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Section 1: I decided to write my paper on a toy store and the toys it presents. The store I chose was the Toys R' Us in Jackson. For my paper I decided to look at toys that the store said would be good for two year-old children. For the most part, almost all the toys I found were consistent with cognitive and physical skilled for kids that age. Two year-old children's cognitive skills are low compared to older people but they still have milestones set for their second year alive. Some of those milestones are finding objects even when hidden under two or three covers, beginning to sort by shapes and colors, and beginning make-believe play (Developmental Milestones: 2 Year Olds. 1). The physical skills displayed by a two year-old is that of a child that is learning motor skills still. They are looking for a way to get from one point to the next. Normally kids become efficient with utensils and doors. I looked at a large variety of toys and found a lot of toy cars and Legos for the boys. These toys are great for young boys because they force you to use your mind to create things and also makes you physically active. They make you physically act by making you use different buttons on the car and move the car from point A to B. For the girls the big things were dolls and play sets. Mainly things like kitchens. Those toys also make you think and play out imaginary situations. This forces young girls to image and think more.
Section 2: While in Toys R' Us I realized that there was a copious amount of things we have talked about in class that jumped out at me. Some of the ideas that hit me were Erickson’s toddler stage of development, gender roles, and sensorimotor. Erickson toddler stage of development states that he/she can direct the...

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... you Spanish when you are very young, or toys that count for you. The last thing I would like to comment on is how I previously stated before toys are truly set for gender roles. This is still true but now I am starting to see things that bridge that gap like pink lawn mowers, kitchen sets for boys, and other toys that you would think would be guys only or girls only. I personally do not think it is a terrible idea but I do feel it might lead us to larger ingresses of gender confusion down the road.

Works Cited
Ciccarelli, Saundra K., and J. Noland. White. Psychology: An Exploration. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2013. Print.
"Cognitive Development: Two-Year-Old." HealthyChildren.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.
"Developmental Milestones: 2 Year Olds." HealthyChildren.org. Pbs, n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
"Your Two Year Old." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.

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