Starting at what age ?
Non-electronic, this first imitation game can be offered from the age of 10 to 12 months. More sophisticated, when it imitates the cell phone of adults and emits sounds from the keys, it offers around 18-24 months.
What does it develop?
Like super imitators, the phone stuck to your ear, they vocalize on different tones, try the first syllables, first words, then sentences. The beginning of language and the first socializations are there, victory! It is also the first element of indirect communication which helps to sort out reality and imagination, and to understand the world.
Which model to choose?
If the model looks like a laptop, the child uses it to pretend. A model more retro, with wheels, eyes, a dial and a handset allow the toddler not only to imitate, but also to project oneself in fiction.