A mother who encountered an alarming incident involving her child and a seemingly harmless toy posted a warning for other parents to practice extra caution towards children’s toys.
“Please do not buy for your child!” wrote Complaint Singapore member Cynthia Tan in a post on Friday (April 8).
She uploaded photos of a colourful toy. “This ball looks cute, bounced well, is lightweight (won’t hurt your kids when it lands on them),” she noted.
But there was more to this plaything than meets the eye. “My son peeled layers off and stuffed it into his nostrils,” said Ms Tan.
Fortunately, the child did not suffocate, although he had to endure the “pain and trauma” of an endoscopy, said the mother.
“Could have stuffed a huge chunk into his mouth and choked. Definitely a hazard,” she added.
Netizens were quick to respond that any toy could be hazardous to a child without proper supervision.
“Hope your child is fine, but be more vigilant with the things your child is exploring as they are at the curious stage,” said netizen Adek Asma.
“Really have to be very, very careful of what kind of toys we give to the children and must always pay attention to them,” added Facebook user Elizabeth Lyp who said she had also seen her child biting into a toy ball.
Inevitably, several netizens criticised Ms Tan, saying she should have checked on her son sooner. But others defended her, noting the mother was only right to post the warning.
“Ignore bad commenters; you did the right thing sharing it here. I did not know what harm this little toy could do if I went past your post,” said netizen Patrick Fa.
“Thank you for sharing. I have this ball too and noticed it only started to crack and peel after some time,” said Facebook user Esther Goh./TISG
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