Description of the toy

            NogginStik by SmartNoggin – the NogginStik is one of the children toys whose main focus entail improving the fostering the developmental of a child on his or her early stages of life. This rattle-like product comprises of a rattling base, a head which lights up, as well as other textures that are meant to be explored by the baby. Once the toy is shaken or tapped by the baby, it induces a soft glow light to change its color, particularly between blue, green, and red. On the other hand, the significance of this toy is the fact that it is not gender specific. The base of the toy is meant to make a rattling noise which is much pleasing to the ears of the toddler. The toy is meant to be utilized by children aged between twelve years and below. As a result of that, it is easy for them to handle it as a way of mastering grasping. According to the manufacture, the toy also comes with various fine textures that have the ability of delighting the child to have the urge of touching it.

                                                Physical or psychosocial needs

            As much as this toy is concerned, the truth is that it has the potential of enabling the child to be more and fascinated with the entertainment that the toy provides. As a result of that, it becomes possible for the child to have the ability of turning or practicing their eye through tracking the movement and the transition of its colors. The effect of this is that it in return ends up tracking some of the child’s neuropathways that are used for developing reading skills. On the other hand, the toy has the ability of encouraging visual tracking skills in a child taking into account the effect of the blue, green, and red light. This is one of the early milestones that are considered to be vital in child development. Additionally,  it will be possible to build the confidence of the child taking into account the manner in which he or she will be figuring out how the toy functions after guidance (Khosrowpour, 2017).

            Accordingly, the soft rattle sound that is produced by the toy on touching it is perceived to have the ability of encouraging visual tracking as well as other auditory skills in a child. In addition to that, the existence of fine textures within the toy is perceived to have the ability of enabling the child to have better sensory processing skills. The reason for that it has the ability of encouraging some initial learning milestones, for instance, tracking, visual aids, and so on.  Ideally, the function of the toy has the ability of enabling the child to understand the manner in which he or she interacts with others. This takes into account the way he or she reacts whenever the parents alters its functioning. This is vital because it aid the child to understand the importance of sharing as well as nurturing their imagination and creativity (Libertus & Hauf, 2017).

                                                Specific cognitive needs

            In the process of improving the cognitive skills of a child, the rattling sound produced by the toy makes the child to be attentive. This also takes into account the need of tracking the movement of light whenever the parent alters it. As a result of that, what this implies is the fact that the cognitive development of a child using this toy will have the ability of improving the functioning of his or her brain. Ideally, the end result of this is the fact that the toy will make the child to start thinking on how different things changes depending on the environment in which he or she will be at (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2018). 

            In that case, it means that it will make sense to him or her regarding the manner in which he or she grasps newly acquired knowledge. The reason for that is because the development of the child’s brain mainly is perceived to begin at birth as well as enabling the child to absorb and understanding the information relayed by the material (toy) he or she holds. This in return has the ability of enhancing different learning methods in a child. On the other hand, in the process of engaging the child with the toy, the parent enables the child to have the ability of experimenting, learn, think, and solve some of the problems he or she could have encountered. Using such a toy, therefore, implies that the child is given different means of exploring his or her new world. It also has the ability of altering the intellect and the emotion of the child (Khosrowpour, 2017).

             Through experimentation and exploration, it becomes possible for the child to have the propensity of developing the aptitude of thinking, communicating, understanding, making memories, imagining, and figuring out what is likely to happen next. The relationship that the parent could have developed while engaging the child with this toy is what is perceived to have the ability of supporting the cognitive development of the child. This is also associated with the manner in which the child will be interacting with other children in the process of playing with the toy (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2018). 

            Despite that, it is evident that play with the child is something that assists in building such a relationship. Because of this toy, the parent is compelled to spend enough time in understanding the manner in which the functioning of the toy improves his or her cognitive needs. This is what in return enables the child to learn where he or she fits in the world or he or she is. For toddlers, it implies that using this will assist in improving sitting because in the process of reaching for it, it will necessitate the child to use other variable means of controlling posture as well as interact with it (Libertus & Hauf, 2017).

 

                                                            Modifications

            One of the things that need to be done in order to improve its functionality it to ensure that the batteries used are long-lasting. The reason for that is to make the baby to be more entertained. The next issue entails ensuring that the lighting of the toy should be adjustable so as to meet the requirement of each child.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                            References

Hockenberry, M. J., & Wilson, D. (2018). Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children - E-Book. Mosby Press

Khosrowpour, M. (2017). Encyclopedia of information science and technology. Hershey, Pa. : Information Science Reference

Libertus, K., & Hauf, P. (2017). Motor Skills and Their Foundational Role for Perceptual, Social, and Cognitive Development. Place of publication not identified: Frontiers Media SA.