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Health Tip: Boost Baby's Brain With Toys

(HealthDay News) -- When searching for just the right toy for your little one, choose toys that are developmentally appropriate and stimulating for the baby's maturing brain.

The Nemours Foundation lists these suggestions for stimulating toysyou're your baby:

  • A mobile to hang over the baby's crib.

  • A mirror to help the baby learn self-discovery.

  • A stack of brightly colored rings on a cone that babies can mouth and stack.

  • Toys that the baby can push and pull.

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