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Show Advertisement wt Toys ad ore than fun—theyare the nstructive adulthood his mouth, ani gum on it and taste it.” The more objects he is exposed to, the more “inputs” this wonderful infant of a “computer” will receive, the quicker his senses develop. And the more confidence he builds in himself, the more comfortable he feels in this brand-new world. So-called “mobiles,” dangling conglomerations of miscelianeous items that hang from strings and balance one another and sway in the breeze, can stimulate his sight with movement and color, his ears with tinkling sounds, and, if he can reachit, his sense of touch. Goldfish can also be an effective substitute. They can be placed at the head of his bed, encouraging him to raise his head when on his stomach and exercise his neck and back muscles, and fascinate him with their colorful, random movements. When heis old enough to sit up and reach for things, objects of different sizes and shapes that he can pick up and handle —odd-shaped teethers, multi-colored balls, rattles—delight him because these are all new touch sensations. Andit is a natural instinct to put any or all of them to his mouth not because he’s hungry but because the taste or the massaging of his gums is another new sensation.If the toys can be shaken to make noise, all the better, otherwise don’t be surprised to see the child deliberately throw them to hear the sound when they hit. The next step in the development of a child, aided immeasurably with thoughtful selection of toys, is when he begins manipulating his environment not just to feed his senses but to use his new-found confidence and exercise some power over his surroundings. “When he begins to crawl,” says Dr. Salk, “his environment becomes a factor. He learns he can move around and manipulate the things around him. He learns he can change his envirenment and is not a prisonerof it. His play materials should be something that he can handle and do something with. ” involves not just observing and absorbing his stimuli but controlling it. He begins to push, pull, twist, turn, put oneobject on top of ancther,and tear them down again, and fit pieces together and take them apart. He’s now at the stage when push-pull toys that make noise or strange movements, blocks that fit together in multi-colored patterns, or noisemaking toys that can be hit and be made to do something are all fascinating to him. Aboutthis time, it often puzzles parents when the child is more fascinated by, say, the box a toy came in than he is in the toy itself. The box may be newer to him than the toy. It’s a new texture he has never felt before, and he may be able to tear it apart and make two pieces from one. Further development through toys begins whenthe child not only observes, then controls, his surroundings but creates ideas of his own toward them. He is now at the age where he wants to use toys and other objects for a purpose. He begins to sort, match,select, and fit things together. Wis also at this period that paints and crayons and sand and water begin to fascinate him because he can construct things with them creatively. And recognition for his artistic talents—essential for his growing confidence in himself—is vastly important. After drawing a picture or building a sand castle, it’s instinctive for him to show it to someone, his mother or father usually, for the much-needed praise, “See what I did?” The period of imitation comes along, too, when girls mimic their mothers with dolls and toy dishes, and boys mimic their fathers with toy cars. Dr. Salk interprets this as a period when the child begins to see results ard becomes interested in working toward an end product. All of this miniature-toy activity, however, will not be enough to fill up all their days because their young bodies will cry out for physical activity and competitive games. Then the parks and playground become their second home with their swings and slides and “firemen’s gym” that they can climb all over. It is a wise parent who sees, through the properselection cf toys, that the child gets erough of the right kind of stimuli. “Children need toys and playthings the way adults need books and music and the performing arts,” Dr. Salk concludes. “They stimulate the child the way the arts stimulate adults.” @ Family Weekly, April 26, 1970 EveryWomanWantsthe Gift Of Complexion Beauty If every woman in the world could choose just one gift of beauty, nine out of ten would ask for a lovely, flawless complexion.Of all feminine beauty assets, this is the one that is most desired, most cherished. 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