| Is is my imagination, or these days does | | | | loud. I was not displaying flash cards from the age |
| everyone want their child to be the brightest in | | | | of 6 months or teaching her how to do simple |
| the local community? People pay out all kinds of | | | | math. I was, in fact, rolling around on the ground |
| money on high tech tools created by | | | | with her on her play mats, teaching her by |
| manufacturers which claim they will make your | | | | pointing out pretty shapes, animals and colors. Her |
| son or daughter extremely smart and bright. This | | | | baby toys encouraged her to enjoy being a baby. |
| certainly sounds like a good idea. Then again, you | | | | One of the best things that I actually purchased |
| might have mothers and fathers complaining | | | | for her was not really a baby toy in a sense, but |
| because their youngsters are growing up too | | | | a video. She loved the Baby Einstein video |
| quickly. Our society can be incredibly baffling - do | | | | tutorials. The background music and colors held |
| we want our little ones to savor their childhoods | | | | her fascinated for the entire length of the video. |
| or become more intelligent from an earlier age - | | | | While I cannot say for certain that her mind had |
| or is it possible to have both? | | | | been stimulated and she learned anything specific, |
| Even infant playthings are being aimed at mind | | | | I can say that it certainly wasn't harmful to her. |
| stimulation. Baby toys are produced in very | | | | For very young children, in my opinion you really |
| colorful designs to start early education. There are | | | | can't go wrong with purchasing baby play mats |
| baby toys that speak different languages.. Should | | | | either. Baby will happily lie on his or her front for a |
| our kids at least learn their own mother tongue | | | | period of 'tummy time" and gaining strength within |
| language first before having toys that speak | | | | their core stomach muscles, which is an essential |
| multiple languages? Whatever happened to baby | | | | physical development exercise they all require, or |
| toys that allow babies to just be babies? A few | | | | on their backs more focused on having fun |
| of my favorite toys for babies are simple ones | | | | learning colors and sounds. No matter what toy |
| which shake and move - allowing them to giggle | | | | your baby or young child is using every day, their |
| at as well as learn about how to make simple | | | | brains are no doubt being stimulated. |
| noises and move things about in their | | | | Perhaps we should not be quite so focused on |
| environment. | | | | creating infant geniuses or prodigies. We should |
| When my daughter was little, I was more | | | | instead be focusing on bringing up healthy, |
| interested on making sure that my daughter | | | | contented as well as naturally smart children. |
| relished being a young child. Her infant playthings | | | | There is no real need to be pushing for anything |
| were adorable, soft and cuddly, vibrant as well as | | | | more than that basic concept. |