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VTech Baby First Steps Baby Walker Pink

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 Pink

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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Consumer Reviews

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angela, lawton
10-Apr-2014
What a fun toy this is
Michal, Bielecki
20-Mar-2014
My wife is playing with it more than my daughter :)
Danielle, Leaver
06-Mar-2014
My daughter loved this when she was learning to walk
ruth , eadie
26-Feb-2014
I purchased this product for my Granddaughter to help her along with her first steps
Natalie, Jack
24-Feb-2014
Great to keep little ones entertained and stimulated
Magdalena, Smidoda
12-Feb-2014
highly reccommend dis product for childs
Beverly, Monks
11-Feb-2014
My 14 month old twin daughters love this walker - they love hearing all the noises and pressing the buttons! Only downside is it's not too stable - could do with a wheel locking mechanism - otherwise
Lucy, Babb
23-Jan-2014
Love this product
Victoria , Haining
23-Jan-2014
Had one of these in the other colour for my son so got the pink one for my daughter. She isn't old enough to use as a walker yet but loves the music etc. Great!
victoria, knights
22-Jan-2014
The vtech First Steps Baby Walker
terri , rose
16-Jan-2014
love this product very sturdy when being used as a walker and love that you can remove the activity bit on the front especily with twins as one can walk and the other can play.
natalie, edis
14-Jan-2014
this toy has been great my daughter loves this n is great to learn her to stand up
hayley, parkinson
06-Jan-2014
my baby loves this
chloe, rogan
03-Jan-2014
Fab product!! Very colourful
Jo, Blanchard
02-Jan-2014
Excellent product. Brought my daughters walking on in leaps and bounds. She loves the noises and especially likes the telephone. Would highly recommend this product to anyone.
sarah, miller
01-Jan-2014
I was given this 2nd hand from my brother when my daughter was born as his daughter was no longer using it. My daughter loves it and it is her favourite toy! She loves to be on her feet and now she has figured out how to walk with it I'm sure it'll take no time for her to learn to walk without. She loves playing with the front section when it is laying flay on the floor as well as when it is attached to the walker. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a walker/musical toy for their child. A+++
Natalie, Hood
01-Jan-2014
all my kids loved the walker and enjoyed the activity on the front. hours of fun had when babys. Only thing is it could do with a brake system as when starting out they try standing up with it and it moves and they fall
jordanna, walton
01-Jan-2014
well built toy that my daughter loves. She can still play with the musical part which she constantly carries around with her.
Stephanie, Sutherland
28-Dec-2013
excellent product only problem is I feel it it too light and tips very easily
fabiana, rodrigues
27-Dec-2013
daughter just turned one and she loves the music and bright colours
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