Review on First Note FN150 Firstnote Whistle by David Romo

In the foreword I would like to say that the reasons for this rating have nothing to do with durability. I think it's a toy that if left unattended by a very noisy child could easily break in a number of ways, whether by stepping on it or using it like a sword or drumstick. Especially when we're talking about an average little boy, things can turn into a sword or lightsaber very quickly. No, my assessment is based on holding it up and watching closely. I am using it for various therapeutic purposes for our son who is experiencing many things related to global developmental delays and some sensory issues. I think with care this thing will be strong enough for what we need and since he's a chewer who likes to occasionally run around with the things he's chewing I find it a safety hazard to do this alone with him unsupervised to let. I have several goals: accept new toys, especially noise toys, work on improving his lip strength to help him make certain sounds that require lip pursing and sulking in the long run (e.g. p and b). ), work on fine motor skills, work on imitation, work on following instructions, and work on improving functional oral use to reduce chewing. One of the things I like about it is that the slider allows for a deeper tone to be created. Since it's noise sensitive we're now starting to pull the slider all the way out when we blow in because all the sound is too high pitched for him to take well this time and use the toy functionally, and just this week we finally succeeded when he blows into it to make a sound. I like the way the slide is made because I think it will allow him to manipulate it as we get to the point where we are working on the fine motor skills of this task. And once he gets used to it and can handle high notes better, we'll increase our aversion to imitation and stretch the notes longer. To be honest I think this is a cool therapy toy. If you're using it for special needs children who have problems with lip strength, imitation, and movement planning, you may need to help them with your fingers to purse their lips at the beginning to give them an idea of what they should be doing, but I would disappear as soon as possible. For our little fella, I still have to remind him to blow into him to make a sound, but I'll also mute him as soon as possible. Right now I'm really excited because he's starting to make a whistling sound! I also think that with proper care this toy will be quite durable. But if you know your kids are more into Wrestle Mania than Mozart, maybe keep an eye on it or buy them an actual voice recorder because it's made of much thicker plastic.