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Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: toy + safety + parents  Related to the article below (Last Update: 8/5/2008)

Oriental Trading Company Announces Children's Product Safety Standards
MarketWatch - Aug 4, 2008
Oriental Trading Company took an active role in the legislative process with members of Congress, as well as the manufacturing, retail and toy industries. ...
Mikulski: Consumer Product Safety Bill Protects America's Children Bay Net
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Daily Green
Despite Additive Ban, Some Parents Voice Worry
Washington Post, United States - Aug 1, 2008
For those discussing toy safety at neighborhood playgrounds, in Internet chat rooms and in the toy aisles of big-box stores, every plastic geegaw has grown ...
House bans lead from children's toys Minneapolis Star Tribune
Toys"R"Us, Inc. Applauds Passage of Consumer Product Safety ... FOXBusiness
Lawmakers clear the way for toy safety standards ABC Action News
MarketWatch - FOXBusiness
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US pulls the plug on toxins
Irish Times, Ireland -
Earlier this year, the US's largest retailer Wal-Mart, the biggest toy seller Toys R Us, and Babies R Us told their suppliers that they will no longer carry ...
? Lead-paint ban calls for independent testing of toys
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH -
Plastic toys such as rubber duckies and bath books will no longer contain certain types of phthalates, a toxic substance. The measure changes toy-safety ...
New Law Eliminates Deadly Chemicals From Toys
CBS 4, FL - Aug 4, 2008
"The rash of product recalls in the last year proved that we must be vigilant when it comes to consumer safety. Thanks to this legislation, parents in South ...
Black lawmakers applaud passage of slavery resolution, higher ed
Redding News Review, GA - Aug 4, 2008
?Today, my colleagues and I will be considering final passage of an important piece of toy safety legislation that takes the first step in restoring ...

Wall Street Journal Blogs
Researching Toy and Food Safety Can Become a Parent?s Full-Time Job
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - Jul 22, 2008
(Associated Press) Like most parents, I want to make sure that the toys my child plays with and the food he eats don?t contain toxic chemicals. ...
Parents warned on dangerous toy
The Australian, Australia - Jul 30, 2008
Mr Shine said the toy was removed from sale in both cases. "Testing revealed that the toy failed mandatory safety requirements for projectile toys because ...
Free toy 'a danger'
The Canberra Times, Australia - Aug 3, 2008
A toy ball popper given out free with a children's magazine should be removed and thrown out by parents, the NSW Office of Fair Trading says. ...

West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Social workers worry about safety after slaying
West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WV - Aug 4, 2008
Bosley has her own story of a toddler looking for a toy, and finding a handgun. ?Most of my visits are on the floor because you have to get to the child?s ...
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Suffocation, choking, and strangulation in childhood in England and Wales: epidemiology and … -
JW Nixon, AM Kemp, S Levene, JR Sibert - Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1995 - pt.wkhealth.com
... [12-15] Parents need to know ... Education programmes act as a back up to environmental
safety requirements such as the European Standards for Toy Safety. ...

Family Experiences, Attitudes, and Household Safety Practices Regarding Firearms -
CC Wiley, R Casey - Clinical Pediatrics, 1993 - cpj.sagepub.com
... preferred violent TV shows, games, and toys. ... with shootings, household firearm safety
practices, and attitudes ... and informed consent was obtained from parents. ...

Teaching Firearm Safety to Children: Failure of a Program. -
MS HARDY - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 2002 - jrnldbp.com
... a sample of fourth-grade children perceived a toy as more ... In fact, firearm safety
programs may be not only ... do more harm than good by giving parents a false ...

Safety pictograms: are they getting the message across? -
S Davies, H Haines, B Norris, JR Wilson - Applied Ergonomics, 1998 - Elsevier
... out to investigate the role of pictograms in conveying consumer safety information ...
Results indicated that parents? decisions on toy suitability were ...

Toy with detachable pacifier -
SG Silverstein - US Patent 5,344,355, 1994 - freepatentsonline.com
... attachment of the pacifier to the toy for improving breathing and sleeping comfort
and safety; aesthetics; function ... able to be detached by the parent only for ...

Selecting Appropriate Toys for Young Children: The Pediatrician's Role -
D Glassy, J Romano - Pediatrics, 2003 - Am Acad Pediatrics
... Toy Safety: Guidelines for Parents, Parts I and II. Elk Grove Village, IL: American
Academy of Pediatrics; 1994; Consumer Product Safety Commission. ...

Stepwise convertible tricycle toy -
US Patent 5,028,066, 1991 - freepatentsonline.com
... aware of this most important safety feature because no ... abruptly transferred from
a parent propelled vehicle ... The stepwise convertible tricycle toy will overcome ...

Noise level analysis of commercially available toys -
K Yaremchuk, L Dickson, K Burk, BG Shivapuja - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 1997 - Elsevier
... toys that were studied, only three had warning labels for parents and all passed
the guidelines suggested by the Voluntary Product Standards for Toy Safety. ...

Seeing Is Believing: What Do Boys Do When They Find a Real Gun? -
GA Jackman, MM Farah, AL Kellermann, HK Simon - Pediatrics, 2001 - Am Acad Pediatrics
... believed that the handgun was real or a toy. ... asked whether anyone had previously
taught him gun safety. ... building, each boy and his parents received counseling ...

Behavior of Injured and Uninjured Children and Their Parents in a Simulated Hazardous Setting 1 -
MF Cataldo, JW Finney, GS Richman, AW Riley, RJ … - Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 1992 - Soc Ped Psychology
... plays patty cake); (b) statements or questions referring to toys or games ... Decreasing
dangerous infant behaviors through parent instruction ... National Safety Council ...

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Concern Over Toy Safety And Disappointed Kids Impacts Holidays For Parents
As they're searching the web for information about recalled toys and scanning store shelves for toys they think are safe, now parents have a new worry: what to do on Christmas morning when their kids are disappointed because the unsafe toy they wanted isn't under the tree.

According to a new national survey sponsored by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, a quarter of parents are already anticipating Christmas disappointment because their children have their hearts set on a toy that the parents will not buy due to safety concerns. And it's not just an issue for parents -- more than three-quarters of all adults agree that holiday purchases will be influenced by toy safety, and at least 25 per cent say they plan on omitting something on a child's Christmas list because they worry about safety.

But while they're making decisions based on safety, parents and non-parents alike are also concerned about unhappy faces on Christmas morning and would like some help. More than half of all adults say they'd appreciate advice on how to help kids enjoy the holidays even if they don't get some of the toys they really want.

Fortunately, while the safety issues won't go away, there are ways to manage disappointed children according to Daniel Nelson, M.D., a nationally recognized authority in counseling children and adolescents. Dr. Nelson, medical director of the Child Psychiatry Unit at Cincinnati Children's, says the worry is understandable, but the situation can be managed if parents are prepared.

"There's no surprise that children can feel angry, sad, sulky or depressed when they don't receive what they want, but kids can resolve it pretty quickly depending on the type of support they get," says Dr. Nelson. "The key is addressing this behavior quickly. If the behavior lasts for more than a day, there may be more bothering the child than just the gift, or they may be using sadness to get what they want."

Dr. Nelson suggests to parents to use this time to learn from their child. He recommends saying something such as, "I'm kind of surprised. You're really sad and I can see how upset you are about not receiving this toy, is there something else going on that I may not be aware of?" By being reflective and exploratory while remaining empathetic, parents can show that they are interested in what the child is feeling and may get a clearer answer about what may be going on.

Dr. Nelson also advises using direct communication and treating these situations as opportunities to teach children. "If someone else, such as a grandparent or aunt, didn't get them what they wanted, use that moment as a teaching moment to show them how to react appropriately," says Dr. Nelson.

He also suggests parents can use these opportunities to explain to their children why they didn't get the toy, including a concern for their safety.

"Once children's concerns are met, it's best for parents to shift the focus away from the toys to other ways their children can enjoy the holidays, like playing out in the snow or going to a loved one's house," says Dr. Nelson.

The online survey consisted of a national representation of 1000 U.S. adults aged 18 and older, including 301 parents of children aged 14 or under. It was conducted November 21st-27th, 2007, on behalf of Cincinnati Children's by eNation, the online omnibus survey service of Synovate, an independent, nationally recognized market research company.

Dr. Daniel Nelson

Daniel Nelson, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cincinnati Children's and a recognized authority in counseling children and families who have experienced trauma -- from natural and man-made disasters to abuse. After the September 11 attacks in New York City, Nelson, along with other psychiatrists and psychologists, provided assistance to many victims' families. In addition, he supervised the Family Notification Center after the Oklahoma City bombing, which he designed to provide comprehensive psychological support to minimize the effects of trauma in that city. At Cincinnati Children's, Dr. Nelson directs the inpatient child psychiatric unit and works with the National School Crisis and Bereavement Center while conducting research and education on numerous pediatric mental health issues. He is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, one of the top five children's hospitals in the nation according to Child magazine, is a 475-bed institution devoted to changing the outcome for children throughout the world. Cincinnati Children's is dedicated to providing care that is timely, efficient, effective, family-centered, equitable and safe. For its efforts to transform the way healthcare is provided, Cincinnati Children's received the 2006 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize(R). Cincinnati Children's ranks second nationally among all pediatric centers in research grants from the National Institutes of Health and is a teaching affiliate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The Cincinnati Children's vision is to be the leader in improving child health. Additional information can be found at http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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