tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post5289005241026672727..comments2023-10-16T04:34:45.322-05:00Comments on CPSIA - Comments & Observations: CPSIA - The Incoherent Theory of the "Common Toy Box"Rick Woldenberg, Chairman - Learning Resources Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10399747363670184131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-58942508573742442092010-05-05T13:14:54.399-05:002010-05-05T13:14:54.399-05:00Children have toys that stay in their rooms? Who ...Children have toys that stay in their rooms? Who knew? At our house, toys are for throwing and Mom's things are for playing with.<br /><br />I'd like to give that Weintraub woman my kids for a week and see if she changes her mind about the universality of her parenting philosophy.Nom de Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153700215201399299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-71112397787195572152010-05-04T07:52:56.055-05:002010-05-04T07:52:56.055-05:00Lost in all this is the fact that the common toy b...Lost in all this is the fact that the common toy box is statistically so rare as to not merit much consideration. The average number of children born to an American mother is 2.09, round it off to 2 for simplicity. The average age gap between siblings is about 2.5 years. <br /><br />On average, half of all children under 3 have an older sibling (the other half have a younger or unborn sibiling). On average, their older sibling is between 2.5 and 5.5 years old, which is why a CPSIA cutoff of 6 makes sense. <br /><br />With just a bit more information and some high school statistics, we can construct a bell curve with standard distributions showing that as we increase the age gap between siblings, the number of families with children actually "sharing" a toybox drops off to practically zilch. <br /><br />There just aren't very many 12 year olds with 2 year old brothers and sisters. Look around.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-70850461940121363822010-05-04T07:25:04.851-05:002010-05-04T07:25:04.851-05:00"Urban myths should not be the basis of law.&..."Urban myths should not be the basis of law."<br /><br />You are so adept at explaining things in a way that clearly exposes the illogical thinking in the CPSIA. The common toy box theory has always been the most illogical part of this whole mess. Your connection to Weintraub's explanation of the personal responsibility that she demonstrates through her careful parenting is the real key. Without her kind of good parenting, many many items can be hazardous to children - and for many reasons beyond those of potential lead content. When I read articles saying that all the costs associated with CPSIA are worth it to know that the product is safe, I want to scream. Even if the products have zero lead content, they are not guaranteed to be non hazardous in other ways. To suggest that a product is safe will lead to people thinking they can allow children to play with things that, without proper supervision, may indeed create some kind of hazard. Nothing will every replace proper supervision and good parenting to protect children. Let"s ask Weintraub if she will allow her young children to mouth inappropriate objects that are certified to have zero lead content.<br /><br />And let's convince Adler and company to stop accepting anecdotal evidence when it supports their thinking and rejecting it when it does not.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009259962873743482noreply@blogger.com