Learning Resources Stethoscope, Pretend Play, Exploration Play, Working Stethoscope, Ages 5+

Really works!

yes i am an adult. so it's a weensy bit tight on me (surprised right. lol) but i didn't have the money on hand for the nearly $100 one that's out there and there are a few things i Needed something like this for. (won't bore you with details other than to say i have older cats and also some issues of my own i want to keep on top of) for what i paid, i got better than i honestly expected from a "kid's toy". sure it's not professional grade but i can hear what i need to pretty easy. i was able to tell one of my "girls" needed to go to the vet for a watery sound in her left lung with no trouble. (by the way, thank you to the seller for that... she's my oldest cat and it may have just saved her life!) now i will not tell you that this should be used Instead of a doctor visit or even a "real" stethoscope. but it's a good and useful product and works. not perfectly, but pretty good for what you pay. so yes, i say get this for your little ones. not only is it the perfect gift for your doctors/nurses-to-be but it will help make actual visits less scary for them as well having had some personal hands on experience with some of the tools they'll encounter.

I really like this stethoscope. The only reason I didn't rate it for 5 stars, is because it's actually very tight on the ears. I'm not sure if it will loosen up as we use it, so we'll see. As for the durability and level of fun/education it's really great. I bought it for my kids for Christmas and they love it. You can hear your heart very good. The kids really love playing doctor and it's hilarious to watch my son (6 years old) take them off his ears and drape the whole thing around his neck like real doctor does.

I was unhappy with all the cheap doctor sets out there, and my 3 year old son was unimpressed by them. I have a lot of health issues, and have been hospitalized multiple times, so playing doctor is one of the ways my son deals with his anxieties and fears about it all. Its really given him a sense of empowerment to understand what hospitals are for and what doctors really do. So this Christmas I decided to make him a QUALITY doctor set, something that would help him learn and expand as opposed to a bunch of plastic dodads that would just take up space in the play area. This stethoscope was the absolute icing on the cake for his set. He use to pretend to listen to peoples heart with the pretend plastic one that came with his doctor costume, but now he can ACTUALLY listen to heartbeats thanks to this. He listens to EVERYONE that will let him (especially enjoys listening to mama's belly since baby brother is in there and due very soon.) Its worth every cent.

A toy definitely. May not be too durable but they work. Good for an inspiring doctor engaged in care taking skills. Great with other interactive tools, resources, and equipment, as well as the user's own active imagination.

I bought my 3 year old grandson the B. Dr. Doctor kit along with the Scoots Toddler Scrubs and this stethoscope. I should have saved money by skipping the B. Dr. Doctor kit. This stethoscope was perfect for him, right sized, right length and he was able to listen to lung sounds and heart sounds of the dogs and family members . As I said in my B. Dr. Doctor review,it's too bad they don't make little medical bags with a red cross on them to put supplies in . Best idea for a doctor bag for little kids is to get a little backpack with this stethoscope, add some rolls of gauze wrap, ace wrap, little candies in a tin, maybe a disposable Penlight, plastic magnifying glass, reflex hammer, bulb syringe....things like that. Get the scrubs. Viola! Fun stuff...and maybe a doctor in the making!

We received a doctors dress up set as a gift - the set came with a plastic and very fake looking stethoscope that required batteries to operate the electronic heart beat sound. I don't know about you - but I hate toys that make electronic noises... especially when your body is making a heartbeat sound all day long :) This is a "real" stethoscope... you have to listen very carefully and position it just right to hear. That doesn't in any way detract from the play value of this toy for our two kids. The fact that it looks and feels just like their pediatrician makes it very exciting! This has been a very durable toy for us and I highly recommend it. We have also brought this to the doctors office with us, and the children use it on their dolls while the doctor checks their heart. It was a great calming force and distractor for us.

Learning Resources Stethoscope / B00004WKU2 When my heart starting skipping beats unexpectedly due, apparently, to chronic stress, I decided I needed a stethoscope on hand for quick assessments of my heart beat during my palpitation periods. Amazon is my standby in these emergencies and, among the expensive "med student" options, there was this Learning Resources toy. The results, in my opinion, are mixed. First, this is not the most sensitive of stethoscopes. The heart beat is softer than more expensive stethoscopes, probably to lessen potential damage to a child's eardrums if the stethoscope is mishandled. (Seriously, that would be a huge concern of mine before handing this toy over to a child. Hearing loss is permanent and should not be flirted with.) The stethoscope realistically picks up every errant movement or flutter of clothing, so the user must hold very, very still in order to get a decent read on the already soft-sounding heart rate. Second, as others have noted, the hearing pieces on this stethoscope HURT. I can't leave the stethoscope in my ears for more than a minute or so. The hearing pieces are fairly big (I'd estimate larger than a small child's ear could comfortably accommodate, but I can't say with certainty), very hard, and press inwards strongly, and at an uncomfortable angle. Attempts to "stretch" the metal out a bit have failed so far. Bottom line, though, is that this stethoscope does work for what I purchased it for, even if it doesn't work as well or as painlessly as I'd like. I can monitor my heart during periods of bad heart activity, although I dislike that the stethoscope is too painful to use for frequent "spot checks". I can't imagine that this would be a particularly sturdy toy - if I have to keep the chewy rubber away from inquisitive cats, I'd have to think that small teeth could so just as much, if not more, damage. Although I suppose the majority of children don't chew on their toys past age 5, a younger brother or sister could wreak a goodly amount of havoc on this toy. ~ Ana Mardoll

Cela faisait longtemps que je recherchais un stéthoscope pour enfant qui fonctionne réellement. Avec celui ci je ne suis pas déçue ! Mon fils peut entendre son coeur battre ! Un très bon produit.

A mi niña le encantó se siente toda una doctora

Not sure if product was used before, but the product packaging itself was already half opened when I opened the outer delivery packaging.

I bought this for my 7 year old Granddaughter as she likes to play doctors and bandage us up when she visits, I read the various reviews and was unsure as to the quality level it would be, but it was absolutely fine, I'm not going to say it is up to medical standard but you can definitely hear the heart beating, and it is of good quality

Funciona suficientemente bien (no es profesional, obvio, pero se escucha bien) y aguanta el trato de un bebé 24+ meses. Recomendaría.