Teaching your kiddo the stove is a No No

Mar5195 · May 2013

I have started teaching Timmy about the stove. He is addicted to the damm knobs. When we get home we have to walk thru the kitchen. And he goes straight to the stove. I have been sort of shouting "Hot, Hot, Hot" in an urgent tone and moving him away. He thinks it's funny and will run around the house saying "hot hot hot". When I'm cooking and the stove is actually hot, I do block him from entering the kitchen. But I was wondering what everyone else was trying. At my son's birthday party a friend's son wouldn't touch the toy stove because it was hot. I thought that was so brilliant.

laura.noel · May 2013

We've been working on "don't touch" in our house, too; for the stove, the trash, the tv, etc. We just say "don't touch," sometimes just like that, and sometimes in a sentence (ex- We don't touch things that are in the trash). If we need to for his safety, we'll physically move him away from the thing.

I think the key for us has been to be firm, but calm. Like you said, if you react too strongly, they think it's funny, and will do it again for the reaction.

ssimon621 · May 2013

I have knob covers so Skyler can't touch them and turn the stove on/off. Otherwise, I tell her it is hot and it hurts the baby, then I move her away. It is very rare that I'm cooking and she is awake. When she is I do it when she's having a snack in her high chair or when DH is home. She eats dinner at 5:45 and usually has leftovers, if I have to heat something for her on the stove I just use the back burners. My oven doesn't get hot on the outside when I'm using it, but I still teach her to stay away from it at all times just so she learns.

Mar5195 · May 2013

ninthgirl:
The book Your One Year Old suggested holding your kid's hand very tightly and actually getting them close-ish to a warm burner, close enough to maybe unnerve them. I don't think I've ever gotten DD's hand close enough, or she doesn't care, because she thinks that is a fun game so far.
It's a good thing she's not walking yet, because once she is she's so darn tall that the kitchen will be her playground if we're not careful.

I did this with a candle. Maybe the heat wasn't hot enough but he wanted to grab the damm flame!

Lena122 · May 2013

ninthgirl:
The book Your One Year Old suggested holding your kid's hand very tightly and actually getting them closeish to a warm burner, close enough to maybe unnerve them.

My kid kept trying to run into our fire pit over the weekend despite the fact that it was very hot even a couple feet from it. This method definitely wouldn't scare him.

We're just doing a lot of redirection and child safety prevention.

DaizyMay22 · May 2013

I actually started time out with daisy today. She keeps getting into the cabinets if our tv stand and messing with electronics and trying to put cords in her mouth. I give her one warning and when she did it again I put her in time out for one minute. She stood up a couple of times and I would tell her to sit on her bum and she would sit back down. When the timer goes off I go over to her, tell her why she was in time out and then I give her hugs and kisses ad she goes on her merry way.

MollySm · May 2013

I say hot, but she thinks I mean hat and pats her head, looking around for a hat. Not great. She can't make them turn, so for now we are okay.

KatelynEA90 · May 2013

A few months ago, my brother was cooking with DD and taught her what hot meant. I guess she was trying to touch a pot so he put her hand over the steam. Just close enough that she could feel a temperature difference, he wasn't burning her or anything mean. It worked perfectly for her. If I tell her something is hot and not to touch it, she won't. She always stops, puts her hand in the air, and says 'hot!'. She does it every time she passes by the stove or the coffee maker.

MrMrsandBaby · May 2013

Our oven doesn't get hot on the outside wo I am not all that worried about it yet. I try to tell her "hot" but she responds by blowing on it (like you would with food)! Such a smart girl...

blondegirl22 · May 2013

KatelynEA90:
A few months ago, my brother was cooking with DD and taught her what hot meant. I guess she was trying to touch a pot so he put her hand over the steam. Just close enough that she could feel a temperature difference, he wasn't burning her or anything mean. It worked perfectly for her. If I tell her something is hot and not to touch it, she won't. She always stops, puts her hand in the air, and says 'hot!'. She does it every time she passes by the stove or the coffee maker.

this is similar to what we did. First we started with the crockpot.. We let her touch the lid and it was warm enough to get her attention and we would say hot. We say hot about our fireplace, cups of coffee etc. She holds up her hand and says hot.

Last week, the coffee pot was brewin and she kept reaching up and I kept saying hot, she put her hand in the steam and it scared her, but didn't burn her. Now she is even more careful. GL!

jldubb0626 · May 2013

laura.noel:
We've been working on "don't touch" in our house, too; for the stove, the trash, the tv, etc. We just say "don't touch," sometimes just like that, and sometimes in a sentence (ex- We don't touch things that are in the trash). If we need to for his safety, we'll physically move him away from the thing.
I think the key for us has been to be firm, but calm. Like you said, if you react too strongly, they think it's funny, and will do it again for the reaction.

Yes

tittytwistertortoises · May 2013

We say "DANGER!" Most of the time he startles and will walk away or if we have to say multiple times he will stop what he is doing and kind whine/cry at us. Almost like he knows he shouldn't but is mad that we won't let him.

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