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Estos juguetes hechos a mano tambi\u00e9n son poderosas herramientas para promover la salud mental.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elaborar un Juguete AVANCE es un ejercicio de atenci\u00f3n plena e imaginaci\u00f3n, un proceso creativo que gu\u00eda a los padres a trav\u00e9s de los paisajes serenos de sus mentes, alej\u00e1ndolos de las preocupaciones cotidianas. Las palabras de una madre resuenan con este sentimiento: \"Hacer estos juguetes es una actividad relajante; me aleja de las preocupaciones externas. Cuando estoy elaborando estos juguetes, me trae paz.\" Este compromiso pac\u00edfico es la esencia de lo que celebramos: proporcionar un puerto tranquilo para los padres y un patio de recreo de desarrollo para los ni\u00f1os.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esta pr\u00e1ctica tranquila de hacer juguetes es una herramienta cr\u00edtica para la salud mental. Alivia la ansiedad, eleva los esp\u00edritus y fortalece la resiliencia mental. A trav\u00e9s de esto, los padres experimentan las alegr\u00edas de la conexi\u00f3n, no solo con sus hijos, sino con sus propios seres internos.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A medida que se desarrolla mayo, traemos con nosotros el esp\u00edritu del Concurso de Juguetes AVANCE, que recientemente concluy\u00f3 como parte de nuestras festividades de El D\u00eda del Ni\u00f1o con AVANCE North Texas. El concurso, m\u00e1s que un evento, fue una manifestaci\u00f3n de nuestros valores compartidos: innovaci\u00f3n, atenci\u00f3n plena y la crianza de los lazos familiares. La risa de los ni\u00f1os y el orgullo de los padres en sus juguetes hechos a mano simbolizan el impacto m\u00e1s amplio en la salud mental de nuestra comunidad. 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