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Kick and Crawl Aquarium Danger?
I wanted to ask if any of you have had this happen.
The other day my daughter ( 6 mo old) was playing with her Kick and Crawl Aquarium. She had pulled off one of the toys that hangs by velcro, which has another plastic toy you attach to it that faces such that the two toys almost form a cross. She put the toy down and it layed there on the floor kind of like an X I guess. It didn't look dangerous, so I didn't pick it up and put it back. Anyway, later on she was tryng to roll over and, as I watched in horror, her head came right down on the end of the toy and it looked like it stabbed her in the back of the neck. The attached part of the toy didn't break away and go flat on impact, like I thought it might have. My point is, she was ok, but it could have been her eye or her throat which certainly would have done damage. Hopefully there is a Fisher-Price official watching these forums; I may yet write them and explain this hazard. In the meantime, I have removed the extra pieces so this doesn't happen again. Anyone that has this toy, which she LOVES by the way, should look out for this. |
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Kick and Crawl Aquarium Danger?
wrote in message oups.com... Hopefully there is a Fisher-Price official watching these forums; I may yet write them and explain this hazard. I don't know the toy, so I can't picture what happened, but you definitely should email them. How else are they going to find out about products that might be dangerous? JennP. |
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Kick and Crawl Aquarium Danger?
I'm sorry that your daughter was almost injured, and glad that she wasn't
seriously hurt. I sincerely doubt that there are any FP officials watching this ng. I also don't know whether I believe that FP is in any way responsible for this issue. Any child could fall onto any toy. That doesn't make the toy maker responsible, or the toy unsafe. I think it was a judgment call on your part. You said you didn't think the toy looked dangerous, so you left it on the ground. Next time you will know better. I don't think you need to remove all the hanging toys from the aquarium, just keep an eye out while your daughter is playing with it. Again, I'm glad she wasn't hurt. -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys, 1/3/03 -- My Big Girl, who started preschool, and loved it! Addison Grace, 9/30/04 -- My Little Walker, who wants nothing more than to go explore the world! Check out the family! -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password |
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Kick and Crawl Aquarium Danger?
"Jamie Clark" wrote in message
... I'm sorry that your daughter was almost injured, and glad that she wasn't seriously hurt. I sincerely doubt that there are any FP officials watching this ng. I also don't know whether I believe that FP is in any way responsible for this issue. Any child could fall onto any toy. That doesn't make the toy maker responsible, or the toy unsafe. I'm sure there are guidelines for toys with rigid, pointed parts though. Having not seen the toy, I can't really comment, but a toy intended for young children shouldn't have a piece that when laid flat could impale a throat, eye etc. -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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Kick and Crawl Aquarium Danger?
Thank you!
I thought that the "pointy"part would break loose, as I'm sure it should, so that's why I didn't pick it up, silly me. She really does like it so I took off the extra pieces and just let the pieces attached to the straps hang down. Interestinglly enough, on their website these extra toys are not pictured, but the thing hasn't been recalled either. Also their convoluted site map doesn't give any hint as to whether they can be emailed about this, other than snail mail or phone. And I'm sure not a litigious jackass that blames life's little bumps on product makers. I just wanted to know if anyone else had this experience, or it was just my unfortunate situation. And that perhaps I should mention it to the product maker so that maybe they could improve on what they have...as I suspect they already did from what the pictures sho9w. Oh well, she's okay, life goes on... Mum of Two wrote: "Jamie Clark" wrote in message ... I'm sorry that your daughter was almost injured, and glad that she wasn't seriously hurt. I sincerely doubt that there are any FP officials watching this ng. I also don't know whether I believe that FP is in any way responsible for this issue. Any child could fall onto any toy. That doesn't make the toy maker responsible, or the toy unsafe. I'm sure there are guidelines for toys with rigid, pointed parts though. Having not seen the toy, I can't really comment, but a toy intended for young children shouldn't have a piece that when laid flat could impale a throat, eye etc. -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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Kick and Crawl Aquarium Danger?
Try https://www.cpsc.gov/incident.html
It's not Mattel/Fisher Price, but it's the people that keep track of recalls and prompt them in most cases. "madsygrl" wrote in message oups.com... Thank you! I thought that the "pointy"part would break loose, as I'm sure it should, so that's why I didn't pick it up, silly me. She really does like it so I took off the extra pieces and just let the pieces attached to the straps hang down. Interestinglly enough, on their website these extra toys are not pictured, but the thing hasn't been recalled either. Also their convoluted site map doesn't give any hint as to whether they can be emailed about this, other than snail mail or phone. And I'm sure not a litigious jackass that blames life's little bumps on product makers. I just wanted to know if anyone else had this experience, or it was just my unfortunate situation. And that perhaps I should mention it to the product maker so that maybe they could improve on what they have...as I suspect they already did from what the pictures sho9w. Oh well, she's okay, life goes on... Mum of Two wrote: "Jamie Clark" wrote in message ... I'm sorry that your daughter was almost injured, and glad that she wasn't seriously hurt. I sincerely doubt that there are any FP officials watching this ng. I also don't know whether I believe that FP is in any way responsible for this issue. Any child could fall onto any toy. That doesn't make the toy maker responsible, or the toy unsafe. I'm sure there are guidelines for toys with rigid, pointed parts though. Having not seen the toy, I can't really comment, but a toy intended for young children shouldn't have a piece that when laid flat could impale a throat, eye etc. -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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Kick and Crawl Aquarium Danger?
"madsygrl" wrote in message
oups.com... Thank you! I thought that the "pointy"part would break loose, as I'm sure it should, so that's why I didn't pick it up, silly me. She really does like it so I took off the extra pieces and just let the pieces attached to the straps hang down. Interestinglly enough, on their website these extra toys are not pictured, but the thing hasn't been recalled either. Also their convoluted site map doesn't give any hint as to whether they can be emailed about this, other than snail mail or phone. And I'm sure not a litigious jackass that blames life's little bumps on product makers. I just wanted to know if anyone else had this experience, or it was just my unfortunate situation. And that perhaps I should mention it to the product maker so that maybe they could improve on what they have...as I suspect they already did from what the pictures sho9w. I didn't suggest you try to sue them ;-) It may be an idea to let them know though, if you feel it poses a hazard, even though your daughter has come to no harm. Chances are, someone else's child *could*. I'm going through this at the moment with a rattle/bath toy that my DD darn near bit the arms off. -- Amy Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02, & Ana born screaming 30/06/04 http://www.freewebs.com/carlos2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/ana%5Fj%5F2004/ My blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/querer-hijo-querer-hija/ |
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