Toys surround the child literally from birth. The store shelves are full of bright packaging, and mothers and fathers (not to mention grandparents) sigh every time: “Why not! It’s a pity that in our childhood there wasn’t all this abundance. ” The toys of a modern child are not just many - there are a lot of them, and everything would be fine if it were not for one “but”. Some toys in fact are not intended for children at all; on the contrary, they can become very dangerous for a child. Sometimes it is a matter of quality, and sometimes it is the consciousness of the manufacturer who designs the toy and assigns it certain age restrictions. Our list contains the 10 most dangerous children's toys.
List of dangerous toys for young children
- 1. Toys with small parts
Small parts of designers, weakly glued small elements of soft toys, fragile rattles with loose filler can be dangerous for the child. This also includes new-fashioned home-made toys for the development of fine motor skills, involving the sorting of buttons, beads, cereals. All these objects can be swallowed by the child, and in the worst case, the child can put them in the nose, ear canal, or even inhale.
- 2. Magnetic designers
The most striking example of such a constructor is the "Neocub", consisting of magnetic metal balls. Such a toy is dangerous not only for the smallest children pulling everything into the mouth. The fact is that the magnetic attraction between the elements of this constructor is so strong that sometimes even adults resort to the “help” of teeth in order to separate one ball from another. Ingestion of several balls of such a constructor is dangerous because they are attracted to each other inside the digestive tract, causing severe damage to internal organs, up to the formation of through holes. A child, not understanding the danger, may not even tell adults that he has swallowed several balls, so it is better not to allow such a toy to fall into his hands.
- 3. Kits for children's experiences (young chemist / physicist)
Such kits are intended for conducting simple chemical experiments by children over 10 years old in the presence of adults. Even if safety precautions are observed during the game, nothing of their reagents is drunk or spilled on themselves, such kits can be dangerous, because the child is dealing with acids, phosphates and other harmful substances, inhaling vapors of which is very harmful. Lack of control on the part of adults can even lead to disastrous consequences: burns, fire, etc.
- 4. Poor musical toys
In general, musical toys are useful for a child and must be in every house where there is a baby. However, such toys must necessarily be of high quality, especially with regard to sound quality.Many manufacturers sin that the toys have too loud sound, exceeding the established norm of 85 dB. Such a loud sound affects the hearing function very badly, and constant use can even lead to deafness. The sound should be pleasant not only in volume, but also in quality: without noise, wheezing, with normal tonality. But even such a toy cannot be played for longer than 1 hour per day: a constant sound load harms not only the hearing, but also the nervous system, causing overwork.
- 5. Toys made of PVC and phosphorus
PVC is a very popular material in the children's industry. This is a cross between soft plastic and rubber. PVC toys are cheap, bright, very easy to care for, but at the same time very dangerous for the child. Mainly because of the phthalates that make PVC such a plastic material. These substances are powerful carcinogens.
Another type of toy containing harmful chemical compounds is phosphorus coated toys. These include different luminous applications on the ceiling, imitating the starry sky, luminous figures of different heroes. Quality toys of this kind contain safe reflectors, but if the toy is of poor quality, there is a high risk that it is covered with a poisonous phosphorus compound.
- 6. Soft toys (China)
Soft toys themselves are not very eco-friendly: faux fur fibers easily fall into the child’s mouth, in addition, such toys are difficult to process, so a lot of dust accumulates in their stuffing, and sometimes dust mites even start. All this can cause consequences from irritation to allergies. Very often soft toys are of very poor quality (usually chinese) Such toys are sewn from toxic materials, painted with toxic paints, and have poor attachment of parts (eyes, nose, jewelry). Toxic soft toys can cause a very strong allergic reaction - anaphylactic shock.
- 7. Children's weapons, darts
The most popular “boyish” toys - pistols with bullets or disks, darts, bow with arrows, swords and sabers with sharp ends - can cause injuries to the child. Inadvertently, a child may shoot himself in the face, injuring his eyes or ears. Swinging a saber is also not difficult to injure yourself. The danger of these toys is growing every year, because their manufacturers are heading for realism and increasing the power of children's weapons to the detriment of their safety.
- 8. Toys with a propeller
Toys with a propeller (helicopters, flying fairies and other toys that need to be turned on and released, or radio-controlled toys) that spin quickly or even fly around the room are for teenagers. A young child can easily get injured by substituting a finger where it is not necessary or, especially, a face. Radio-controlled toys can really scare a child, because even adults sometimes can’t cope with control, and then a flying helicopter, for example, suddenly crashes anywhere or drops sharply.
- 9. Rubber toys of toxic colors (China)
Rubber toys warmly remind many of their own childhood, but they can also be dangerous for the child. For children under 3 years old, rubber toys are not recommended in principle, since a child can bite and inhale or swallow a piece of rubber. For the rest, rubber toys must be of proper quality. The main signs of poor-quality toys is a sharp chemical smell, paint remaining on the hands and an “acidic” color. These toys are very toxic, it is possible that they contain mercury, lead or arsenic in their composition. Low-quality toys are usually Chinese.
- 10. Toys and game accessories with wire frame
We are talking about low-quality (Chinese) game tents, labyrinths and baskets for toys. These toys have a frame made of rigid metal wire inside, usually they are made of durable material. However, some manufacturers do not care about the safety of the toy, and make them from a material that literally creeps from the tension.The wire can easily break through such material and straighten with force, injuring the baby. When buying such a toy, you need to carefully study the material itself and the attachment points of the wire, but even if nothing initially foreshadowed the marriage, it is better to inspect the toy every time before use for any damage, make sure that there are no holes in the seams and do not protrude anywhere the ends of the wire.
How to protect your child from danger
Although the toys are intended for children, their parents buy them, which means that they are responsible for whether the toy is safe for the child. A few simple rules will help adults surround their child with only safe toys.
- Purchased toys must strictly correspond to the age of the child. Sometimes parents buy a toy, as it were, "for growth", so that the child begins to learn new actions in advance. In some cases this can be very dangerous;
- It is better to buy toys in specialized stores or departments, preferring toys from well-known manufacturers. Analogs of famous toys can be significantly cheaper, but this always affects the quality;
- Externally, the toy must meet the main safety requirements: calm colors, lack of pungent odor, strong fastening of all parts.
It is not only important for parents to know about dangerous toys themselves, but also to tell other relatives who give toys to their children. If it happened that someone from relatives or friends gave the child a toy whose safety is in question, it is better not to be shy and put the toy away. After all, child safety is far more important than possible misunderstandings between adults.
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