If you google the term ‘eco-friendly’, the first result it shows mentions, “Being eco friendly means living in a way that is not harmful to the environment.” After all the news about global warming and pollution around us, finally we have become a little bit aware about our environment. Some people are also taking mindful steps like avoiding plastic, using biodegradable products, and recycling things. If you are not able to replace everything, at least start by avoiding plastic. As you know plastic is not biodegradable and exposure to plastic materials for a long time can lead to severe diseases like cancer, infertility, hormonal imbalance, diabetes and problems in learning and remembering things.
Now when it comes to your baby, you are trying to feed them home-cooked food or give them cotton clothes and DIY lotions but what about their toys? Have you ever thought about it? As you know babies tend to put toys in their mouths. You may find it cute but have you ever thought about what materials your baby is getting exposed to. If your baby is still playing with plastic toys, then you have to get rid of it as soon as possible. Plastic toys contain Bisphenol A (BPA), Phthalates, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and Polystyrene. Phthalates are used for flexibility in toys. Let’s discuss how these chemicals affect your baby’s growth and development.
BPA or Bisphenol A is used to make the plastic hard, so if your baby comes into contact with a plastic toy containing BPA, it can result in aggressive behavior, development of different types of cancer, reproductive problems, and many more diseases.
As I mentioned, babies tend to put toys in their mouth, chewing on a toy containing phthalates lead to severe diseases like asthma, hormonal imbalance, reproduction problems, and sometimes lead to cancers as well.
Next moving on to another chemical that is PVC or Polyvinyl Chloride is used in many baby products from dolls to cribs, balls, books and many more things. Coming into contact with PVC can cause liver problems, cancer, and reproductive problems.
There are certain toys that also have polystyrene. If your baby puts a toy in their mouth that has polystyrene, it can probably lead to diseases related to nerves and liver.
From this discussion it is evident that most toys available in the market are really harmful for babies and leading to severe diseases. These plastic toys are damaging your baby’s health and not really helping them achieve developmental milestones or learn important skills. While we talk about the importance of playing and toys in a child's growth and development. It is equally important to keep in mind what materials our babies are exposed to.
So, now when you decide to shift from plastic toys to eco-friendly toys, you may have questions like what toy you should buy or invest in. To begin with,you can go for wooden toys, woolen toys or cotton toys. There are many brands who are promoting eco-friendly toys nowadays. However, as the research suggests most of these toys are made of poor quality wood or from cardboard. Many popular brands have also used poor quality paint in those toys and parents have horrible experiences with them. It is important to give eco-friendly, safe, educational toys to our babies.
If you are wondering where you are going to get all these qualities, you don’t have to wonder anymore. Tinyvers has brought 250+ child development experts together and designed age appropriate, eco-friendly, safe educational toys for 0-3 years old babies Tinyvers Activity Kit . At Tinyvers, traditional craftsmen have tried to maintain a good balance between eco-friendly and child-safe materials for creating toys. They have used sustainably harvested neem wood, pine mdf, pine wood, western hemlock, and steam beech wood for creating wooden toys. Colors that you can see in Tinyvers toys are free from any toxic material and water-based. In addition to that craftsmen have given the shinier outlook to the wooden toys with child-safe varnish. This is a natural polish. See, Tinyvers has used the safest products for your baby. While discussing with the child development experts, we know our mission is not only providing age appropriate educational toys but helping your baby grow in a holistic way.
There is a thoughtful decision behind using these materials in toys. At Tinyvers we have always given primary focus to the child’s overall growth. We just don’t cater to physical or mental growth but talk about social and emotional development as well. As already discussed, exposure to toxic chemicals and materials can cause harm in many aspects. From damaging the reproductive system to causing problems in the nerve, endocrine system and in digestion. All these long term diseases eventually leave an impact on other aspects of life. Being a parent, I know we always want our children to be healthy and doing well in life. So, choosing the right things for them becomes extremely crucial. If you are a newborn parent and especially if you are a first time parent, trust me I know how confusing and scary things are sometimes. That’s why Tinyvers has decided to help you out a little bit by providing the premium quality educational toys for your baby. Now if you are wondering if educational toys are fun or not. Babies love to engage with these toys for a long time. Go visit www.tinyvers.com and gift your baby the safest toy kit to play with.