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Josie decided to redecorate her son’s room. He is a toddler now and needs a bed instead of a crib. She packed up all of his infant toys and decided to donate them to his day care center. Included in the box was a rattle that he had been quite attached to. He always pulled the small knob off the end of the rattle and Josie would frequently reattach it. She thought that the knob was dangerous but nothing bad ever happened. Some other kid might like to play with it now.

1. Should Josie have been concerned about the knob when her son first started removing it? Why or why not? (2-3 sentences)
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2. If she had reported the knob to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, what could the agency have done? (2-3 sentences)
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3. If Josie gives the box of toys to the day care center, what should the center director do? (2-3 sentences)
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4. Provide an appropriate substitute toy for her son at the age of infancy to replace the rattle. What does this toy promote for developmental wellbeing? You can include a picture or direct weblink to the toy, but do not forget your answer to the question regarding what does it promote for developmental wellbeing. (4-5 sentences)
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1. She should've been concerned because he could possible break it and swallow it or swallow it whole. Maybe even possibly cut himself.

2. The agency could've rejected the request or accepted it and maybe provided a new rattle.

3. The center director could just toss it out, or (if careless enough) keep it. They could also repair the toy. The more appropriate option is to repair it.

4. At her son's age, the more appropriate toy would be mega blocks (another option could be a toy car that is too big to be swallowed.) The toy can promote being creative since you are building things by just connecting blocks together. The child could also use that as a starter of showing how they feel or a stress reliever (if they do get angry or sad) it could also just be another activity for them to do until they're worn out.