Safety notes worth reading twice

Choking

The way a chew tool fails is a piece coming off in a mouth. That happens to worn silicone, not to new silicone, which is why inspection matters more than which brand is on the label.

Our soft hollow tubes fail fastest because their walls are thin, and they are also the ones used with the youngest children. Those two facts together mean the tubes need checking more often than anything else we make, not less.

Necklaces and strangulation

A cord round a neck can catch on furniture, playground equipment or another child. Take it off before sleep and before any climbing. Do not use one with a child who cannot be supervised or who cannot follow the rule.

We build both necklaces as coils rather than smooth cords, so they stretch rather than snap taut. A stretchy cord is still a cord.

Age

Three and up on the solid chews. The hollow tubes are the teething line, which means babies and an adult watching.

Where a page and a bracket disagree on an age range, take the higher number. We would rather lose the sale than have a two year old on a solid stick.

What these are not

Not medical devices, not treatment, and not a substitute for anyone qualified. A chew tool gives a child something safe to bite instead of a sleeve. That is the whole function and we are not going to dress it up.

If chewing is new, sudden, or comes with anything else that worries you, that is a conversation with a doctor rather than a purchase.