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Toy safety

Toy safety is choosing, inspecting, supervising, and storing toys to reduce predictable injury or poisoning risks for a child's abilities.

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Safe toys for babies

Safe toys for babies

Why toy safety changes so quickly in infancy Babies do not use toys in the way adults expect. A newborn may briefly track a high-contrast object, while an older infant may grasp, shake, bang, throw, pull, crawl toward, and mouth the same object. Oral exploration is developmentally normal, but it means every accessible surface and […]

Common toy buying mistakes

Common toy buying mistakes

Mistake 1: Treating age labels as optional One of the most common purchasing mistakes is choosing a toy because a child appears interested in it, while disregarding the manufacturer’s age recommendation. Age labels are based on factors such as motor skills, cognitive development, expected play behavior, and the presence of hazards that a younger child […]