Should we stop buying toys? As parents stock up for Christmas, psychologists claim that toys might not be good for us after all. Some say we should play with everyday objects instead.
Shock! Sticks, bricks, sand are best for play
Toy town: In 2020, the average British parents spent £420 on Christmas gifts for their children. Glossary
Black Friday - The day after US Thanksgiving, when lots of shops offer discounts on goods for Christmas shopping.
Archaeological dig - When historians dig into the ground to find evidence of life from past societies.
Consultant - A person whose job it is to give expert advice.
Harvard - A top US university, founded in 1636.
Psychoanalyst - A practitioner of psychoanalysis, a set of psychological theories first laid out by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th Century.
Carl Jung - A Swiss practitioner of psychoanalysis. Initially he was a collaborator of Sigmund Freud’s, but his ideas diverged from Freud’s and the two became bitter rivals.