Welcome to ‘How to Choose Children’s Toys …And Empower Your Child Through Play!’ This comprehensive manual is designed to assist parents, guardians, and caregivers to tackle the often overwhelming task of selecting toys for children. With an array of options available, ranging from traditional favourites to the latest trends, it can be challenging to make informed decisions that prioritise both fun and developmental benefits.
This guide aims to demystify the toy-buying process by offering practical advice and insights. From understanding age-appropriate choices to considering safety, educational value, and durability, each aspect of toy selection is explored in detail.
By equipping adults with the knowledge and tools necessary to make thoughtful choices, we hope to enhance children’s play experiences and support their overall development.
Join us on this journey as we explore the world of children’s toys and empower caregivers to create enriching play environments that foster creativity, learning, and joy.
I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable.
Owen Jones, Amazon Best-Selling author from Barry, Wales, has lived in several countries and travelled in many more. While studying Russian in the USSR in the '70's, he hobnobbed with spies on a regular basis. After university, in Suriname, he got caught up in the 1982 coup, when he was accused of being a mercenary.
Later, while a company director, he joined the crew of four as the galley slave to sail from Barry to Gibraltar on a home-made concrete yacht during Desert Storm. En voyage, the yacht was almost rammed by a Russian oil tanker, and an American aircraft carrier - The Atlantic Challenger.
Since 2004, he has lived mainly in the UK, Spain and Thailand. He now leads a somewhat quieter life in his wife's remote, northern farming village writing, editing and increasing the number of translations, and narrations of his novels.
As he says: ”Born in the Land of Song, living in the Land of Smiles”.