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Top Tips for Toy Safety
Toy safety for babies often seems like common sense, but when you stop to think about everything that a child can grab (and try to eat), it becomes clear that you need to take a systematic approach to toy safety. Here are a few tips to help you keep your baby safe at all times. 1) Pay Attention to Age Recommendations It’s a good idea to always pay attention to those age recommendations on your toys, and to choose ones that match the child’s age, interest and abilities. Make sure that you read the labels to spot any safety features or warnings, and so that you know how to clean the baby’s toys properly too. 2) Get Rid of the Wrapper The plastic wrapping that toys come in can be a suffocation risk, so it’s important that you dispose of it as soon as you get the toy. 3) Choose Age-Appropriate Toys For a child under the age of one,…