{"id":57193,"date":"2021-05-08T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T04:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=57193"},"modified":"2021-05-07T16:01:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:01:01","slug":"popping-toys-the-latest-fidget-craze-might-reduce-stress-for-adults-and-children-alike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/popping-toys-the-latest-fidget-craze-might-reduce-stress-for-adults-and-children-alike\/","title":{"rendered":"Popping toys, the latest fidget craze, might reduce stress for adults and children alike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57194\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pop-it-pimple-toy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pop-it-pimple-toy.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pop-it-pimple-toy-250x141.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pop-it-pimple-toy-600x338.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The newest fidget craze is popping toys. Adults and kids\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bountyparents.com.au\/news-views\/pop-it-fidget-toy-craze\/\">all over the world<\/a>\u00a0have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/lifestyle\/family\/popping-toys-long-island-1.50198045\">buying up<\/a>\u00a0this endlessly reusable version of a longtime favorite fidget activity: popping bubble wrap. Made of silicone and coming in a range of colors, shapes and sizes, they are half-sphere \u201cbubbles\u201d that can be pushed in, making a satisfying soft popping sound. After \u201cpopping\u201d them all, you can turn the toy over and start again from the other side.<\/p>\n<p>Some might remember the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/fidget-toys-arent-just-hype-77456\">fidget spinner craze of 2017<\/a>\u00a0and the controversy that these devices caused, with some teachers even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/answer-sheet\/wp\/2017\/06\/01\/schools-are-banning-fidget-spinners-calling-them-nuisances-and-even-dangerous\/\">banning them from classrooms<\/a>. Popping toys raise the perennial question of whether and when fidget toys might be useful. Are they a nuisance? Or could having them help you or your children manage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/09\/us\/quarantine-mental-health-gender.html\">pandemic stress and fuzzy thinking<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/setlab.soe.ucsc.edu\/people.php\">my research group<\/a>\u00a0has taken a deep look at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3196709.3196790\">how children<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/2971485.2971557\">and adults<\/a>\u00a0use fidget toys and objects. What we found tells us that these items are not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/whats-behind-the-fidget-spinner-fad-77140\">a fad that will soon disappear<\/a>. Despite sometimes being\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/05\/14\/527988954\/whirring-purring-fidget-spinners-provide-entertainment-not-adhd-help\">annoying distractions for others<\/a>, fidget items seem to have practical uses for both adults and children, especially in stressful times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don&#8217;t go anywhere without a fidget toy and this is my new favourite ???? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fidget?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fidget<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BusyHands?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BusyHands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L1jHzY2s30\">pic.twitter.com\/L1jHzY2s30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Penny Jacques ???? (@PennyJacques1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyJacques1\/status\/1367587881414324229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Understanding fidgeting<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Fidgeting didn\u2019t start with the popping toy and spinner crazes. If you\u2019ve ever clicked a ballpoint pen again and again, you\u2019ve used a fidget item. As part of our work, we\u2019ve asked people what items they like to fidget with and how and when they use them. (We\u2019ve been\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fidgetwidgets.tumblr.com\/\">compiling their answers online<\/a>\u00a0and welcome\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fidgetwidgets.tumblr.com\/submit\">additional contributions<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>People often report that fidgeting with an object in their hand helps them stay focused when doing a long task or keeping still and attentive in a long meeting. Objects people fidget with include paper clips, USB thumb drives, earbuds and sticky tape. But people also buy specialized items such as a popping toys for this purpose.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fine-tuning for focus<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Psychology research about sensation seeking tells us that people often try to adjust their experiences and their environments so that they provide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Sensation-Seeking-Psychology-Revivals-Beyond-the-Optimal-Level-of-Arousal\/Zuckerman\/p\/book\/9781315755496\">just the right level of stimulation<\/a>. Different people function well under different circumstances. Some like total quiet to help them focus, while others are happiest working in a busy, noisy environment.<\/p>\n<p>The optimal level of stimulation varies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/insights\/articles\/quiet-ones\/\">among people<\/a>\u00a0and can change for one person throughout the course of a day\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainscape.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/noise-can-help-you-study\/\">depending on what they are trying to do<\/a>. People fine-tune their environments to get things just right \u2013 for example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.15five.com\/blog\/getting-sht-done-in-an-open-office\/\">putting on headphones in a noisy office environment<\/a>\u00a0to switch to less distracting noise.<\/p>\n<p>A person who can\u2019t get up and walk around to feel more energized or go have a cup of tea to calm down may find it helpful to use a fidget item to stay focused and calm while also staying put.<\/p>\n<p>Another common reason for fidgeting that we saw among adults in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/2971485.2971557\">our online study<\/a>\u00a0is that some fidget objects \u2013 such as a favorite smooth stone \u2013 can be used to calm them down and achieve a more relaxed, contemplative or even mindful state.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3196709.3196790\">Children also<\/a>\u00a0spoke about how fidget items help them manage emotions. For example, they might squeeze a stress ball when they feel angry, or they might stroke a soft, fuzzy toy when they are anxious.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Relieving anxiety, focusing attention<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The self-reported data we got from adults and children aligns with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainbalancecenters.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/fidgeting-strategies-for-kids-with-neurodevelopmental-disorder\/\">anecdotal accounts<\/a>\u00a0that fidget toys can help children with attention or anxiety issues stay focused and calm in the classroom. In fact, fidget toys have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.therapyshoppe.com\/category\/8-fidget-toys\">available for kids<\/a>\u00a0to use for therapeutic purposes for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>There hasn\u2019t yet been a definitive research study about the impact of these toys. In one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=EJ853381\">preliminary study<\/a>\u00a0looking at stress ball use, sixth graders who used these fidget toys during instruction independently reported that their \u201cattitude, attention, writing abilities, and peer interaction improved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The closest significant research is a study by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mindbrain.ucdavis.edu\/people\/jschweit\">University of California, Davis behavioral science professor Julie Schweitzer<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09297049.2015.1044511\">letting children with ADHD fidget<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 wriggle, bounce or otherwise move gently in place \u2013 while they work on a lab-based concentration task called the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3758\/BF03192844\">flanker paradigm<\/a>.\u201d She found that more overall movement in children with ADHD, as measured using an accelerometer on the ankle, did help them perform this cognitively demanding task. After I learned about her research, I approached Schweitzer to join forces, and we\u2019re currently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ucsc.edu\/2020\/07\/fidget-ball.html\">collaborating on the first rigorous study of the effects of fidget objects on people with ADHD<\/a>, with support from the National Institutes of Health. We aim to better understand how using fidget toys may support people\u2019s cognition.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, my team built a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3290607.3313015\">\u201csmart\u201d fidget ball<\/a>\u00a0that senses when and how it\u2019s used. Schweitzer\u2019s team is tracking exactly when study participants fidget as they work, and how this correlates with changes in their performance on challenging thinking tasks. (If you happen to live in the Northern California Bay Area,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gZ7vq7\">you can apply to take part in the study<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>My group is also working with specialists in children\u2019s social-emotional learning and technology, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/people\/petr-slovak\">Petr Slovak of King\u2019s College London<\/a>, to understand whether and how giving kids a \u201csmart\u201d fidget item that can respond to their touch might help calm them down and improve their self-soothing skills. We built a small \u201canxious creature\u201d that children could hug and pet to calm it down. The creature begins with a fast heartbeat and then settles into happy purring once it is soothed.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3274429\">Early<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2196\/14029\">results<\/a>\u00a0are promising and have recently been applied by commercial product developers to create\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purrble.com\/\">an interactive toy for calming kids<\/a>. (I served briefly as a paid consultant on the toy\u2019s initial research and development but have no ongoing financial stake.)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Avoiding distraction<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If fidget items are so helpful, why were\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/fidget-spinners-banned-from-top-high-schools-2017-5\">schools banning the spinners<\/a>, and why did\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/fidget-spinners-are-being-banned-from-classrooms-2017-5\">teachers take them away<\/a>? Not all fidget items are created equal. Some are more distracting than others. The fidget items most therapists recommend can be used without looking and don\u2019t attract other people\u2019s attention too much with motion or noise. Fidget-spinner motion distracted other kids in classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Popping toys don\u2019t have movement that attracts others\u2019 eyes, but they do make some noise. Kids in our study reported that noise was a reason they got fidget toys taken away in class. For this reason, popping toys might not be as welcome as the world slowly returns to more in-person learning. But they might be great for kids (or adults) who can hit the mute button in online school and meetings.<\/p>\n<p>[<em>You\u2019re smart and curious about the world. So are The Conversation\u2019s authors and editors.<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/us\/newsletters\/the-daily-3?utm_source=TCUS&amp;utm_medium=inline-link&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter-text&amp;utm_content=youresmart\">You can read us daily by subscribing to our newsletter<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>Though research is still ongoing, therapists\u2019 practical experience and both adults\u2019 and kids\u2019 self-reflections suggest that fidget toys can be helpful for emotional and cognitive support. There may actually be some benefits in getting yourself or your child a fidget toy to power you through a wall of boring Zoom meetings or a stressful school day.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Katherine Isbister is Professor of Computational Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newest fidget craze is popping toys. Adults and kids\u00a0all over the world\u00a0have been\u00a0buying up\u00a0this endlessly reusable version of a longtime favorite fidget activity: popping bubble wrap. Made of silicone and coming in a range of colors, shapes and sizes, they are half-sphere \u201cbubbles\u201d that can be pushed in, making a satisfying soft popping sound. 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