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It really, really depends on the kid. With my first, I genuinely wondered why they made childproof cabinet locks and foam corner guards for tables -- she would
by Domenic_S 10y ago
It really, really depends on the kid. With my first, I genuinely wondered why they made childproof cabinet locks and foam corner guards for tables -- she would much rather read a book or play quietly than try to get into the drawers.
Then I had another kid. He'll turn the drawers into stairs and have climbed halfway to the counter in the time it takes you to run to the mailbox.
Point being, kids are all very different from one another, even within the same family. Something that's risky to your kid might not be risky to mine, and vice-versa. Some things are globally risky (pools, hot cars) but you might be surprised at the range of risk any particular child has.
- tillytal 10y agoI used to play a game as a toddler where I would climb up on the highest chair, push myself backwards off the table with a huge crash, then set the chair back up and do it all again. I'm pretty sure the only way to keep me safe in that house would've been to not have objects.
- Domenic_S 10y agoHilarious, I totally believe it. I used to think rowdy kids were just poorly-parented but seeing the crazy stuff my son does has changed my perception greatly!
- eli_gottlieb 10y agoI electrocuted myself three times as a child. IIRC, that last one was even unintentional!
- theandrewbailey 10y agoI blame young child electrocutions for my technological giftedness. As my mom describes it, I kept popping those plastic covers off the outlets.
- cfallin 10y agoEither that, or lead solder fumes (ah, memories), have to explain at least some fraction of EE/computer folks' quirks...
- jessaustin 10y agoHaha one of my only memories of kindergarten was one naptime my cot was next to a wall receptacle without a cover. My perception from this great temporal remove is that the shock was much less severe than others I've experienced since, perhaps because the fabric cot insulated me somewhat. [EDIT:] I've sometimes wondered how many other children were shocked by that particular outlet, given that there were fifty children in my class. Presumably most of us were only shocked once...
- jack-r-abbit 10y agoNearly caught my bed on fire by not understanding that a battery-powered motor isn't going to spin faster if I plug it into the wall. It even dimmed the house lights enough for my dad to come into my room to check if I noticed it too. I pretended nothing had happened. No one ever noticed the singed hole in my sheets.