The market for children's products was captured by real monsters. On the shelves, you can increasingly find scary dolls, mutant hares and other monsters. They become children's favorite toys. Tales, unfortunately, are written in jargon. Kind princesses, cute teddy bears, cats, dogs are less and less attracted to children. Let's look at the most harmful toys for children and, in fact, what is their harm. In stores, of course, you can find useful toys for both the children's body and the development of the child, but their cost is usually high.
Lego Toys
So, let's begin our review of harmful toys with the world famous Lego constructor. It has long been recognized as a world-class toy. According to psychologists, the designers of cars, helicopters, houses - this is not only fascinating entertainment, they positively affect the structural and logical thinking, contribute to the development of motor skills. Are Lego Toys So Bad? The fact is that there are kits with very small parts. They are contraindicated for children under three years of age to avoid swallowing small objects. In addition, if the child is hunched over to play in a dark corner, problems cannot be avoided. Therefore, take care in advance of equipping a convenient and well-lit place for the game, where adults will not interfere with the child.
Set for children "Doctor"
The kit includes a bag with organs and a person with holes on the body. The essence of the game is that you need to correctly insert the liver, stomach, heart. And then gently get them with tweezers. It would seem that such a toy can help in the study of anatomy, but teachers and psychologists are sure that it is necessary to start studying the internal structure of both the human body and animals at a certain age, when the child’s psyche is ready to absorb such information and only under the supervision of a teacher. This game is contraindicated in children, as it leads to mental disorders in children.
Baby dolls and baby dolls
Speaking baby dolls and baby dolls that appeared on the shelves are expensive and harmful toys for children. These seemingly harmless dolls react to human movement and cry, demanding to eat, drink, sleep. A kind of tamagotchi in the image of a man whose harm has been repeatedly mentioned.
The idea is clear: we are raising a future mother. However, imagine that this doll will cry during any movement, your daughter will have to jump up to her day and night to rock her. Here, and to the neurosis is not far.
Sales leaders
What currently occupies the shelves of children's stores? During a freelance examination of the assortment of one of the most ordinary stores for their usefulness, the correspondent of the newspaper “Money” and the doctor of psychological sciences Vera Abramenkova did not see the usual designer, alphabet, cubes or mosaics on the shelves. But the Winx fairies, various vampire winners, warriors, and “vampire fighters,” whose appearance is at least disgusting, occupied most of the store. And remember the teletubbies!
It is proved that the creators of this cartoon were under the influence of narcotic drugs in order to achieve some kind of “non-standard thinking”. Leaders believed that these funds were a source of inspiration and encouraged their employees. As a result, characters were created that the Polish authorities recognized as heroes promoting homosexuality. It is safe to say that these are harmful toys. However, it was estimated that in Russia the profit from the sale of products with the participation of telepuziks (toys, goods with their image, magazines and sweets) amounted to $ 100 million per year.
Toys with magnets
Letters, numbers, figures on magnets and
magnetic designers can also be a source of danger for your child. In the event of the loss of such a magnet, terrible consequences occur. A child who is not under the supervision of parents at this moment can swallow such a magnet. Manufacturers are required to think about the consequences of unreliable toy making. Quite often, magnets in such structures are loosely fixed, it is necessary to choose designers whose magnets are fused into plastic.
When considering harmful toys for children, you need to remember about clever plasticine.
At first glance, an ordinary harmless children's toy that develops fine motor skills, logical thinking, and creative abilities is an excellent anti-stress agent. But the small parts and magnets that make up the plasticine are dangerous for children who are unattended by adults.
Neocub
Continuing the review of harmful toys, it is impossible not to mention the neocub who managed to bring a lot of grief to some families. This graceful toy, consisting of 216 small balls, is freely sold in many stores. This is a universal thing that can develop intelligence. But she is also able to kill and cripple.
The balls of this designer are made of an alloy of iron, boron and neodymium. This composition has the properties of a superpower magnet, balls are attracted to each other with incredible strength, a child can model various shapes, while developing fine motor skills and creative abilities.
Many parents do not realize how harmful toys called a neocub are, as they do not take into account the age characteristics of the child. Even at 3-4 years old, the baby often pulls anything horrible in his mouth - this is how he learns the world with the help of his senses. The child’s fingers are sometimes not able to separate the balls, they have to be separated by teeth.
One ball that gets into the body will not cause any harm and will come out naturally. But if the child swallows them several, moving along the digestive tract, these balls separate from each other appear in different parts of the body. A magnet always remains a magnet, connecting, these balls can lead to rupture of intestinal tissues.
As a result, with untimely treatment to the doctor, not only serious consequences are possible, but also the death of the victim.
Useless and harmful toys for children
There is an unusual toy on sale - a talking duckling. When playing, you need to choke a duckling so that he speaks. Is it worth mentioning that this causes aggression and cruelty in children ! Comments are superfluous - the mere process of suffocation causes horror in a normal adult.
Spider Robot is a mechanical battery-powered toy that is terrifying even for parents. This is a huge spider with blinking eyes. After playing with such a toy, it is difficult for kids to fall asleep at night.
Surgical kits for children began to appear more and more on store shelves. At first glance, this is an ordinary medical kit, but no one thinks about the consequences. Exercising on ordinary plasticine quickly bothers the child. Soft toys, even pets, are used. As a result, the psyche of the child is disturbed.
Children like toys that fulfill orders: dolls and dinosaurs, robots that respond to voice and execute commands. Psychologists consider such toys to be harmful, because the toy plays by itself, and the child should only command it.
Made in China
Today, those toys that are made from environmentally friendly materials are expensive, so many children have to play abroad, in particular Chinese.
So, Chinese junk toys, why are they dangerous for children? The faces of these dolls and animals usually do not carry any emotions, their expressions are stupid and meaningless, sometimes even aggressive. They are made of low-quality rubber, which has a pungent odor. These toys are painted with poisonous paints that cut eyes .
Parents often follow the lead of their child, who with tears asks to buy another monster, because many children from the class have the same. However, they forget how harmful such a toy can be both in terms of health and from a psychological point of view.
Unusual reviews
Video reviews on a wide variety of children's toys are quite common on the Internet. What does Comrade Safronov tell us? One of his reviews is called Harmful Toys: Phones and Lick. Having examined the slime, we see: this toy is clearly made of low-quality material, as it has a sharp smell of gasoline. Given that young children are all pulled in their mouths, the conclusion suggests itself: children are contraindicated. With children's toy phones, the situation is a little simpler, such a phone does not cause harm, but a melody that cannot be turned off on its own can prettyly ruin the mood. In general, Comrade Safronov makes skillful reviews of harmful toys; he takes into account many criteria that parents should use when choosing the next toy for their baby.
How to choose a quality toy for your child
When choosing a toy, you need to pay attention to the following points:
- Appearance. A good toy should not have sharp edges. For children under 3 years old, do not buy toys containing small parts that can be swallowed by accident. Avoid too bright colors, as a rule, bright decorated toys are toxic and may contain lead and cadmium.
- Material. Do not buy toys made of polyvinyl chloride, as it can cause diseases of the kidneys, heart, and immune system. PVC toys are marked with a triangle with the number 3 inside and with arrows. If you scratch such a toy, a white strip will remain.
- The packaging must never be damaged. You need to buy a soft toy for a small child only in individual packaging. The toy must contain the manufacturer’s contact information, manufacturing date and storage period during which the toy will be harmless to the child.
In the modern world there are harmful and useful toys. The choice is more dependent on the parents. It is they who choose which toy is suitable for the child. Manufacturers are required to ensure that the toy conforms to world standards, is useful and developing, and is not harmful to the lives of our children.