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Most injuries from toys are usually minor. But sometimes toys have been proven dangerous enough to cause severe injuries or even death. Here are 10 simple tips to avoid choosing the wrong toy for your child.

• Read the label before buying any toy. It contains useful information for the use of the toy, the age of the children that can safely play with it, and it also recommends if it needs supervision by an adult.

Swimming, bicycling, walking, playing ! Summer is definitely the most wonderful season for all children, but it is also at this period of the year when they are the most exposed to risks. Sun burnings, insects or animals bites are the most common.

Hyperactivity is the object of numerous controversies … Nevertheless, this behavioral problem really exists. A living hell for the child who suffers from it, the situation is also difficult for his entourage. Dr Frédéric Kochman, a child psychiatrist, has just issued a guide to help parents to better handle this situation.
Hyperactivity is a disorder more frequent than we think. Indeed, 3 to 5 % of the children would be concerned, that is 2 million in United States! But it is extremely difficult to manage for the parents, who often do not know anymore how to help the child to find his peace.