Tech Toys --

Tech Toys can encourage children to engage with technology in fun, abstract, and problem solving ways that facilitate their learning. The infamous Nintendo Wii is one of the tech toys for children that has gained increasing popularity for multi-purpose uses in the 21st century. With the hand-held remote controller, the Wii uses infrared sensors to track the users movements to coincide with the game being played. For example, a tennis game played on the Wii would require children to actually swing there hand and wrist while moving their legs, simulating the motions of actually playing tennis! 

Studies have found that tech toys increase children's play types. Tech toys can encourage cooperative collaboration with other children, as well as engage the individual child in alternate forms of pretend play.

Nowadays, technology has advanced even the most simplest games for children, it is incredible! Toys are no longer just for playing, they are for learning and can even be programmed to follow . What's fascinating is that most toys now have a learning or academic component to it. 

With developmental concerns always the topic of discussion for many parents, educators, and policy makers, it's easy to see how the Nintendo Wii can be a favorite among all. Children can engage in games for fun and for learning with this tech toy, as well as interact with others teaching them cooperative and collaborative skills.