The number one priority when an infant plays is the safety of the infant. As the early development stage begins in the infant, with eager and excitement it realizes the motions in the body and begins to test the skills in the hands and feet, innocent to all its surroundings and possible dangers which is liable to strike in subtle ways, ample safety is high priority for the protection of such innocence in every respect.
The absence of hard objects, shedding elements, toxins, and any possible substance liable to affect breathing, by the vigorous touch of the infant ought to take precedent in the choice of a toy. Baby’s toy doll should be absolutely free from all hazards and simple in design.
One of babies most sensitive ability is their taste, hence, everything in their reach generally when picked up by baby goes towards the mouth, and either get sucked or chewed on, even when the taste has no relevance to that of milk or food, it is still liable of being swallowed or find its lodging somewhere in the mouth of the infant if not caught on time. Since playing objects contribute to their learning while growing, early education by the things they touch and toy with should be informative and relative to them.
As baby gradually familiarize with his /her new world, early education is passed on by just about any and everything that surrounds that little life. Because everything is new to the infant, all the choices we make for them should contribute to their early development in every way. A girl baby may easily learn something about herself toying with a human realism toy doll by observing resemblance of the human species in the toy.
The introduction of a human realism toy doll is proper for babies’ first toy; to help them discover themselves by observing the features, being able to touch the body parts, feel the softness and the warmth of especially a soft cloth doll. Cloth forms much of baby’s world in providing adequate comfort in so many ways, it is unlikely to find a more appropriate toy for baby than that which is made of cloth, and this may be why some animal toys are made in 100% cloth to provide warmth, comfort, and safety for infants.
For decades cloth has been the most reliable material human beings depend upon to sooth just about all their lifestyle in a most satisfying way without trying to find a substitute; in fact how much can we do without incorporating cloth? It is harmless unless contaminated deliberately, to say it is the safest and one of the easiest materials to manipulate into whatever one desire to create is not an overstatement to those who are of creative mind.
Thinking safety in toys for infants? Think cloth.
