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Plastic molded swing featuring adjustable shoulder straps and T-bar for secure swinging. The T-bar can be lowered for easy positioning. Once a child outgrows the need for the T-bar it can be strapped to the bottom of the swing. Maximum weight 50lbs.
Approx. Price: $24.99 Box Age Range: 0+ yr # of Pieces: 1 Washability: Surface Wipe Storability: Bulky Directions: Simple Play Locations: Outdoor Adjustability: Several Adjustable Features Levels of Play: One Level Batteries: None needed
Durable
High Contrasting Colors
Soothing
One-Piece Unit
Simple
Developmental processes promoted
Action Concepts e.g. In/Out, Push/Pull, On/Off, Go/Stop
The rhythmic motion of swinging can provide a soothing sensation for some children.
Swinging does not require vision or hearing to enjoy as long as communication between the user and caregiver can take place.
The high back and sides along with the safety T-bar provides a confined sense of security to some children.
Skills
The act of swinging provides vestibular input to children. This input helps a child feel his body in space. It can also help reduce hyperactivity because it calms the nervous system and readies it for cognitive activities presented after. Vestibular input also helps children develop balance.
Children gain proprioceptive input as they make small postural changes during swinging.
Play Ideas
Enhance sensory play by holding out a tactilely interesting toy for a child to touch or a tambourine for a child to kick each time he swings forward.
The high back and sides along with the safety T-bar provides support for children who have physical limitations. This can help children experience movement independently. A caregiver still needs to push the child, but the child is sitting and experiencing the action on his own.
The swing has a safety T-bar that provides a three-point harness. The shoulder straps of this harness are adjustable.
Skills
The act of swinging provides vestibular input to children. This input helps a child feel his body in space. It can also help reduce hyperactivity because it calms the nervous system and readies it for cognitive activities presented after. Vestibular input also helps children develop balance.
Children gain proprioceptive input as they make small postural changes during swinging.
Grasping can be encouraged as children hold the ropes of the swing.
Place a doll or stuffed animal in the swing and have the child push using two hands. This works on bilateral coordination.
Play Ideas
Play social interactive games by pushing from the front such as tickling toes each time the child swings forward.
Adaptation Ideas
Place a piece of non-skid shelf liner on the seat of the swing. This, along with the safety T-bar can prevent a child from sliding.
Use rolled up towels on both sides of the child to provide additional support as needed.
The rhythmic motion of swinging can provide a soothing sensation for some children.
The high back and sides along with the safety T-bar and shoulder straps provide a confined sense of security to some children.
Children may enjoy the repetitive motion of swinging.
Skills
The act of swinging provides vestibular input to children. This input helps a child feel his body in space. It can also help reduce hyperactivity because it calms the nervous system and readies it for cognitive activities presented after. Vestibular input also helps children develop balance.
Children gain proprioceptive input as they make small postural changes during swinging.
Encourage eye contact by pushing a child from the front.
The swing can foster turn taking when more than one child wants to play.
Swinging may help children with verbalizing exclamations such as, “Whee!”
Encourage interaction by holding out a toy for a child to touch or holding out your hand for him to gently kick when he swings forward.
Play Ideas
Push a stuffed animal or doll in the swing.
Play social interactive games by pushing from the front such as tickling toes each time the child swings forward.
Have the child pretend he is a bird flying in the sky or a pilot flying an airplane.
Encourage eye contact and interaction by making goofy faces with the child each time she swings toward you.
Adaptation Ideas
Push the child once and when the swing stops, the child must verbally request for more using one word: “More,” or “Push”; or short phrases such as, “Please push me,” or “More, please.”
The rhythmic motion of swinging can provide a soothing sensation for some children.
The high back and sides along with the safety T-bar and shoulder straps provide physical support.
The swing has a safety T-bar that provides a three-point harness. The shoulder straps of this harness are adjustable.
Skills
The act of swinging provides vestibular input to children. This input helps a child feel his body in space. It can also help reduce hyperactivity because it calms the nervous system and readies it for cognitive activities presented after. Vestibular input also helps children develop balance.
Children gain proprioceptive input as they make small postural changes during swinging.
Counting can be incorporated into swinging by counting out loud each time a child swings forward.
Swinging may help children with verbalizing exclamations such as, “Whee!”
Action words such as go, stop, fast, slow and high can all be taught during swing time.
Play Ideas
Push a stuffed animal or doll in the swing.
Have the child pretend he is a bird flying in the sky or a pilot flying an airplane.
