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Answering Curiosity
About Fire
A Three-Step Approach |
Step One: Teach
Your Child About Fire
- "WHAT IS
FIRE" Fire is a natural energy source which
provides heat, light, and energy. Fire is a tool that we
use in our everyday lives to produce heat, cook food, and
heat our homes.
- Fire is a useful
tool, for use by adults. Fire can be dangerous, it is not a
toy or a plaything.
- Fire can easily get
out of control.
- Only adults can
safely use fire and must follow special fire safety rules.
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Step Two: Control
Your Childs Access To Fire
- Create a safe home
environment
- Keep all matches and
lighters out of the reach of young children. A two-year-old
child can operate a lighter or strike a match.
- Never - not even for
a moment - leave a stove, lighted candle, or fire in a
fireplace unattended.
- Teach your children
that matches or lighters are to dangerous to even touch.
Teach your children not to touch lighters or matches they
may find, but to tell you where they are.
- Remember to praise
your children for following instructions.
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Step Three: Set
A Good Example
- Children learn by
watching and imitating adults. Set a good example for
children.
- Point out the safety
precautions you use for cooking, heating, and fire safety.
- Post emergency
numbers by the telephone and teach children how and when to
sue them. Emphasize the importance of getting out, then
call for help from another location. Items such as toys and
pets can always be replaced, but a child can not.
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