Toy safety
6 articles
Small Parts and Choking: The Toilet Roll Test, the Battery Problem, and the Things You'd Never Think Of
Choking is one of the most predictable serious injuries in under-threes. Toddlers explore the world through their mouths — that's not a flaw, it's how...
Hygiene of Toys and Baby Care Items
Toys and baby care items are germ transmission hotspots. Your child's favorite teething ring gets dropped, picked up, put back in their mouth—repeated...
Hazardous Materials in Children's Toys
Children explore the world by putting objects in their mouths. This oral exploration is developmentally necessary but also exposes them to whatever ma...
Hazardous Materials in Children's Toys
The bright plastic toy your child mouths constantly might be releasing harmful chemicals. Many toys contain hazardous materials that can be absorbed t...
Checking Toys for Wear: A Five-Minute Quarterly Audit
The toy box is the part of the house with the slowest, most invisible accumulation of risk. A wooden train that was safe when new isn't safe with a ch...
Toy Safety Checklist for Parents
Most toy-related injuries are preventable, and most prevention boils down to a few specific checks. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) sets...