Gift From Grandparents to a Toddler: What to Know
What should grandparents know when picking a gift for a toddler?
Find out what the child does every day right now, not just the age on the box or the picture. Ask the parents what the child likes to do, then pick something that fits into that day.
Ellie and Ben talk about buying blind: choosing from a photo and an age, and hoping. The CDC, the U.S. public health agency, says: "Developmental milestones are things most children (75% or more) can do by a certain age." Most, not all. An age tells you about a lot of two-year-olds, not about this one.
They read one buyer's review: "according to her…
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