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3 Reasons We Love Pull-Down Music Boxes For Our Deaf Baby

Beautiful music that teaches cause and effect.

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Daisy Bell
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Pull-down (non-electronic) music boxes provide 3 great things: 

#1
Clear sound (no speaker static)
#2
Auditory cause and effect (pulling -> music)
#3
Pretty music (that doesn't drive us crazy!)

We love finding pull-down music boxes with a variety of volumes and melodies.

We try to keep a few within baby's reach all day, and incorporate some into our routines.

They also make wonderful timers or transitional devices - when the song finishes, so does that particular activity. It's something that a baby can more easily understand and anticipate.

They also make wonderful timers or transitional devices - when the song finishes, so does that particular activity.

Baby wearing pediatric hearing aids and pilot cap playing with a pull-down music box toy
Baby using her Lullaby Bird Pull Musical Toy

While they're pricier than regular stuffed animals, we've really limited the number of regular stuffed animals we buy, in favor of having a few music boxes.

Music boxes also make lovely gifts! So, they're nice additions to holiday wish lists for friends and family.

Check out our favorites here.

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