My 3yo daughter learned the sign language for hot when she was 1.5. She knew what it was and stayed away from our gas fireplace, radiator and fireplace. Our son is 1 now and this will be his 1st winter of being mobile. We'll see how this works.
EatenByLimestone said:Sheesh, you already have one on the way! It's a little late to figure out how to not have an accident in front of the fire! :lol:
On a more serious note, I have an 8 month old. In the old house I'd be freaking out a bit as the stove was out in the open. In the new house, having the stove in the basement conveniently took the worry away.
Matt
EatenByLimestone said:Sheesh, you already have one on the way! It's a little late to figure out how to not have an accident in front of the fire!
CTwoodburner said:3 kids, 10 - 7 - 3, have been raised so far without a single burn from the two wood stoves. Talk to them, teach them and open it up with them so they can feel how hot it is. They will understand...
BeGreen said:There are about 10,000 pediatric burn injuries reported per year. The most common child burn injuries are in the bathroom from scalding (65%), and kitchen burns second.
"The most common causes of product-related thermal burn injuries among children ages 14 and under are hair curlers, curling irons, room heaters, ovens and ranges, irons, gasoline, and fireworks."
http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site903/mainpageS903P0.html
The statistics odds of a child being burned by a stove are significantly much less than injury by a hot faucet or a gun.
EatenByLimestone said:Sheesh, you already have one on the way! It's a little late to figure out how to not have an accident in front of the fire! :lol:
On a more serious note, I have an 8 month old. In the old house I'd be freaking out a bit as the stove was out in the open. In the new house, having the stove in the basement conveniently took the worry away.
Matt
btuser said:I'm going to save my anxiety for the first boyfriend who shows up with a motorcycle.
Bobforsaken said:I picked up the Gate (kidco I think), even though it was way more expensive than I wanted to spend.> i'm pretty happy with it. My son learned "hot" very early on and knows not to touch, but I've grown to enjoy the gate for the simple fact that I need to worry less about things (toys) ending up next to the stove. It also makes a wonderful drying rack.