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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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zara, barnett
22-Apr-2013
This is amazing ! My 10 month old was playing with it for about 30 mins and took his first 5 steps :) I love it ! X
Fran, K
25-Dec-2012
We bought this for our son's first birthday. He was able to stand up by himself for some time and loved walking if we held his hand. This walker really gave him the confidence to start walking without any support. Like others have said
Emma, Southcott
21-Jun-2012
we bought this for my son to help him learn to walk
Eve, A
01-Feb-2012
Very good product which my son loves. It's great that the front panel comes off
lauren, hogg
22-Jan-2012
This product is amazing
F, S
18-Jan-2012
Best baby walker around
Sue, Blackmore
25-Nov-2011
We bought this for our grandson for his first Christmas and he loves it he picks up the phone and tries to say Hiya it's so cute. He walks along with it
April, Topley
16-Jul-2011
My daughter loves this toy
debbie, lincoln
12-May-2011
very good. i got this for my daughter when she was 4 months old and she played with it right from the started.
rubina, shahzad
17-Feb-2011
this is a great toy for baby
keisha, preville
05-Feb-2011
I don't have nothing bad to say about this product
Chris, Kelly
29-Jan-2011
Our little one loves her First Steps Baby Walker and seems to enjoy it in new ways as she gets older. At first she enjoyed pressing all the colourful buttons (especially the butterfly). As she has grown and got more confident on her feet
Ashleigh, Allan
25-Jan-2011
This is great. nice and colourful and bright so my baby loves it. It is really sturdy for when they start walking with it. All round great product!
Alifyah, Hassanali
11-Jan-2011
My 9 month old son really enjoys playing and using his VTech My First Steps Baby Walker. It is colourful which makes it an attractive and exciting toy to discover and keeps him busy for hours. Also my son loves using it which is a relief to me as otherwise he tries to hold other things which could be dangerous. I think this product is great as stimulates my child and the various buttons and sounds keep my sons curious mind working. Thank you.
Jamie, McLaren
08-Dec-2010
This is such a fantastic item
jessica, hart
07-Dec-2010
my son loves this item to bits
Julie, Collins
06-Dec-2010
This walker is brilliant
Caroline, Enstock
02-Dec-2010
This is as fantastic toy which I would describe as a "boundary stretcher" - what do i mean by that you ask? I had a First Steps Baby Walker for my son now aged 7 and I now have a nine month old baby boy who has been desperate to get himself upright reach the handles of this fab toy - he has been able to play with the removable front toy which he loves and this week he stood and pushed himself forward holding on like a big boy. The walker is sturdy and safe attractive and fun and has been worth every penny - a tried and tested favourite toy in our house !!
Kate, Willis
24-Nov-2010
Great product!! My daughter almost didn't realise she was walking with this she was so busy playing! Then the detachable front came in so useful for many months afterwards.
diana, southwell
19-Nov-2010
definatly 10 out of 10!! highly recommended to all my friends
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