Does anyone know of a website That sells developmental 'toys'

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My ds was prem and is behind in his fine motor skills . We are under peadiatric care . Our recent meeting has brought up there may be something wrong and we have to go back in2 months to see if he has improved . I want to give him the best chance of catching up as the next step is a MRI which involves a general anaesthetic . And more tests . He has defied odds so far so hopefully it's just a delay . If anyone has and ideas that would be great . He is 8
Months but should be 6 .. Tia

I would just do a google search for 'Developmental Toys/Aids' and see what comes up. Whatever you find though, always have a look on somewhere like Amazon/Ebay first as they may have the same product much cheaper.

When my DD was younger, I found that 'Lamaze' do a lovely range of toys, they're colourful, lots of different textures and they all clip on to the cot/pram etc aswell as being able to play with them on the floor. They have different age ranges aswell.

The other place is Early Learning Centre. You can search by Age Range and it will tell you what elements of learning they provide.

Good luck. x

Jeez it sounds scary when I write it down . His gross motor skills are very good and he is lovely and sociable

Agree lamaze toys are lovely. Loads on ebay I think. Actually I have 2 Lamaze toys which are lovely and waiting to be brought to the charity shop. If you pm me I'd be happy to send them to you.

Also try brightminds.co.uk

Thank you cakes , I'll look In to them . To be honest I wasn't really sure what to google .

Sensory toy warehouse is good and do a big range of toys online from pocket money toys to huge bubble tubes

That's a brilliant website , thank you .

The happy puzzle company are great. I'm a parent not an educator/paediatrican but at 6/8 months under the Early Years structure the most important things are feeling loved and secure and having basic needs met, understanding textures by handling and mouthing things, looking at patterns and so on. My DS was in a brilliant nursery baby room at this age doing messy play like hand painting and wriggling toes in bowls of cold baked beans etc. Toddlers and young children are massively variable in skills and speech and all sorts, don't worry yourself into measuring so soon.

Please just enjoy your lovely baby, wait for the experts to explain whatever they think needs further looking at, and then take the steps they say. It wouldn't help to train baby to stack bricks or similar, to get over a diagnosis that could actually help if there is anything really underlying that is a problem. And there might not be anything other than just being prem. good luck and lots of hugs

Also search for 'special needs toys' as that tends to bring up loads of stuff. You get some good eBay shops that sell sensory toys as well. I've bought my daughter loads from the sensory toy warehouse

Thanks lexi, we have had an absolute nightmare 18 months and have had many syndromes thrown around at us right from the start . He is loved and happy ish( bad reflux) and I understand what you are saying that making him do it parrot fashion isn't going to help . I really just wanted to be informed and help him as much as I can . He knows all my extended family and recognises and smiles at friends and just adores his sister . I'm trying not to worry but it is hard . He basically wouldn't reach out for toys in the consultation and track toys . His hearing is fantastic and he follows sound but not colour . He grabs things on his gym and also on his jumperoo but I guess they can only take what they see.

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Interesting what you say about the day nursery . I wonder if going to a day nursery for a few hours and interacting with other babies doing things like that would help. I go to toddler groups but there isn't any structure to those .