Choosing Safe Toys for Children part 1 (1powershop)

Injury prevention and your kids-The biggest threat to the health of children over age one is not some dread disease. It is accidental injury. More children are seriously hurt or killed by accidental injuries than by anything else. And many childhood injuries can be prevented by parents who know how. You already care enough to do everything possible to protect your children. Protecting them from injuries is a very important way you can safeguard their health. This publication is one of a series that helps parents prevent childhood injuries.
Toys cause many preventable injuries. Tips on Toys will help you decide just which toys are safe for your children as they grow. Take a few minutes to look over the toys you already have, and keep these guidelines in mind when you buy new ones.
The suggestions made in this publication are based on national information about the kinds of toys most often involved in accidents. Most of this information was gathered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the checklist was developed under funding from U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
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Up to 1 year
Age Group
Awareness of sound, motion, touch & color
Hand to mouth curiosity
(teach the early walker not to walk or run with toys in his mouth)
Need constant supervision during play
Safe Toys
Unbreakable large-end rattles
Squeak toys with molded in noise-maker.
Washable dolls and stuffed animals with bright embroidered features
Brightly colored objects hanging in view (mobile, etc.) out of reach and with cords less than 12" long
Brightly colored cloth or rubber balls with textured surface to grasp
Unbreakable cups and smooth objects that can be chewed
Brightly colored beads on a strong cord less than 10" long
Dangerous Toys
Rattles with ends smaller than 13/8" in diameter
Those with small enough to swallow or with removable parts that are sharp or could be swallowed
Those with poisonous paint, or cords over 1 2" long
Stuffed animals with glass or button eyes
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1 to 2 years
Age Group
Time of reckless mobility
Hand to mouth testing
Very curious
Needs extremely close supervision during play
Safe Toys
Blocks with rounded corners
Push-pull toys
Books with cloth or stiff pasteboard pages
Non-glass mirrors
Take apart toys with large pieces
Dangerous Toys
Same as above PLUS toys of older children that mobility puts within the toddler's reach
Toys with strings over 12" long
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2 to 3 years
Age Group
Development of language and more curiosity
Beginning age of most toy related injuries at age 2
Safe Toys
Peg boards with large pieces
Wooden animals
Large crayons
Low rocking horse
Dustless chalk and chalkboard
Simple musical instruments
Simple jigsaw puzzles with large pieces
Blocks with numbers and letters
Toys that aid color, size and shape identification
Sturdy cars and riding toys ( wagons, riding toys, tricycle for 2 1/2 year olds at earliest)
Dangerous Toys
Those with sharp edges or easily breakable material
Toys with small removable parts or poisonous paints
Marbles, beads and coins
Electrical toys
Metal toys with unfinished slots, holes or edges that can cut
Lead soldiers
Tricycles with seats over 12" high (not for children under 2 1/2 years)
Riding toys used in hilly areas or inclined driveways
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