Children play in different ways, and play time is very important for the overall development of your kid. Girls and boys have different playing habits, and that is the main reason behind the segregation of toys to girl's category and boy's category. Some toys are equally popular among boys and girls. You will get confused by seeing lots of toys at a toy store, and will not be able to choose one for your boy. Some research has to be done from your part, so that you will know how your kid is benefited from that particular toy. Boys will have the tendency to update their toy collection which is in latest vogue among their friends.
Some people believe, that boys are supposed to play with the toys belonging to their category and girls with theirs. But there is no specific rule regarding this behavior. Most of the girls will have the tendency to imitate their brothers who are playing with a water pistol or play bike which is considered as boy's toys. But the common trend among the boys is their attraction towards trains, cars, toy guns and action games. Girls will be happy to choose soft toys, dolls, cooking toys, play house, play kitchen and dolls costumes. The main difference in the selection lies in their way of thinking towards future. Boys want to imitate their action heroes when they grow up. Anyone who is interested in activities like car race will show an attraction towards toys like cars, bikes etc. Toys chosen by boys are more action oriented and the want to enjoy the thrill, speed and adventure associated with it.
Boys are attracted to toys which allow them to show off the masculine power. They dislike girl's activity of brushing their favorite doll's hair. The common vogue among boys is the latest gadget toys which uses remote controls and sensors. Boys have a common liking towards remote controlled vehicles and robots. These game consoles are a bit expensive so that only few fortunate one can own those.
Earlier days kids couldn't get a chance to experience these common complex games. Those days the toys possessed by boys were so simple like Toy soldiers, wooden toys, trains, kite etc. It is very common phenomenon that boys try to imitate their father more than their mom. Men also are fond of electronic gadgets where they always spend a significant amount of time reviewing the gadgets. Naturally boys are attracted to the smaller versions that are the toy gadgets.
Gerianne Alexander, a psychologist at Texas A&M University in College Station conducted an experiment in monkeys regarding the role of sex difference for choosing the toy category and revealed that male monkeys played with toy cars while females with dolls. The behavioral differences between the sexes are studies by applying the latest principles of genetics and neuroscience. But generally speaking boy's toys that are always in vogue include toy trains, bikes, race cars, fire brigade, guns, robots balls, swords and such other exciting stuff.
