Buying Safe Childrens Hoodies

If an item of child’s clothing has a drawstring attached to it on the upper half of their body then this is illegal. This can be on the hood, at the neck or around the waste. This ban is in place because a number of children have died recently. Strangulation occurs when the string gets tangled around the child or caught up on something. Childrens hoodies should be bought when they do not have drawstrings attached. Children love wearing hoodies when there is no drawstring.

Back To The Ban

There have been some major cases where big companies who manufacture or sell children’s clothes have been fined. The Consumer Product Safety Commission ruled that a considerable risk was presented to children who wore tops with drawstrings attached.

The public was made aware of drawstring dangers when a three year old boy tragically died when a string on his clothes got caught in a side as he was going down it. Retailers are slow to be caught when they break the law because so few people know which items are banned by law. The CPSC is quicker to find illegal retailers with the public more knowledgeable about the ban.

Nordstrom a department store in Seattle have been fined ,000 for selling illegal tops. Four other retailers received fines totalling over 0,000 over the past few years for the same crime. Hills Sportswear and Kohl’s were two of them. Yet again another little girl suffocated when het top got caught at the playground.

Making sure that the clothes your child wears is a big responsibility for every parent. Thinking about how your child’s activities could be risky to your child should be done when buying items. For example, flapping trousers do not want to get caught in the pedals of a bike.

Hoodies should not be banned all together. When children wear safe hoodies they look really nice. Children love to wear them because they are comfortable which is a bonus. For autumn and winter they are wardrobe staples.