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conulyThey came with a red warning label stating that they are a choking hazard (duh) and thus not suitable for anybody under the magic age of 8. Eight! Sorry, Eva, I guess it's more worksheets and definitely no more Parcheesi until October!
I don't know where they get these ages from. Doesn't it occur to anybody writing warning notes that if your kid is still inappropriately putting things in their mouths at seven that eight isn't going to be that much better? And of course the end result is that people just generally disregard warning labels altogether - even if they really ought to follow them! But how can anybody be expected to sift through all the warnings to find the useful, reality-based ones? Easier to assume they're all good and stifle your kids, or they're all nonsense and actually put your kids at risk on the rare occasion where reading the warning was a great idea.
I don't know where they get these ages from. Doesn't it occur to anybody writing warning notes that if your kid is still inappropriately putting things in their mouths at seven that eight isn't going to be that much better? And of course the end result is that people just generally disregard warning labels altogether - even if they really ought to follow them! But how can anybody be expected to sift through all the warnings to find the useful, reality-based ones? Easier to assume they're all good and stifle your kids, or they're all nonsense and actually put your kids at risk on the rare occasion where reading the warning was a great idea.
