Dear Readers,
“So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.”
- William James
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Kitchen Saftey Tips
Dear Readers,
I love the holidays, but be careful in the kitchen if you are going to let your children help you.
These tips help you choose what kids can do around the kitchen, but if they're going to be there as you cook then there are certain precautions you should take.
A common house fires is started from someone cooking. Most common cause of burns in kids under 3 come from scalding hot liquids or hot surfaces.
If you follow these tips from the National Fire Protection Agency and the U.S. Fire Administration you will help to have a safe kitchen for you and your children while cooking.
1. Always stay in the kitchen when you are cooking.
2. Stay alert. Don’t cook if you are sleepy, have been drinking alcohol or have taken medicine that makes you drowsy.
3. If you must leave the home for even a short period of time, turn off the stove or oven.
4. Keep young children at least 3 feet (1 meter) away from any place where hot food or drink is being prepared or carried.
5. Never hold a small child while cooking.
6. Keep hot foods and liquids away from table and counter edges.
7. Secure table cloths to keep kids from pulling items off tables.
8. Always turn pot holders inward.
9. Use the stove's back burners whenever possible.
10. Never hold a child while cooking or carrying hot foods or liquids.
11. Keep appliance cords coiled and away from counter edges.
12. Don't use extension cords with cooking appliances.
13. Use oven mitts or potholders when moving hot food from ovens, microwave ovens, or stovetops. Never use wet oven mitts or potholders as they can cause scald burns.
14. Replace old or worn oven mitts.
15. Keep things that burn -- pot holders, oven mitts, paper or plastic -- off your stovetop.
16. Don’t store things that can burn in an oven, microwave, or toaster oven.
17. Clean food and grease off burners, stovetops and ovens.
18. Wear clothing with sleeves that are short, close fitting, or tightly rolled up.
Happy Cooking while you are Safe in the Kitchen
I love the holidays, but be careful in the kitchen if you are going to let your children help you.
These tips help you choose what kids can do around the kitchen, but if they're going to be there as you cook then there are certain precautions you should take.
A common house fires is started from someone cooking. Most common cause of burns in kids under 3 come from scalding hot liquids or hot surfaces.
If you follow these tips from the National Fire Protection Agency and the U.S. Fire Administration you will help to have a safe kitchen for you and your children while cooking.
1. Always stay in the kitchen when you are cooking.
2. Stay alert. Don’t cook if you are sleepy, have been drinking alcohol or have taken medicine that makes you drowsy.
3. If you must leave the home for even a short period of time, turn off the stove or oven.
4. Keep young children at least 3 feet (1 meter) away from any place where hot food or drink is being prepared or carried.
5. Never hold a small child while cooking.
6. Keep hot foods and liquids away from table and counter edges.
7. Secure table cloths to keep kids from pulling items off tables.
8. Always turn pot holders inward.
9. Use the stove's back burners whenever possible.
10. Never hold a child while cooking or carrying hot foods or liquids.
11. Keep appliance cords coiled and away from counter edges.
12. Don't use extension cords with cooking appliances.
13. Use oven mitts or potholders when moving hot food from ovens, microwave ovens, or stovetops. Never use wet oven mitts or potholders as they can cause scald burns.
14. Replace old or worn oven mitts.
15. Keep things that burn -- pot holders, oven mitts, paper or plastic -- off your stovetop.
16. Don’t store things that can burn in an oven, microwave, or toaster oven.
17. Clean food and grease off burners, stovetops and ovens.
18. Wear clothing with sleeves that are short, close fitting, or tightly rolled up.
Happy Cooking while you are Safe in the Kitchen
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