The Importance of Early Childhood Stimulation

If your child isn’t yet school-aged, here are ways to provide the stimulus they need for healthy development. Young children are constantly grabbing, looking, feeling, teething – and no surprise! Their brains are nonstop data processing machines. Early childhood is a stage of unparalleled development. A newborn’s brain develops 2-3 million synapses each second. A baby’s…

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Sensory Toys Buying Guide, Part 2: Sights, Sounds, and Smells

In our last post we covered the most common types of sensory toys, which are tactile or chewable. However, many sensory products stimulate other senses. In this post we will talk about how auditory, visual, and olfactory sensory toys can help children with sensory processing issues regulate those senses. Toys for Auditory Stimulation Auditory awareness…

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