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A
newsletter for the world of toys and leisure time,
families and children.
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Familynews,
why, how and when
WWW.INFOTOYS.IT
grows and becomes richer: by adding this newsletter - called
FamilyNEWS - which will deal with games, toys, leisure time,
the problems of children and families and associations which
support children. How do you skim through FamilyNEWS?
Each time the newsletter will be composed of a variable
number of sections. These will be listed on the left of the
screen; just click on the section that interests you to view
that page. The newsletter
will be an open window on the world of toys,
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novelties,
the economics, and who is manufacturing, selling and buying
toys and naturally......on those who play wuth them. |
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Barbie
goes
on the Internet
Now
Barbie is on the Internet too: in October Mattel the
world’s largest toy producer, offered a series of
products for children on their site www.barbie.com.
They have sent - US newspapers report - the first
catalogue of the world’s most famous doll to four
million Americans. |
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Toy
safety: start of a
ministerial campaign
A
campaign for prevention and information about the
safety features of toys is about to be launched by the
Ministry of Industry sponsored by the European
Commission. The communication campaign will be defined
by a competition at European level which will lead to
the production of a "Guide to buying toys"
of which four million copies will be printed. To find
out more visit www.minindustria.it. |
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Childminders:
the Interactive
Nursery Nurse
It’s not
enough just to love children, the childminder of the new
millennium has to know about computers, video recorders, TV
satellites and electronic toys; according to a survey of
more than 300 childminders carried out by mamma.it
(www.mamma.it) a web-site dedicated to mothers, children and
families. The conclusions of the survey are surprising: knowing
how to use a
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Lino
Banfi:
representing
the family
Lino Banfi
-comic actor form Puglia - is the face in a TV advertisement
requested by Palazzo Chigi to spread the news about
provisions to support the family. The advertisement, on air
since 27th November gives information about a green number
(800024996) which the public can call to find out about tax
benefits which have been
decided to help support families.
Carried out by Meet
International Point the |
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computer
is in fact no longer only required for an office job but
also for the old and much-loved position of "nursery
nurse". Fortunately from the survey it also emerges
that 50% of children however still love the traditional
kinds of toys. |
campaign
will cost two billion Lire. This is not the first time that
Banfi has taken part in such an initiative; he is in fact an
ambassador for Unicef, the United Nations organisation which
deals with the problems of childhood in the world and with
measures to support the poor areas. |
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