How to Grow a Healthy Child?
Being a parent is a hard job that requires a lot of knowledge, patience and even wisdom. Parents should be well-informed in different life aspects, be able to predict every possible danger and should always know what to do in any situation. Since the baby is born, the parents face with many important issues (like feeding, playing, bathing, teaching), which can make them a little confused. In this case they definitely need a sound advice and useful information. Among different important issues this essay will describe toys safety, baby nutrition and childhood obesity, because a healthy child that plays with right toys and eats right food is a dream of every parent. The essay will contain theoretical information and practical advices, which will definitely help parents grow their children healthy and happy.
Toys safety
Who can imagine the childhood without toys? Playing with toys is not only a fun process for children, but also an integral part of their upbringing. By driving a car or changing the doll's dress, children develop their imagination and simulate life situations. Modern toys make it much easier: they speak, sing, fly, drive and even teach children many important things (like colors, numbers and letters).
However, what is fun for children, can be a serious challenge or trouble for parents. Doctor of Medicine Steven Dowshen (2014) explains that each year a lot of children are hospitalized because of injuries caused by toys. That is why each parent should always thoroughly check the toy safety before buying it. For example, there should always be a label of flame resistant on fabric toys; the painted toys should be coated with lead-free paint; the stuffed toys should be regularly washed, while art material and wood toys should be nontoxic. Of course, all kind of toys must be certified according to government standards and have the corresponding mark. Steven Dowshen also pays attentions that toys are usually can be divided according to age and what is safe for a pre-grader, may be dangerous for an infant. Thus, if parents have a baby under three years old, they should also make sure that the toy is not too loud and have no small details that could be easily torn. These little explorers perceive the world by putting everything to mouth, which makes an additional risk of choking something.
The problem of toys safety bothers not only parents, but the government as well. Each country has its own government standard, which contains detailed safety requirements. For example, the Canadian Toys Regulations (SOR/2011-17) describes the requirements about "mechanical, flammability, toxicological, electrical, thermal and other hazards associated with children's toys" (Justice Law Website, 2011). In America there is also "The Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety (ASTM F963-16), which became a nationwide mandatory children's product safety rule" (United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2016). Thus, all toys which are produced in the country or imported abroad are tested and certified for compliance with …
