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VTech Baby First Steps Baby Walker

Developmental Benefits

Discovery Exploration
Discovery Exploration
Language Development
Language Development
Motor Skills
Motor Skills
Sensory Development
Sensory Development

Developmental Benefits

VTech Baby First Steps Baby Walker

Discovery Exploration
  • Heightens curiosity and encourages exploration.
  • Even young babies love to learn about the world through exploration. Kicking and waving their arms while lying in their cot can lead them to discover that a kick can make a banging sound. Exploration and play are closely linked in infants where, for example, discovering that a toy makes a noise leads to infants repeating the action that made the noise. Babies learn a great deal through repetition. Once babies are either crawling or walking their mobility gives them more opportunities to explore their world.
    Babies need to satisfy their curiosity about an object or toy by approaching and handling it. Adults can influence an infant’s confidence about the world by encouraging and smiling at them when they approach an unfamiliar object or toy. Babies can show uncertainty about a new toy and in order for them to confidently explore and discover it they need the emotional reassurance from their parent or caregiver. The confidence to explore and discover new things develops during infancy and creates a healthy curiousity about the world throughout childhood.
Language Development
  • Introduces the alphabet, letter sounds and vocabulary.
  • Babies start to babble at an early age and this can be seen as the first signs of language. They are predisposed to pick up the sounds of the language that they hear around them. Adults can facilitate babies’ language development by playing with them, focussing on particular toys, reading books and naming everyday objects. The more babies are exposed to language the faster they will begin to pick up it up. There are social skills involved in language acquisition such as realising that it is necessary to wait until the other person has finished speaking. Babies begin to learn about conversational turn-taking from an early age; if a baby is babbling the adult waits for a pause and then talks to the baby. Babies learn to take turns even before they are using words. Social interaction is important for language development and turn-taking games are a fun and educational way for babies and young children to learn.
    Young children also need to practice their language skills. Toys that name alphabet letters and everyday words satisfy young children’s need for repetition and rehearsal when practicing words and sounds. For instance, young children can press a button repetitively to hear the same sound or word again. Babies and children learn a lot through repetition and pick up words rapidly in this way. Once children begin to read their vocabulary expands enormously.
Motor Skills
  • Encourages fine motor skill development.
  • An infant’s growth and development in the first year of life is rapid. Many movements that young babies make are in preparation for the next stage of their development. When young babies watch a mobile they are constantly moving their head, arms, legs and even their mouths in response to the movement of the toy. Sound and movement attract a baby’s attention; if a toy is placed almost within reach of babies their movements become more animated. Bath toys provide opportunities to develop and use motor skills to great effect. For example, a young baby has greater control over their leg movements than their arms. You will often see young babies in a bath reaching with their legs towards a floating toy and kicking. All these movements strengthen muscles in readiness for the next stage - walking.
    As babies develop they become more adept at grasping objects. Young infants learn to grasp an object, for instance a cube. The grasping, at first, is quite clumsy but through repetition, and across time, infants become adept at grasping and develop fine motor skills. Infants first use the ulnar grasp where their fingers close against the palm when trying to hold an object. Within another month they are able to move the object from hand to hand. After the first year, infants adopt the ‘pincer grasp’ where they use their thumb and index finger to grasp even very tiny objects. Shape sorters help infants to fine tune their visual perception and hand coordination. Soon infants are building towers with two cubes; this also requires fine coordination skills. As the child grows computer games have been shown to help with hand and eye coordination. Spatial skills can also be enhanced when playing games that require concentration, quick responses and finely tuned motor skills.
Sensory Development
  • A variety of textures, visuals and sounds stimulate sensory development.
  • Sensory development is intimately related to motor development. Babies are born into a world that stimulates their senses and to which they react. These reactions are bodily movements which create learning experiences. Sensory development in babies can be facilitated through toys that provide opportunities for them to experience sounds, visuals and textures. Young infants need to be presented with an adequate but not too great amount of sensory stimulation.
    From an early age babies use touch to investigate their world; as they learn to reach they begin to run their tongue and lips over toys and then look at them. Tactile stimulation is also combined with other sensory information. Babies can perceive input from different sensory systems in a unified way; for instance, vision and touch are closely coordinated when using a shape sorter. Babies who handle shapes and also fit them through a hole are learning to solve problems through touch and sight. Infants also learn about the links between sights, sounds and feel of toys when these are demonstrated by adults. They begin to associate the sight and sound of a rhythmically shaken rattle or the nursery rhyme played by a particular toy. During the first year of life infants’ visual development is rapid and they begin to identify objects through shape, colour and texture. They also develop the ability to visually track objects. Toys give babies and young children many opportunities to enhance their sensory development.
Best for ages:
6 to 30 Months
Highlights
2-in-1 walker that supports baby’s first steps. Introduces numbers, shapes, animals and colours through fun activities and music.
Description
Watch your little one take their first precious steps with this fantastic 2-in-1 walker and activity centre. With textured wheels, easy grip handle and durable design, the sturdy walker gives all the support they need to take their first steps. The fun-filled activity panel can be removed from the walker for extra sit-down play! With lots of exciting activities, cheerful music and friendly phrases, little ones will be introduced to numbers, shapes, animals and colours.

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victoria, birch
02-Dec-2013
Braught this as a present for my son last Christmas and introduced too him at 8 months!
rhys, forsyth
27-Nov-2013
This is now the 3rd of these baby walkers i have bought. One for my first born & sold it. The 2nd for my second child
Jyothimol, kattukunnel sasi
26-Nov-2013
Its really good my son loves it...
Marketa, McDonnell
23-Nov-2013
I really love First Steps baby Walker. First time I bought it as a present for my friend's baby and knowing how much babies enjoy this toy/walker I still buy it these days. All my friends and relatives know that they will be getting this product from me
Sinead, Owen
22-Nov-2013
This was fantastic for my little boy whilst finding his feet as well as keeping him entertained with all the sounds and buttons and lights that it has. He loved walking around the house pushing it and also a lot f the time I couldn't get him off the phone!! "Hiya" "hiya" !!!! A fantastic product
Ashley, Thomason
22-Nov-2013
Excellent for teaching little ones to walk independently
Christopher, Parker
17-Nov-2013
What a fantastic baby walker. Our Son played with the interactive panel to start with
Vicki, Callaway
15-Nov-2013
Great product
sarah, shreeve
10-Nov-2013
My daughter loves this walker there is so much to do on it. It has helped to build her confidence in taking her 1st steps.
mandy, williams
09-Nov-2013
brilliant
kim, foster
03-Nov-2013
A truly wonderful item. Every house should have one. Bought for 8mth old (now 10mth) and she's played with it every day and can walk confidently with it now. It has everything - lights
Lydia, O Connell
31-Oct-2013
excellent would recommend it in this colour as i have been able to use it for both son and daughter!
Lydia, O Connell
31-Oct-2013
i can not find fault with this product i got it for my first child she loved it and her younger brother loves it too
Lucy, Price
26-Oct-2013
It's a must for all homes with babies ready to become toddlers. The look of pride on my son's face strutting along grasping onto this walker was priceless. When he needed a break from walking
Ceri, Fagan-Davies
24-Oct-2013
Lovely product. My child still loves it and we bought it a year ago :)
Franziska, Kraushaar
20-Oct-2013
We have the older version of this. It was bought for our sons birthday and now at 2 he still loves it!! it does move a bit fast at first but he quickly learned how to control it. It really gave him the confidence he needed to start walking unaided!
Sarah, Cunnold
13-Oct-2013
Great interactive baby walker. I had one of these for my children and it was in constant use
layla, bardsley
10-Oct-2013
Great product
Steph, Ralph
10-Oct-2013
My 9 month old loves sitting and playing with the detachable part of the walker; figuring out how to lift the different parts and pressing the buttons. I can't wait for him to be able to stand and use the walker!
rebecca, waterson
10-Oct-2013
Fantastic product and good value. LO used from about 4 months watching lights
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