{"id":125633,"date":"2025-09-07T02:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/125633\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T02:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:53:12","slug":"what-safety-concerns-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/125633\/","title":{"rendered":"what safety concerns you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest parent helper Toddler Towers come with safety concerns. CTV’s Pat Foran reprots. <\/p>\n

Over the years, new products have come to market to help families with small children, and now \u201ctoddler towers\u201d are a must-have item in many homes.<\/p>\n

Also known as kitchen helpers or learning towers, toddler towers raise a child to the same height as a table or countertop. The idea is to give kids a boost so they can play, learn and cook alongside their parents. <\/p>\n

Joie Golomb\u2019s daughters love making dinner with their mom thanks to a little boost from a toddler tower.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think having access to cooking with me at my level and again learning some of those chopping skills, tasting food with me, seeing what I\u2019m doing, mixing things\u2014that was such a special thing for us to share and be able to cook in the kitchen,\u201d said Golomb.<\/p>\n

With guardrails and other safety features designed to prevent falls, toddler towers are marketed as a safer alternative to a chair or step stool, but they have also come with some safety concerns.<\/p>\n

In Canada, two toddler tower products were recalled in 2023<\/a> and 2024<\/a> due to fall and entrapment hazards.<\/p>\n

Reports of kids falling out or tipping over in the towers have also surfaced both to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and in online reviews.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a really wide range of quality in toddler towers on the market, and safety standards have not been established yet for how they\u2019re made or tested,\u201d said Lauren Kirchner with Consumer Reports.<\/a><\/p>\n

It conducted its own independent tests of 16 popular models, and the results were troubling.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirteen of the 16 towers we looked at failed our stability test,\u201d said Kirchner.<\/p>\n

\"\"CR toddler tower test Consumer Reports test the stability of toddler towers. <\/p>\n

Consumer Reports\u2019 stability test simulates what happens when a child leans to one side of a tower or climbs up one side. Researchers reached out to the manufacturers\u2014the six who responded said their products passed internal safety tests.<\/p>\n

The test results may sound alarming, but it\u2019s important to follow basic safety precautions when using a toddler tower. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re shopping for one, look for a strong, wide base and a heavy frame with a low centre of gravity and movable parts you can\u2019t adjust without tools.<\/p>\n

Avoid large cutouts or wide rails, as kids can get stuck in them and make sure the top guardrail is above your child\u2019s belly button while they\u2019re standing on the tower.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t let them give you a false sense of security that you can walk away,\u201d said Kirchner.<\/p>\n

Only use the towers on level floors and regularly check the screws and fasteners to ensure they\u2019re tight.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that when your children can reach the kitchen counter, there\u2019s a whole new level of issues to worry about, such as knives, glassware, or even a hot stove.<\/p>\n

If you use a toddler tower, make sure the area around it is safe and free of any hazards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest parent helper Toddler Towers come with safety concerns. CTV’s Pat Foran reprots. Over the years, new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[712,45,49,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-125633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-apple-news","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}