A reminder for all of us
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Topic: A reminder for all of us
Posted By: MrsMojo
Subject: A reminder for all of us
Date Posted: 05 July 2010 at 1:44pm
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/3883698/Boiling-water-a-warning-to-us-all - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/3883698/Boiling-water-a-warning-to-us-all -------------  
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 05 July 2010 at 2:04pm
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Ouch, poor wee girls!
Someone said recently, and it stuck with me, that a baby having a cup of boiling liquid accidentally tipped on them (like a cup of tea or coffee) would be the equivalent (in terms of surface area burnt) of an adult having a 40 gallon drum tipped on them. I haven't checked the maths but it's a sobering thought  ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 05 July 2010 at 2:05pm
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Oh how sad. First thing I'm getting DH to do when he gets home from work is to screw our oven into the wall. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 05 July 2010 at 2:13pm
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I still only ever use the back elements of the stove, like my mum taught me and keep the handles pointed towards the wall so that little hands can't grab them. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 05 July 2010 at 2:24pm
Yup me too. And it might be easy for me to say this given I only have one kid to look after at the mo, but JJ would never be in a position where he could open the oven door and climb up to the stove, at the very least either the cooking would be being attended or he would be (and we generally keep the kitchen door closed as an added measure). -------------
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
caliandjack wrote:Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 05 July 2010 at 2:28pm
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Poor wee girls!
She's still absolutely gorgeous though, isn't she? It is so easy to get complacent and think that because your child has reached an age where they understand the things you tell them, that you don't need to worry so much any more. These things can still happen so easily though, kids are curious and they are fast and even though they might understand a warning when you tell it to them they might not remember it days or weeks later. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 05 July 2010 at 3:53pm
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Oh my goodness, that breaks my heart. I have seen a friend of my brothers get burns to 80% of his body and he was in a right state, it was awful as an adult, I can't even begin to imagine what that would be like for a child. Or as a mother to see that happen to your child. -------------  
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 06 July 2010 at 8:12am
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this happen to my sister when she was 2 the burn was mainly on her chest she had pulled a cup of tea on herself was soo horrable i went with my mum when she needed bandage chages and i still can hear her horrable painfull screams i am exter carefull with hot drinks or even if i am cookin ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 09 July 2010 at 10:47am
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We are gonna get a gate thing for our kitchen coz I hate having kids in the kitchen, gets me all antsy!! ------------- 
 Oct 11
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 09 July 2010 at 10:36pm
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thats what I hate about our kitchen as Megan has to go through the kitchen to go outside.
our next house we buy I want it so to go outside you go through the lounge a proper front door not through the kitchen and laundry ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 10:36pm
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You have to go through our kitchen and laundry to get to our back yard to Jasmine. We do have a door from lounge to the front yard, but that is so close to street, so Leah will be taking back door to the back yard. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: grrrgrrrr
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 9:29pm
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I remeber when I was little my mum had a metal thing that was attached to the oven that made it so that the top of the oven was not reachable unless you were quite tall. Only adults coudl put things on the stove and turn it on. We also had a lock on the oven door, you had to pull a lever at the same time as opening the oven door (hard for little ones)
Have never seen anythign like that in NZ though, I woudl buy it if I could find it. ------------- Mattias 2yo Henrik almost 1 |