Kids Do The Dumbest Things

by admin on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 | No Comments

There used to be a TV show that was all about the weird things that children do. While the show politely called them the ’strangest’ things, they were often more dumb than strange. While they do get smarter with age, kids can do the most dangerous things, too. That’s why you’ve got to keep dangerous kitchen implements out of their hands.

Do you have a rechargeable electric hand mixer? Pray your kids don’t get their hands on it. There is nothing cooler than using one of those gizmos for zapping alien space invaders in the backyard, unless it would be to use it to make a delicious mud pie. The children will squeeze every drop of electricity out of the mixer. When it doesn’t work anymore, they’ll just leave it somewhere and leave you wondering what happened to it.

While annoying, you can laugh off some of the things they do, scold them and tell them never to do it again. Other kitchen utensils they take outside to play with, though, can be downright dangerous and even potentially deadly.

Take that Wusthof knife set that you love so much, for example. Believe it or not, a small child might think it looks like something to play with. You wouldn’t think so. After all, knives just look dangerous, while even guns don’t look dangerous until you learn about what they can do.

Some kids don’t seem to understand that knives are dangerous and should only be handled by adults. They think that if mom can use a knife to cut a cake, they can take it outside to cut up a cardboard box or dig in the soil. Children think they are invincible. They don’t understand that one slip of the knife can have devastating consequences.

You don’t need to lock away your knives in a cupboard like you would a gun or a rifle, but some precautions are in order, nonetheless. While you may want to display it, make sure it is well out of the reach of children. It is much better to store your knives in a knife block set up on the kitchen counter, where it is out of reach, than in a drawer where even a small child can easily get to it.

Kids will be kids. They will do the strangest and the dumbest things. That’s why, as adults, it’s our job to protect them and to teach them. They will grow up eventually.