Should I let 4 year old use the stove?
My 4 year old dd has interest in cooking. She heated macaroni under supervision. I am still feel uneasy about letting her deal with the stove.
Is she old enough?
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NO!
Wait awhile-let her help you mix ingredients and measure. Maybe at 6 or even 7. You would feel awful if one day she decides to "cook for mom". It would literally take her 2 seconds to turn on the heat with your back turned and then she may burn herself.
In my opinion she's too young.
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Wow, I think that is pretty amazing that your 4yr has such an interest, but I think it is best that you continue to supervise her.
Even if she does know how to handle a stove, she is just 4 and can still get really hurt. My grandmother burned her whole arm on a stove when she was just 10, because she misjudged; imagine what could happen to a 4 year old.
My best advice is to continue to educate her. Explain to her that a stove is NOT a toy, and can injure her. That she must NEVER use the stove without you standing right there. Also always have her tell you how to work a stove and what the rules are; I do this with my son, if something can harm him I make him tell me why and how.
Still and all, continue to educate her on cooking, it will help her when she gets older. Good luck
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Let her help you with jello pudding, rice krispie squares, cake mixes, measuring things, etc but I wouldn't let her anywhere near the stove! I can't imagine what would happen if she tried to cook you breakfast in bed one day or got up in the middle of the night and was hungry.
There are a lot of things she can do that do not include hot elements.
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Let her help you with jello pudding, rice krispie squares, cake mixes, measuring things, etc but I wouldn't let her anywhere near the stove! I can't imagine what would happen if she tried to cook you breakfast in bed one day or got up in the middle of the night and was hungry.
There are a lot of things she can do that do not include hot elements.
I have to agree with you, she may very well try to do it myself when she is unsupervised. I leave her in front of tv and go change after work quite often. I can use her to do something else, may be use microwave or toaster.
Is she old enough?
Answers:
NO!
Wait awhile-let her help you mix ingredients and measure. Maybe at 6 or even 7. You would feel awful if one day she decides to "cook for mom". It would literally take her 2 seconds to turn on the heat with your back turned and then she may burn herself.
In my opinion she's too young.
Answers:
Wow, I think that is pretty amazing that your 4yr has such an interest, but I think it is best that you continue to supervise her.
Even if she does know how to handle a stove, she is just 4 and can still get really hurt. My grandmother burned her whole arm on a stove when she was just 10, because she misjudged; imagine what could happen to a 4 year old.
My best advice is to continue to educate her. Explain to her that a stove is NOT a toy, and can injure her. That she must NEVER use the stove without you standing right there. Also always have her tell you how to work a stove and what the rules are; I do this with my son, if something can harm him I make him tell me why and how.
Still and all, continue to educate her on cooking, it will help her when she gets older. Good luck
Answers:
Let her help you with jello pudding, rice krispie squares, cake mixes, measuring things, etc but I wouldn't let her anywhere near the stove! I can't imagine what would happen if she tried to cook you breakfast in bed one day or got up in the middle of the night and was hungry.
There are a lot of things she can do that do not include hot elements.
Answers:
Let her help you with jello pudding, rice krispie squares, cake mixes, measuring things, etc but I wouldn't let her anywhere near the stove! I can't imagine what would happen if she tried to cook you breakfast in bed one day or got up in the middle of the night and was hungry.
There are a lot of things she can do that do not include hot elements.
I have to agree with you, she may very well try to do it myself when she is unsupervised. I leave her in front of tv and go change after work quite often. I can use her to do something else, may be use microwave or toaster.