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Example

DANIEL

10 months old

Developmental Skills

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

  • Most babies this age have mastered crawling, can sit without help and pull themselves to a standing position. Your baby is probably driven to move around, pull himself up and stand upright for long periods while grabbing to a table or chair.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

  • Your baby becomes more able to find hidden objects and begin to realize that you still exist even when you're out of sight. 

  • Babies at this age are mimics, and you may notice your baby imitating just about everything you do.

  • They listen to the sound of your words and watch you carefully to gauge your reactions. 

  • Interested in objects around him. Studies and feels them.

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

  • Ten-month-olds can understand and follow simple, one-step commands, such as “wave bye-bye.” 

  • Your baby may be begining to put strings of babble sounds together

  • And recognize meaning of some words versus just sounds

  • Your baby might become skilled at various gestures, such as shaking his or her head no, pointing at something out of reach, etc.

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Your baby might be more intersted in communicating, understanding "no" and recognizinf herself in a mirror.

Suggestions

"Curiosity Cube" by Earlyears

"Count and Compose Piano" by Baby Einstein 

Why we love it:

  • Combines auditory, visual, and language, motor development all into one toy.

  • Wonderful introduction to numbers, instruments, and melodies

  • Your child can compose her own melodies so parents don't have to listen to the same melody over and over again! 

  • The large screen has colored lights that dance in time to playful classical melodies and the roller drum with rattle balls promotes fine motor skill development. 

  • At 10 months music can help soothe, entertain and teach your baby. 


Recommendations of use

  • Let your baby sit on the floor and hold the piano on his lap

Features

  • 3 play modes; Instrument key mode, baby composer mode, counting mode

  • High quality speaker with volume control

  • Baby will get an introduction to numbers 1-5 in English, Spanish and French as each numbered piano key is pressed

  • Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.8 x 4 inches and weighs 1 pound



Safety

  • No small or loose pieces

"Moo Baa La La La" by Sandra Boynton

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