Is it ok to leave toddlers by an open flame?

ExtraCredit

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:12 pm

amother [ Forestgreen ] wrote:

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amother

Coral

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:17 pm

amother [ Blonde ] wrote:

For real, I know someone who let her 2 year old peel vegetables and stir the food in the frying pan while standing at the flame. TMI

For real my 2 year old climbed on the counter, got the peeler, peeled part of his apple and a few of his fingers. Then he started crying because he couldn’t get the rest of the peel off. I had turned around to talk to my husband.

I have enough issues taking care of my kids when I’m just 2 feet away ...

yksraya

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:49 pm

tigerwife wrote:

Is it ok to let my toddler walk 10 blocks to morah? She only crosses two major roads. I mean, I think it’s fine but just wondering how many of you are helicopter parents.

oh, yeah, totally fine. It's called free range parenting. I let mine cross the highway. No big deal. They surely monitor highways, don't they?

amother

Babypink

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:50 pm

yksraya wrote:

oh, yeah, totally fine. It's called free range parenting. I let mine cross the highway. No big deal. They surely monitor highways, don't they?

If it’s anything like the free range eggs and chickens then I’m all for it Very Happy

Sunny Days

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 7:58 pm

ExtraCredit wrote:

Teach them how to open the flame while you’re at it. So that when they crawl out of the crib while you’re at the shaitel macher they can get tomorrow’s dinner started.

Best piece of advice EVER!
The wisdom here is awesome Laugh

amother

Pumpkin

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:27 pm

Ok. Playing devils advocate here,
I don’t think little kids should be near open flames. Kids should be kids, they have time to burn themselves when they get a bit older.

And I know someone that let her children play with fire and they burnt themselves, so there is a chance of danger.
But really, the chances are so slim.

amother

Honeydew

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 8:51 pm

I told someone you will be happy with your girlie, in ten years when she will help you, compared to your friends who will be old bubbies with empty nest.
She responded why in ten yrs, she already helps me. She peels veg & folds laundry, but only when she is in the mood.

P.S. kid is 2.

clowny

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 9:23 pm

ExtraCredit wrote:

Teach them how to open the flame while you’re at it. So that when they crawl out of the crib while you’re at the shaitel macher they can get tomorrow’s dinner started.

youngishbear

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 9:27 pm

The answer, of course, depends on gender.

Girls need to learn how to cook sooner rather than later, but it's not tznius for boys to be in the kitchen.

At that age it's more about the chinuch than tznius, though.

crust

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 9:28 pm

youngishbear wrote:

Again... chinuch. Vigelle.

(Please God nobody remember Viggy now).

youngishbear

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 9:31 pm

crust wrote:

Again... chinuch. Vigelle.

(Please God nobody remember Viggy now).

I am a single issue voter.

amother

Khaki

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 9:34 pm

I never let my toddler near an open flame. If I let her sear the meat, who will dice the onions while it browns? Furthermore, I cry a lot when I cut onions, and she cries often anyway, so I figured kill 2 birds with one stone.

Do you think that Cutco knives would be a good Chanukah present for her or do you recommend a different brand?

crust

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 9:35 pm

youngishbear wrote:

I am a single issue voter.

But whom are you voting for?

You don't have to answer.

amother

Salmon

Wed, Oct 21 2020, 9:39 pm

tigerwife wrote:

Is it ok to let my toddler walk 10 blocks to morah? She only crosses two major roads.

This mental picture is making me ill.

In BP, on Sukkos, I looked out my window and I saw a 2 year old cross from one side of the street to the other and back, on a very busy block, all while yelling to my husband to run down the steps to get the child. There was no parent to be found. Adults were busy serving I guess. Stranger (young Chassidish boy) passing saw this, and knocked on door luckily, as my husband was running down the steps. It seems someone left the door open and no one noticed child was missing.

And now I read this?

https://www.boropark24.com/new.....treet

amother

Blonde

Thu, Oct 22 2020, 5:02 am

amother [ Babypink ] wrote:

How else is the cooking going to get done?

This is her mindset. Crying