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Old 11-23-2005, 12:25 PM   #26 (permalink)
maleficent
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Quote:
Originally Posted by guccilvr
Yes a child needs to have an explanation that the stove is hot and can hurt them. Why would that be a bad explanation?? That does nothing but benefit the child. You tell your kids to look both ways before crossing the street so they don't get smashed. Makes perfect sense and helps to reinforce the idea in the child. It would also reinforce the fact that the child will then realize that parent is trying to protect them.
It's all about the age of the child...
How much time have you spent around kids? tell a kid that the stove is hot - and betcha a dollar or more that kid is going to touch the stove to see for himself. (heck there'd be a lot of adults who will do the touching)
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