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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:	CSC32::DUBOIS

Created:	Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:	Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1364
Total number of notes:	23848

154.0. "Crib mobiles; what works or doesn't work" by CLOSUS::HOE (Daddy, let's go camping!) Wed Jul 18 1990 19:58

Did you ever shopped for a musical mobile for a baby crib?

I did and was quite amazed at how many and what works. Our sitter
works as a pedi nurse and tells us that the mobiles with the
figures that hangs upright DOES NOT WORK. The infants sees the
mobile looking up so the upright ones are designed to attract the
adult (Disney comes to mind).

The ones that works are the ones with black/white
squares/circles/smiley face on one side and coloured on the back
for later. The music boxes are critical, get ones with the
longest playing time cause if you want the music to sooth the
baby, you want it to play at least 15 minutes.

We finally choose a tape player mobile from Fisher-Price. It has
discs that have symbols on one side of the mobile and nursery
characters on the other. The mobile spins with any breeze and the
battery powered tape player shuts off with the end of tape. The
discs becomes a moving toy whan the tape player is played by the
2-4 year old. It's not cheap; $50+ but I got it when the store
had one of those rub-off discount and we got 60% off.

calvin

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
154.1	Old MacDonald's Farm Animals	NAC::KNOX	Donna Knox	`Thu Jul 19 1990 11:43`	11
	The mobil my kids loved had stuffed baby farm animals facing down at the infant, (piglet, lamb, calf and duckling, I think, with a smily-faced sun in the middle also facing down.) The music 'box' had a smily-faced sun on it, also. Even though it only played 'Old MacDonald' for 4 minutes, they were more interested in the animals than the music it seemed to me. I payed about $30 for it in January 1987 at Cribs 'N Things in Nashua. This mobile is now on it's fourth child as I have lent it out to a friend. Donna
154.2	Right Start	ZENDIA::DWINELLS		`Thu Jul 19 1990 16:53`	4
	The Right Start catalog has a few different mobils that face the infant while lying in the crib. I have seen clowns, shapes, etc. Norma
154.3	Fisher-Price	DELNI::SCORMIER		`Fri Jul 20 1990 14:02`	11
	The mobile my son loved best (and still does) is a Fisher-Price. It has four little animals (dog, sheep, horse, and I forgot the other) which angle down for him to see. When he was an infant I turned the figures around. The back side of the figures are solid color blue, orange, green, and yellow. As his eyesight improved I turned them one by one so it would be more interesting. The music lasts about 20 minutes, just about as long as his attention span and long enough for me to have a cup of tea and activate my "reset" button on my attitude! Now that he's 7 months old, I have removed one of the animals and he loves to chew, or rather "gum" it.
154.4	Infant Stim-Mobile	CNTROL::STOLICNY		`Fri Jul 20 1990 14:12`	12
154.5	Second the Stim-Mobile	MAJORS::MANDALINCI		`Fri Jul 20 1990 14:44`	8
	Yes, the infant stim-mobile is great. Since infants can only see black and white (and shades of gray) it is very defined for them. It is also sold in the Early Learning Center and through the Right Start catalog. I hooked mine up to the Fisher-Price mobile (without the F-P hanging part on yet) and when I turned on the music box it made it turn as well. They also make a soft book that is good to place along side a infant who is awake but is lying with his/her face turned to one side. I think this is sold through Discovery Toys as well.
154.6	more on sitm-mobile	MEMORY::COUTURIER	Barbara Couturier	`Mon Jul 30 1990 19:46`	3
	Yes, the Stim-mobile is great, but unfortunately lasted only 3 months with my daughter. She loved it at first and now is bored with it. I got mine at Boston Baby in Newton for $10.
154.7	Fisher-Price - good for longevity!	39410::HAMMOND		`Wed Aug 08 1990 17:19`	10
	My son got the Fisher-Price one (with tape player) as a gift. It is great. Once he was standing in his crib, we removed the mobile part so just the tape player was their. Each morning (and after his nap), he 'hits the dog' to turn on the music. It's his way of telling us that he is awake. When I go into his room, he will turn it on again and dance! Matthew's had the mobile since he was about 2 months old. He's know 16 months old and it still gets alot of use....