More than 1 in 4 kids sleeps with a smart device in their bed, after all.
When you think of the most iconic toys that have changed how people have played and interacted for generations, you probably picture coloring books, spinning tops … and smartphones?
Of course, many child development experts caution against giving kids too much screentime, as there are concerns about its impact on social and cognitive development, not to mention the havoc it can wreak on sleep habits and mental health So which pieces of childhood nostalgia should be immortalized for all time? Read up on the cases for each childhood classic below.
Jenga: Englishwoman Leslie Scott developed this wooden block game, where players stack them up and then try to remove pieces without toppling the tower, based on her childhood growing up in Africa. Jenga — which is Swahili for “to build” — was launched in 1983. It sold more than 80 million copies world-wide by 2017.
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