
Early Developement:
Baby rattles are simple toys designed to stimulate infant development through the
senses of sight, sound and touch. Most baby rattles are constructed from wood,
plastic, rubber or fabric and contain small pellets to generate a rattling sound.
Baby rattles are actually more than simple toys when it comes to child development.
A newborn's vision is still underdeveloped for several months, which leads him or
her to become more of an auditory learner. When infants encounter baby rattles
for the first time, they may not even see the toys clearly. They begin to realize that
a world outside of themselves does indeed exist, and they can interact with the
rattle through the grasping instinct. Gripping baby rattles and creating familiar
sounds gives very young infants the first notion of a subject-object world.
Another important stage in a infant's development is cause and effect. Baby rattles
are designed to perform consistently. A child soon learns that there is a direct
relationship between his or her actions and the desired results.