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Article #311: Learning about babies and baby shower facts

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Baby Showers: thereby gaining a larger share of the
In the past few decades, baby showers substantial market. Through play with
have become more common, as families toys infants begin to recognize shapes
become smaller and as each child receives and colors. The earliest and most
more individual attention. A baby shower primitive dolls were simple wooden
doesn't have to be over the top, the main carvings and bundles of grass.
focus should be on the baby and the Thousands of years ago, Egyptian children
parents, making sure they have an played with dolls that had wigs and
enjoyable time. In earlier times it was a movable limbs which were made from stone,
function which was organized and attended pottery, and wood. Miniature animal
by women only, but in recent years, due figures are also widespread, with
to India's level of western influence, children perhaps acting out farm
both genders are often included. activities with animals and equipment
A baby shower doesn't have to be an centered around a toy farm. The oldest
expensive affair. It can simply be a good known mechanical puzzle comes from Greece
excuse to get your close friends and and appeared in the 3rd century BC.
family together to celebrate this Baby details and info
exciting time. In some regions, it is Newborns usually respond to a female
common to give party favors, small gifts voice over a male voice. It has been
for the guests. As well as gifts, another noted by researchers that, "Children as
focus of a baby shower is to play games young as 18 months display
and party. There will often be things to sex-stereotyped toy choices". The sound
eat and drink as well so it can become of other human voices, especially the
quite a social event. mother's, can have a calming or soothing
Here are some likely baby shower actions: effect on the newborn.
- Change the diaper but only using one The baby's temperament may make him or
hand, the fastest wins. her highly sensitive to the environment,
- Guess who's toy: One of the child's toy and he or she may react to normal
is placed in a bad and the guests have to stimulation or changes to the environment
feel inside the bag to guess the object by crying. Babies can learn to signal to
and the owner. the parents when it is time to urinate or
- Guess the baby food flavor: guests have defecate by turning or making noises. A
to taste-test several flavors of baby newborn has a developed sense of smell at
food and try to identify them. birth, and within the first week of life
Toys/Gift ideas and Toy info: can already distinguish the differences
Toy makers change and adapt their toys to between the mother's own breast milk and
meet the changing demands of children the breast milk of another female.






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