"Take him, take him... the anti-stress toy, for the boy or the girl!" Shouts a vendor on the streets of the Historic Center of CDMX, and it is that the so-called Pop It has become the fashionable entertainment for the little ones in amid the Covid-19 pandemic, since it helps them reduce stress and promote relaxation.

Pop It can be found in markets, toy stores, internet sales and even in the corridors of the Metro. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors and even on keychains, while prices range from 20 to 250 pesos.

Pedro, who offers the toy in the Historic Center, said that the Pop It has become the children's favorite, because the figures or its colors attract their attention. He added that it is recommended for the stress or entertainment of minors.

“It is the anti-stress toy for kids; It helps them relax and they entertain themselves for many hours with it. Many parents are looking for it now with this pandemic, because they do not want their children to be stressed at home, ”he explained.

Also Inés, who sells it in the corridors of the Metro, highlighted that the Pop It is used by some teachers for teaching, and indicated that the toy helps children to reduce stress, in addition to the fact that some adults buy the presentation of keychain, as it is more practical and attracts attention.

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"Some young people take the keychain, but I have several larger figures, those are at 50 pesos and the keychains at 20", she specified.

For her part, María Becerril, an academic from the Faculty of Psychology at UNAM, explained that Pop It is a toy created many years ago, and that it was aimed at infants with attention deficit, hyperactivity or autism spectrum.

“In general terms, it is a toy that by pressing, allows children with attention deficit, hyperactivity or autism spectrum to pay more attention to the activity or task; so this toy allows the child to be in motion with his fingers to have more attention spans, ”she pointed out.

On why contact toys attract more attention, the specialist clarified that it is due to the distractibility effect, since the brain connects with the sensory part, and the person, having contact with the Pop It, generates a feeling of relaxation and Pay attention.

In contrast, she limited her, video games generate overstimulation and more stress in the little ones.

PHRASE: “It helps the kids to relax, because they entertain themselves for many hours. Many parents look for it, because they do not want their children to be stressed at home” Pedro Merchant of the Historic Center

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