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He's especially scared when the ball starts to roll by itself. He's now 8 months old and still won't go near the thing. Don't waste your money. I introduced this toy to my son when he was 4 months old. He immediately started crying when the lights flashed and the voices started. I initially thought it was a cute toy - but clearly I was wrong.
My daughter loves this toy and it made an awesome Christmas present for her. I would use this seller again, if I ever got the chance to do so. The person selling this product told me everything about this toy and it was very accurate. It came in the condition as discribed if not better.
It always seems like it's prone to cause injuries due to its heft (but this has never been an actual problem). My crawling son ignores it.
Then he rocks out. He doesn't quite get how to press the buttons-- he just mashes the whole ball with his hands, slapping it until he gets the desired response.
His sitting twin is the one who loves it (but never tries to crawl after it)3) the voice is pretty annoying (par for the course with this type of toy).That said, this is still a definite keeper at my house.For whatever reason, one of my sons (9 months old currently) has really taken to it, since around 6 or 7 months (when he started sitting). He doesn't give a hoot about the times it tells you "number 3" or "mooooo" The only thing he cares about is hitting it over and over again until it plays a song (which comes up every 6th sound or so).
First the downsides: 1) the ball is very heavy. 2) I don't really think this does anything to encourage crawling.
(But, hey, it works).
It then will correspond words and songs with the buttons he pushes. It rolls in a small circle while singing a song. I would recommend this ball for babies who like tummy time, and are being encouraged to crawl. My son, who is 7 months old really enjoys this ball. It grasps his attention when I turn it on. The tags at the top are also nice for the 'tag' loving babies.
My neighbor had that issue with her toddler and that's how we came to be the owners of this ball. :-) My son is 15 months and thankfully hasn't tried throwing it yet. By the time you can identify which thing has lit up, it's rolled to another side and gone, so don't plan on teaching your kid to count with this toy. I don't think babies this age really get any educational value from the numbers and animals, it's just cute and attention-getting. It's just the thing for a crawling baby, it keeps their attention and motivates crawling. I got this as a gift/hand-me-down-- I'm not one to buy talking toys-- and it was really fun for my son for a while. The voices are not especially annoying. And once they can walk and throw a ball, you might need to give it away, since it's quite heavy and obviously not for throwing.
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