Problem
Dangerous toys
Other Names:
Undesirable influence of toysToxic toys
Nature:
Many toys are capable of causing physical injury to children. Some may also cause psychological damage. (Examples are: do-it-yourself guillotine kit, simulated human organs dripping with gore, make believe hypodermic needles, and games involving killing and wounding). Toys simulating weapons of modern warfare may orient the children to the acceptability of war as a method of resolving conflict, thus influencing their actions as adults and their attitude to foreigners. Realistic toy guns have been mistaken for real guns resulting in death or bodily harm.
Some PVC toys, such as rattles, dummies, teething rings and similar toys which babies suck on or bite, are softened with phthalates, which can have harmful effects once mixed with saliva and swallowed by children.
Broader Problems:
RiskDangerConsumer vulnerabilityUnethical entertainmentUnethical practices in manufacturingLong-term hazards of exposure to chemicals Narrower Problems:
Violent interactive toys Related Problems:
Discriminatory toysRecreational war games Aggravates:
WarHuman violenceUnhealthy behaviourAttitude manipulation of children through playPhthalate contamination Strategies:
Producing safe toys Subject(s):
Communication → InfluencingIndustry → Toys
Societal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Poison
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
18.03.2021 – 07:12 CET