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Baby Einstein Bendy Stage Of Development

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A Baby Einstein Bendy Ball which is a soft, flexible plastic that is made for little fingers to bend and squeeze. This toy has a colorful caterpillar on the center band that lights up and has buttons to push to make music. It also has a colorful rattle ball inside for an additional sound. This squeezable ball is intended for young infants who ages 6 months and up. Toddlers love eye catching and musical toys which they can listen, observe, and develop the ability to “hit” at toys to make movement and/ or sound. This Einstein Bendy Ball is appealing to infants at this age because it has many different textures that the child can explore with their mouth. Also because it’s a very colorful; therefore, it catches a young infants eyes. At this age, infants begin to develop and use the primary senses such as sight, taste, touch, and sound. When playing with this bendable ball a child is able to detect the colors, grasp and bring towards mouth to taste, and intently listen for the sounds that takes place. …show more content…

Therefore, given that the child is using this toy at 6 months, I would say they would be put into the sensorimotor stage. This stage coordinates the senses with motor response, sensory curiosity about the world. Along with language and object permanence development. Since the toddler is still in the first stage of development they begin with sensation, perception, and learning. This stage is a great deal for a child, it’s a time of tremendous growth and change. In this age group of 6 months and older, they tend to interact with the bendy ball by tasting and putting it in their mouth and perhaps use it as a teether toy. Infants will also interact by “banging” or “throwing” the toy,

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