National Safe Toys & Gifts Month

The holiday season is a magical time of year, but it’s not without dangers. Each year, thousands of young children are injured by unsafe, hazardous, or defective toys and products. December is the biggest toy-giving month in the U.S., and it’s also considered National Safe Toys and Gifts Month.

How To Choose Safe Toys

Here are some ways that you can pick out the safest toys for the children in your life this holiday season and all year round:

Check for labels that say the product is nontoxic
Avoid toys with small parts that can be a choking risk
Give the proper safety gear with gifts, such as helmets
Choose toys that match the child’s age and skill level
Inspect all toys before for broken parts and sharp ends
Choose toys that have been inspected by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM)

If your child is, in fact, injured this holiday season by a hazardous or defective toy, your family may have legal rights to compensation. Contact Chatham Gilder Howell Pittman at (662) 222-0597 to speak with our legal team for free today.

About the Author

Jefferson D. Gilder is a Partner at Chatham Gilder Howell Pittman and was admitted to the Mississippi and Tennessee Bars in 1990. Mr. Gilder is admitted to practice in all courts in Mississippi and Tennessee including Federal Court, the Fifth and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Gilder's areas of practice include personal injury, criminal, medical malpractice, civil rights, and product liability. Mr. Gilder spent his first ten years as an attorney practicing with his father, Robert G. Gilder, at Gilder Law Firm in Southaven, Mississippi before forming Gilder, Howell & Assoc., P.A. with Jamie W. Howell, Jr. in June of 2000. This firm although as another legal entity has now combined their resources and experience with Chatham – Pittman, to form Chatham Gilder Howell Pittman. If you have any questions about this article, you can reach Jefferson through our contact page.