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Special Needs Toys
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The importance of teaching expressive language skills is beyond explanation especially to families with an autistic child. The "Talk About Your Day" flashcards are developed by Carson Dellosa and feature 46 photographic flashcards in a deck. These flashcards all feature photos of children engaging in different activities that most children take part in at some point in their childhood. The importance of using photographic cards as opposed to paintings or drawings is that it enables your child to relate more to the cards being that that too recognize that they are children, this is an extremely important factor for children with
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special needs and gives them an edge on learning new vocabulary words to describe their day or at least allows them to show their day in pictures whereas they otherwise may not express anything at all. These cards are an excellent tool for discussion and conversation among the family, allowing even your youngest members of the family to feel like a part of the conversation. Each of the 46 flashcards measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
These flashcards are carried by Kaplan Early Learning Center and most of the time they need to be ordered through an online retailer. I encourage you to do a little price researching online but as always I found the best deal at Amazon.com.
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Kidazy.com \ Baby Developmenttitle_li=Eco-Friendly Toystitle_li=Educational Toystitle_li=Special Needs Toys
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The Wonderworld Dudy Shake Rattle Toy is another enironmentally conscious parent type of toy. This rattle is based around a wooden ring made of environmentally friendly rubber wood. The duck has wings that are both textured and that crinkle when played with giving multiple stimulation points for the developing child. The rattle combines wood and fabric to give children a multitude of experiences to take in, from bright colors for sensual stimulation to developing hand eye coordination by simply interating with the duck toy around the rattle. Not only is the wood of this toy environmentally friendly but the paints used on it are also non-toxic water based
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paints as well as the fabric used to make the duck’s appendages being biodegradable. The Wonderworld Dudy Shake Rattle Toy is recommended from birth on up and weighs 5 ounces and measures 23" x 14" x 6" making it large enough to grasp but not too large so that it becomes a burden for tiny hands. This rattle is also the perfect toy and soother for younger children with difficulties such as autism, providing multiple points of stimulation and creating pleasurable noises from each piece of the toy.
I have yet to see this Wonderworld Dudy Shake Rattle Toy carried anywhere but Amazon.com, this is not to say that you won’t find it anywhere else, but being that it is an eco-friendly toy if you are on the look out in local stores, try visiting your eco-friendly based stores first.
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