Toys R Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids
November 2, 2007 by Julie Bonner
Filed under Children's Toys, Educational Stuff, News and Links about Children's Things
If you have a child in your life with a disability of some sort, it can be hard to know what to get that child for Christmas and Birthdays. Well thanks to the Toys R Us Guide for Differently-Abled Kids, you can know what toys might be just perfect for that special little one.
You can view the catalog online, read their 10 tips for buying toys and browse through their frequently asked questions, and they are all printable too.
I think this is a great tool for parents, teachers, friends and relatives!
As a mom of a special needs kid I don’t like this site. The toys are not toys that I purchase or even look at to purchase. I prefer toys that actually meet the needs of my child, not meet the needs of advertisers and marketing companies.
The toys are really not developmentally appropriate for special needs kids and don’t target the true needs. ie: sensory integration, autism, etc.
For example, the auditory and visual category only stimulates the auditory function, not calm a child who needs to calm.
A ride on toy is not fine motor, a shake and bobbles race car? …and where are the lacing bead, the peg boards, and crayons?
And…where are the proprioceptive, vestibular, and oral motor functions?
If Toys R Us wants to throw themselves out there with special needs I think they need to do it the right way, not show off toys they think fit categories.
Try http://therapyshoppe.com for the right stuff or abilitations.com. That is where the real special needs products are and both are places I shop regularly for my son’s products.
I will get off my high horse now. Sorry Julie.