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Are toys good for your baby?

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A newborn’s eating, diaper-changing, and sleeping schedules are unpredictable. They will start showing interest as they become more aware of their surroundings. This is where providing them with stimulus might be crucial to their growth. Experts suggest that parents should learn when to offer their baby toys, which toys are suitable for their age group, and if they are at all needed.

Playing with toys is essential for your baby’s growth. As soon as your baby is a month old and starting to become aware of their surroundings, you can start. Your baby learns and develops social, problem-solving, and emotional skills over time by interacting with toys. Playing with your imagination is even better because your child may pick up on sounds, feelings, body language, and other signs. Toys will be a crucial component of connecting with and fostering your child’s growth starting at a young age.

Sight

Babies’ vision is limited in the first several months to a few inches, increasing to a few feet by around six months. Early on, just encourage your baby to focus on various items. Whatever you have nearby (a TV remote, a cup, a watch, a pen, a hairbrush, or keys), simply bring it into your baby’s range of vision and then back out again. As they grow older, they will begin to reach out and grab things. As a result, make sure your possessions are little and lightweight so that if they grab and wave them around, they won’t hurt themselves.

Hearing

Babies are able to hear a range of noises from an early age and can focus on loud sounds, and by the time they are 6 to 12 months old, they are learning what the sounds of various words are and starting to mimic and babble. Encourage them to use their hearing by reading to them, singing to them, and utilizing some musical or sound-making toys that are close to their ears. Variety is crucial, so alternate between singing along to nursery rhymes and listening to your favorite rock station on the radio, using wooden musical toys, and clapping to quiet lullabies. Parents also like to shake and make noise with small musical devices for their infants.

Touch

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In their early phase of development, kids simply desire skin-to-skin contact. You’ll see them reaching for your face, fingers, and hands, especially while you’re cuddling up close or breastfeeding. Start exposing them to a wide range of touch textures after a few months. Offer children toys that are chilly, soft, squishy, sparkly, smooth, hard, or scratchy. Watch how each one receives a different response from them. A great way to do this is to sit alongside them on the floor and offer a basket full of items like wooden rattles, silky fabric scarves, metal spoons, rubber toys, a soft doll or softy, things like velcro strips, smooth wooden blocks, or really anything as long as it’s safe for the baby to touch, grab, and put it in their mouth (because they will!). When you have a feel of the items they consistently choose, it will be easier for you to make informed decisions about what to buy.

So, as your child grows and develops, consider the subsequent step. During tummy time, have they started reaching out for objects? Look at your available options to see what they can safely reach and grab and what will amuse them in six months. Just have a peek at the age recommendations for certain products they might start thinking of as toys. Keep an eye on what they are popping in their mouths. Look for natural, risk-free choices that can be left around the kids.

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