What's the right (average) age to transition from Duplo to Lego?
I'm trying to figure out when it makes sense to transition my son (and daughter, eventually) from Lego to Duplo (or the equivalent generic blocks).
I'm focused on the age at which children have the manual dexterity, fine motor strength, and focus to work with the smaller pieces.
I'm not concerned about choking risk, which is why the recommended ages on the boxes are of little help - they're almost always driven by the unsupervised "put it in your mouth" risk, and I'm interested in situations with a high degree of supervision and a child who no longer puts non-food items in his mouth.
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We started moving our son from Duplo to Lego at age 4. There was a significant overlap and he will still play with Duplo now (he is almost 6). We tend to concentrate on buildings since you tend to get the car kits for birthdays (he got two helicopters last birthday). He was able to do a Lego house kit at 4.5 with assistance.
The next transition is from Lego to Technics - I'm guessing this is at least another year or more away.
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