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... Toys ...

... Toys. SELECTION & SAFETY OF TOYS. Facts about Toy Related Injuries. How Do Toy Related Injuries Occur?. Who is at Risk?. Children under age 3 are high risk for choking on toys. Males account for more than 58 percent of all toy-related injuries.

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  1. ...Toys... SELECTION & SAFETY OF TOYS

  2. Facts about Toy Related Injuries

  3. How Do Toy Related Injuries Occur?

  4. Who is at Risk? • Children under age 3 are high risk for choking on toys. • Males account for more than 58 percent of all toy-related injuries. • Children under 8 years of age are at a higher risk for choking on un-inflated or broken latex balloons.

  5. TOYS • The word “Toy” comes from an old English term that means :TOOL • Toys are TOOLS for a child. • With these tools, children are allowed to use their senses, fine and gross motor skills, and their imaginations. • Cognitive and social skills are also increased as a child plays with toys. • Toys are valuable TEACHING tools.

  6. SELECTION of TOYS • Make sure the toy is DAP • Toys for age-appropriate development of the child • Soft & Cuddling Toys • Dolls, stuffed animals, etc. • Manipulation/Small Motor Skill Toys • Blocks, puzzles, snap, gears, games, etc. • Large Motor Skill Toys • Tricycles/bikes, balls, jump ropes, scooters, etc. • Dramatic Play • Dress-up clothes, furniture and accessories, etc.

  7. SAFETY ISSUES • SIZE of toy and pieces • Larger than the child’s two fists • No SHARP edges or points • Broken toys should be fixed or thrown away • NON-TOXIC materials • Avoid all painted toys for babies & toddlers • DURABLE, WASHABLE and CLEAN • Toy’s that won’t break easily • Toys that can be cleaned easily

  8. CHILD PROTECTION & SAFETY ACT • Passage of this act was influenced by complaints regarding the safety of many toys. • The CHILD PROTECTION and TOY SAFETY ACT was passed in 1969. • Gave Food and Drug Administration the authority to remove and keep off the market toys and other products that are dangerous to children.

  9. Toys should be: • AGE- APPROPRIATE (DAP) • Check the suggested age on the packaging • SAFE • This applies to new and used toys • TEACH a Skill or Concept • Aide in one of the 5 areas of Child Development • FUN - FUN - FUN!!!

  10. Terms to know: • Universal Toys: Toys that can be used throughout several age groups • Cause & Effect Toys: If you do something to the toy, something else will happen. • Manipulation Toys: It takes skillful use of the fingers, wrists, and hand in order to play with the toy.

  11. Group Activity Analyzing Toys

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