Being a parent is often to live in a permanent state of stress and anxiety.
In an instant your child’s safety can be thrown completely to the four winds, as they take an unexpected fall, change walking or running direction to place them at risk of cars, cyclists or bigger children, or do any variety of dangerous actions which most of us know never to do.
In life-threatening situations, a warning and some guidance might save the day. More importantly, when your kid is at risk of suffering harm, it is best to give them immediate advice on electrical wiring dangers.
You cannot possibly cover every situation in the home simply with security camera installation and that’s not what security cameras are designed for. They’re to protect your home from intruders, not to sit in your study watching your children on CCTV.
There comes a time when your child can move from one point to another by themselves. In these stages, you can’t help but be extra cautious with the things you leave lying on the floor or within their reach. The same devotion you have to keep them from chocking, burning, or falling is the same you should have when it comes to electrical wiring.
What are some of the most effective ways to teach kids on the dangers of electrical wiring?
What you teach your child depends on their ability to understand. The following are pointers to help you teach your kids the dangers of electricity.
Take advantage of family meetings
My memory is still fresh on how practical these sessions were in my childhood. Each time I needed some scolding, my mum would wait for family sessions to strike a point she had withheld the whole week. After this, I would reconsider my evil ways and reform for the better. These sessions will come in handy while teaching your kids the dangers of electricity.
Teach them how to ensure safety from electricity
Enlighten them on the nature of electric wires and why they have a specific make. You could explain why the insulator is essential and why they should never touch naked electric cables.
Talk to your kids on how electricity works
Here you can show them some good conductors of electricity. Explain to them the importance of switching the lights on and off with dry hands. Tell them the dangers of inserting metallic objects inside electric sockets. You could even ask your electrician on how to be safer. And even it’s important to teach kids how to enjoy electricity – the marvel of it.
Tell them electricity can start a fire
At this point, you will warn them against overloading circuits. Always monitor them to ensure they do not plug in many devices to avoid the risk of short courses that spark fires hence causing damage to properties.
Make use of educational books
When you read bedtime stories from your kid’s favourite storybook, they might start narrating the same after a week or two. Children’s books suit their understanding; hence with such, you can teach your child the safety rules when dealing with electricity.
Keep in mind all these precautions are the same as teaching your kids to be safe on social media. It is going to need a lot of patience and love.
To wrap it up
Of all of modern life’s travails, anxiety about one’s role as a parent is truly turning into a social and personal dilemma. It’s pretty much impossible to protect one’s child from every single danger, no matter how hard some parents try to cover their kids in cotton wool. Still, we do what we can.
Most times, our children make us better people. The least we can do is offer them guidance in every possible way. Electricity has become so familiar that people hardly find the need to practice caution. Always remember children watch and learn; hence your child will most definitely do what they see you doing. Lead by example.