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Young children aged twelve up to twenty-four months are learning words and even short phrases even before they can begin speaking. Knowing this fact may encourage parents not to use “baby talk” when talking to their children.

Even when you child is in your womb you can begin talking to them and letting your child get to know your voice.   And because children will be gathering even more information from their environments playing classical music is a good idea.

After your child is born they will be gathering information using senses such as sight, touch, taste and hearing.  This is why the toys you select for them is so very important.  Choose baby and toddler toys that encourage your child’s development by stimulating the senses we just mentioned.

Wooden baby toys are an excellent choice to begin with.  Two examples are wooden baby rattles and wood clutching toys both manufactured by ImagiPLAY and are available online.  And always watch the manufacturers age recommendation’s that are listed on baby toys and toddler toys.

Choosing natural wooden kids toys will help protect your children’s health.  When you keep your children away from toxics you may even be saving their lives.

If you have woodworking skills you could make your own toys from reclaimed materials; this is great for your wallet.  However, not all of us are talented in this area and will have to shop for store-bought wooden children’s toys.

When you purchase wooden baby rattles and wooden baby toys made from durable materials you will be purchasing kids toy that can be passed down from child to child. 

Purchase “good wood”.  Choose toys made from sustainably logged wood that is painted with vegetable, water-based, or beeswax finishes. You will be helping our Earth when you avoid toxic materials.

Natural wood toys are biodegradable, for one thing, so, unlike plastics, they won’t be sitting in our landfills for thousands of years.  The image with this article is a wood baby rattle by ImagiPLAY and is coated with beeswax.

When you browse through the wooden children’s toys on the store shelves and you will find most toys are made with toxic materials. Natural toys, on the other hand, are made from materials that are safe for the child and the environment.

Children are known to put toys in their mouths yet manufactures continue saturating the marketplace with children’s toys made with toxic materials. It up to us to read the labels and do our research in order to provide our children safe wooden kids toys.

 Wooden baby toys can be one of your child’s first connections to nature. A wooden baby rattle in a child’s hand comes from a living tree and feels familiar and nurturing in a way that man-made materials can’t match.

As your child grows you will want to continue purchasing as many wooden kids toys as your budget will allow.  These natural toys will protect your child’s health as well as our environment.

Incorporate these germ-fighting strategies into your daily routine to fight off colds. These tips may help your baby and the whole family stay healthier.

According to Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, many common winter viruses are airborne, so if your baby takes a breath within, say, 4 to 6 feet of someone who’s sick, he can easily catch the bug himself. Most people stricken by winter viruses are contagious before they develop symptoms. So pulling your baby away from a sniffling, coughing, or sneezing pal doesn’t guarantee that he won’t come down with similar symptoms himself.

Neither will bundling him up: Studies have shown that exposure to cold or damp weather doesn’t increase a child’s likelihood of catching a cold, says Offit.

Wash your baby’s hands frequently, too — especially before eating (once he’s eating solids) and when he comes home from daycare or an outing.

Also be diligent about hand washing for siblings, especially if they’re sick as well. No need to pay extra for fancy antibacterial soaps — any soap will remove germs from the skin’s surface.

Make sure all of your baby’s caregivers are vigilant about hand washing, too. If your baby’s in daycare, ask what the official hand-washing policy is. If it’s less than satisfactory, don’t be shy about requesting a change and reminding caregivers that this protects their health as well.

Another tip is to keep your babies furniture and toys’ including his wooden baby rattles sanitized.  Wipe them as often as necessary.

When we were growing up baby toys consisted of a lot of plastic toys and rattles.  Nowadays parents are beginning to discover (and babies too), the wonderful world of natural wood teething rattles.

Even though wooden baby toys may be more expensive compared to mass-produced baby toys, it is important to minimize chemical exposure for babies and your children. This is especially important in the first year as babies are putting everything in their mouths.

Because babies can absorb large amounts of toxic chemicals with the toys and baby rattles they put in their mouths parents can easily find alternative materials for there baby rattles online. Look for solid wooden baby rattles made from Beechwood.  ImagiPLAY is a manufacturer of all-natural rattles that are hand-crafted and sanded baby smooth and are finished with beeswax which is a natural antiseptic.

Your baby will love the feel of the natural wood and the ease of grasping and teething with the whimsical shapes available for him and he will have the right type of rattle in his mouth.