Parents, it’s that time of year again when you are being bombarded with marketing and advertising telling you what toys to buy your child. While electronic devices and educational apps are incredibly popular this year, don’t go buy your kids that fancy gadget just yet.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released a study that found the best toys to encourage healthy development in your child are not fancy, digital or virtual. The best toys you can buy your kids for Christmas this year are regular, old-fashioned toys. No screens. No apps.

While the LeapFrog Leappad, Amazon Fire for Kids, and Samsung Galaxy for Kids are all highly rated and reviewed gifts for 2018, this study reports that electronic devices limit the human interactions toys are supposed to encourage.

“The best toys are those that support parents and children playing, pretending and interacting together,” said Dr. Alan Mendelsohn. “You just don’t reap the same rewards from a tablet or screen. And when children play with parents—the real magic happens, whether they are pretending with toy characters or building blocks or puzzles together.”

It may seem simplistic to buy your child something like building blocks or stuffed animals when such high-tech, advanced…