According to Babyfacts by Dr Adesman (2009), there's no evidence that a particular toy will make your baby smarter.
Myth: Your baby needs sophisticated toys for maximum brain stimulation.
Recommended 5 affordable baby toys:
1. A kid-safe plastic mirror - babies find their reflections (and other people's) endlessly amusing :)
2. Small, easy-to-grasp rattles
3. Interlocking plastic rings - those that conveniently hook onto strollers for easy assess to babies. Babies seem to love holding them and waving them around, and of course, the rings are made to be mouthed (now this is funny but mama has seen this happened with Liz chi-chi everytime and it's so terribly cute!).
4. Toys that squeak, rattle, doesn't roll, and can be attached to almost anything. Example.
5. The box. Yes! it's the cheapest and most kid-cliche thrill of all, but at a certain point babies will be more interested in the box that the toy came in. Watch out for sharp ages, staples, tape, or Styrofoam "peanuts".
You really done a lot of research ya! :)
ReplyDeleteehm ehm... look who's talking:) this one meant something to me because am always someone hot on toys and gadgets (like Stokker winkwink to Sean haha!) so this will remind me NOT to be too happy buying toys as may not be really suitable for baby (but maybe for mama yes hha!)
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