Children love all kinds of toys, ranging from lego, action figures, replica cars, puzzles, dolls, and Barbie. However, not all of them are good toys for children.
In fact, today there are toys that have negative impact and are harmful to children. For example, toys in fact contain harmful chemicals, toys that have sharp form so that it can hurt, and the size is too small toys that can be swallowed children.
American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a few tips your consideration in choosing safe toys. Among them:
- Buy toys according to age. You can read on the label that lists the rules of toys certain age can play and fit the toy.
- Choose toys with a large enough size. Until at least 3 years old children, the toy should be larger than the mouth to avoid the possibility of choking or swallowing, because children at that age have a habit of entering anything into the mouth.
- Avoid giving toys have sharp-edged and heavy that can injure a child and his friend when playing.
- Keep children’s toys out of reach of infants or young children, because children’s toys usually hard textured and dangers for babies and toddlers.
- Buying toys that are washable so that the bacteria or bacteria attached to the toy can be lost. Moreover, babies or toddlers always put the toys into the mouth.
- Avoid buying toys that have string, yarn, or ribbon with a length of more than 30 cm. This could endanger infants or children who play string or ribbon and can cause the object entangled in the neck and strangled him.
- Avoid toys that can shoot automatic weapons. A wide variety of toys shots usually can injure the eye if shot.
- Be careful with toys made of hazardous materials. Usually toy looks normal and safe for children to use, but you must make sure that the toy is not made using chemicals that can harm your child.
Toys can not be separated from everyday life of children. Therefore, parents should control and choose the type of toy that is played by children.
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