SAFE TOYS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Holiday gifts for young children need to be selected carefully while keeping safety a first priority. Gifts from well meaning relatives should be screened and reviewed by safety conscious parents. Consider that regulations contained in the 1995 Child Safety Protection Act regarding balls, marbles and balloons all require these items to bear labels warning against the possibility of becoming a choking hazard.
Child Safety Protection Act Regulations:
* Any ball with a diameter of 1.75 inches (44.4mm) or less that is intended for use by children younger than 3 years of age is banned as a possible choking hazard.
* Any ball with a diameter of 1.75 inches (44.4mm) or less that is intended for use by children 3 years or older must be labeled for possibility of choking.
* Any toy or game intended for children 3 years or older but less than 8 years that contains a small ball shall bear a cautionary choking hazard label.
* Toys and games with small parts intended for use by children at least 3 years old but under 6 years must be labeled as possible choking hazard.
* Any latex balloon, or toy or game that contains a latex balloon, shall be labeled. Children under eight years of age can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision is required by keeping uninflated balloons from young children and discarding any broken balloons immediately.
* Any marble intended for children 3 years or older shall be labeled as a possible choking hazard.
* Any toys and games intended for children at least 3 years old but less than 8 years which contain a marble shall be labeled for the possibility of becoming a choking hazard.
Should you decide to include such toys, do so only under your immediate supervision and remove them as soon as you are not able to keep a close watch on your children. An ounce of prevention is worth everything when our children's safety is at stake!
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Holiday gifts for young children need to be selected carefully while keeping safety a first priority. Gifts from well meaning relatives should be screened and reviewed by safety conscious parents. Consider that regulations contained in the 1995 Child Safety Protection Act regarding balls, marbles and balloons all require these items to bear labels warning against the possibility of becoming a choking hazard.
Child Safety Protection Act Regulations:
* Any ball with a diameter of 1.75 inches (44.4mm) or less that is intended for use by children younger than 3 years of age is banned as a possible choking hazard.
* Any ball with a diameter of 1.75 inches (44.4mm) or less that is intended for use by children 3 years or older must be labeled for possibility of choking.
* Any toy or game intended for children 3 years or older but less than 8 years that contains a small ball shall bear a cautionary choking hazard label.
* Toys and games with small parts intended for use by children at least 3 years old but under 6 years must be labeled as possible choking hazard.
* Any latex balloon, or toy or game that contains a latex balloon, shall be labeled. Children under eight years of age can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision is required by keeping uninflated balloons from young children and discarding any broken balloons immediately.
* Any marble intended for children 3 years or older shall be labeled as a possible choking hazard.
* Any toys and games intended for children at least 3 years old but less than 8 years which contain a marble shall be labeled for the possibility of becoming a choking hazard.
Should you decide to include such toys, do so only under your immediate supervision and remove them as soon as you are not able to keep a close watch on your children. An ounce of prevention is worth everything when our children's safety is at stake!
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