Parents of Preschoolers  Discussion Forum

Do you think children have too many toys nowadays? How dangerous are the toys available in the market? Do you watch over your child while he plays? Manoj replied. A big factor in a lot of accidents is parental supervision. Parents have to supervise their kids at play. When your child is very young, you need to look after your child all the time. There is no way you can shirk your responsibility as a parent. Such supervision can help to avoid possible risk. It is also very good feeling to see your child playing. If you find it difficult to supervise than do not give toys to your child for playing. It is better not to give any toy to your child if your can not look after him or her. It is good to keep your child safe rather than inviting danger by providing him with toys. Varsha replied. All toys can potentially be dangerous. Everyone knows that you should not allow children to play with small toys because they can swallow them. But very few people actually bother about ' safe' toys like teddy bears. The eyes are one of the easiest things for a small child to swallow. Many small children have the habit of pulling eyes of the teddy bears which they can often swallow. Even teddy bears can cause danger to the little ones. I personally feel that to be very conscious and careful children should be allowed to play only with home made toys which are safe.