| If we follow what most psychologists under the | | | | sense of sight but also his or her hand-eye |
| Freudian and Neo-Freudian school of thought, we | | | | coordination. |
| could say that what a child becomes later on in his | | | | Touch - When it comes to the sense of touch, |
| life is, somehow, related to how we was brought up. | | | | babies will run their hands against anything within their |
| This bringing up usually refers to the early | | | | reach. The different textures allow them their sense |
| development years of a child. | | | | of touch to be heightened. Simple toys such as |
| Although most people are not aware of it, one of | | | | rubber balls and building blocks also help your bay |
| the ways by which you can develop a child's mental | | | | learn about the different shapes. |
| abilities is with the use of toys. As early as a few | | | | Building blocks, specifically, can also help your child |
| weeks after birth, babies can already recognize | | | | refine his or her motor skills. It is also known to |
| shapes, colors and patterns. It is also during their first | | | | improve a child's planning and designing skills. If you |
| few months that babies are able to absorb as much | | | | are on a budget, a simple baby blanket that has fun |
| information as possible. Needless to say, you should | | | | designs in them should do the trick. |
| take advantage of these early years in order to | | | | Hearing - A newborn baby's hearing might not be |
| shape your baby's future. | | | | that refined, they can still react to sounds. A number |
| Toys have been known to stimulate the following | | | | of studies have also proven that classical music help |
| senses: | | | | enhance a child's intelligence level. Crib mobiles that |
| Sight - Aside from easily catching their attention, toys | | | | produce melodies as well as a simple rattle can, not |
| that are brightly colored or have contrasting colors | | | | only help your baby distinguish between sounds, but |
| allow a child to differentiate shades as well as get to | | | | can also help them develop their ability to relate |
| know what the different colors are. This allows their | | | | cause and effect. Even a simple play hammer that |
| sense of sight to become sharper and allows their | | | | produces a squeaking sound every time it hits |
| visual intelligence to be enhanced. | | | | something would also suffice. |
| A crib mobile is one good example of a simple yet | | | | Keep in mind that every baby will react differently to |
| educational baby toy especially if your baby is just a | | | | toys so make sure that you also consider what |
| few weeks old and has not learned yet to crawl or | | | | interests your baby the most before you go buying |
| sit up. Your baby is also sure to have loads of fun | | | | one. You would also need to consider the |
| playing with mirrors. Make sure, however, that you | | | | age-appropriateness of toys, i.e.; toys with small |
| keep an eye out for your baby as they could easily | | | | parts should not be given to babies as there is a |
| get hurt by shards of broken mirror. Stacking rings of | | | | great possibility of them choking on it. |
| different colors help improve not only your child's | | | | |