we talk to Kitty and say, 'no, no'. Then I tell Kitty the nicer way of acting. My daughter gets a kick out of this. Also, books are always a wonderful thing to have around. Read, read, read. My daughter cannot get enough reading. We go to the library at least once a week. I swear I read her at least 20 stories a day LOL. Good luck.