Kitchen countertops and cabinet corners or handles are sometimes designed to look pleasing often pointed, looks cool, but the baby accidentally into the kitchen, this design is easy to touch or scratch the baby’s skin.
The existence of safety hazards in the kitchen
Kitchen some inconspicuous little corner may bring hidden dangers for the baby’s safety, the following list are some of the common hidden dangers, I hope that parents pay attention.
1, with the lid of the travel mug to drink hot water, to develop a habit. As the lid of the travel mug is sealed and insulated, it will not spill the hot water due to tilting. Replace the tablecloth with a firm table mat. Babies usually like to pull the corner of the tablecloth and the instruments on the table can hurt or burn the baby.
2, do not put the warming kettle, teapot such instruments around the edge of the table.
3, the stove top is an exceptionally dangerous place, the baby will play and twist the gas switch, and pull and tug, so, families with small children are best to use the gas stove with a cover, the kind of knob even it is covered type. When cooking, do not put the long handle of the pot facing outward, but to the wall, to prevent the baby enough to turn over and burn. And the best defense is to basically not let the baby near the stove.
3, cabinets only do not use glass doors. Drawers, cabinet doors with a safe lock.
4, the moment the ground is splashed with water or oil stains, to real-time finishing, so that the baby or end of the hot food you slip.
5, rice cookers, microwave ovens and other electrical appliances as far as possible do not drag on the ground or hitch pull in the table, if you have to do so, as short as possible.
6, garbage bags to be placed in a hidden place, the baby is always interested in this bag filled with a variety of “cluttered instruments. And like plastic bags are more to discard, so that babies do not pick up to play, masked in the face caused by suffocation.
Kitchen decoration design safety
1, countertops and cabinet design: kitchen countertops and cabinet corners or handles sometimes designed to look pleasing often very pointed, looks cool, but the baby accidentally into the kitchen, this design is easy to touch or scratch the baby’s skin, so it is best to switch to rounded trim cabinets and handles. Cabinet only use the rail sliding door, do not use the glass door, in case the baby is scratched by the glass when opening the door.
2, the design of the kitchen door: to ensure that the kitchen door will not be opened suddenly and hit the people who are preparing meals, scalding Cui Bao, it is best to change to a sliding door.
3, the choice of outside decorative materials: kitchen is a wet and water-prone places, therefore, like the ground, operating surfaces, walls, ceilings and other outside decorative materials should be selected for excellent water resistance materials. Cabinet interior design materials are best to choose not easy to contaminate, easy to wash, moisture, heat and durable materials, such as tiles, waterproof paint, PVC panels, fire panels, artificial marble, etc. are the most used in the kitchen safe materials. Fire is a must in the kitchen energy, so the kitchen must be used outside the decorative materials with fire resistance, especially around the stove materials should pay more attention to its fire retardant properties. Otherwise, it is easy to cause a fire.
Kitchen electrical safety
Disposal of built-in appliances.
In the disposal of built-in appliances, should be reserved for the side, so that once the appliance failure can be conveniently moved out to repair.
Refrigerator placement.
Refrigerator if placed in the kitchen, should not be close to the stove, on the one hand, easy to affect the temperature inside the refrigerator, in addition, also easy to lead to the refrigerator sticky water, flooded with signs of electricity leakage.
Power fuse can not be replaced by copper wire.
Copper wire melting point is high, not easy to fuse, can not play a role in protecting the circuit, should use the appropriate fuse.
Kitchen lamps and lanterns.
Kitchen lamps and lanterns should use screw-type, and add a safety cover.
Electrical wiring and power outlet laying.
Can be designed to set up more power outlets in all corners of the kitchen to prevent the wires across the Chan, to bring some unwanted risk factors to the Cui Bao. Do not lay the wires in the washing basin, electric stove or other stove next to the installation of the drainage of electricity precious device.
The use of movable appliances.
Electric rice cookers, electric frying pans, induction cookers and other movable appliances, in addition to turning off the switch after use, should also be unplugged to prevent the switch from failing. As a result of long time power will damage electrical appliances, resulting in fire. As usual, families should not use electric stoves under normal circumstances, such as electric stoves should have a special line. Household lighting circuit can not be connected to the electric stove, because of this electric stove electric heating wire is easy to contact with the heater and directly or indirectly cause electric shock accidents.
Kitchen items furnished peace
Placement of tableware.
Knives, forks, peelers and other powerful tableware should be placed out of reach of the baby, or lock them up. Cups, plates, bowls and other tableware should also be locked in the cupboard to prevent the baby from taking out and smashing, hitting the little feet, or cut skin by the debris.
Storage of garbage.
Kitchen garbage is best stored in a control hidden place, so as not to Cui Bao take to, to Cui Bao’s health hazards. The purchase of plastic bags and other food to be organized in real time, to prevent the baby to play with the hands, masked in the face to cause suffocation.
Storage of cleaning supplies.
Kitchen cleaning supplies used in contrast, these cleaners, degreasers, disinfectants, melting agents, etc. contain chlorine or ammonia, etc. Therefore, ammonia and chlorine cleaners poured together will occur a deadly gas called ammonia amine, so these cleaners must be placed in the location out of reach of the Cui Bao, when using the Cui Bao to the rest of the room, wearing gloves, masks, do not use more than two cleaners together, and pay attention to ventilation.
Storage of other miscellaneous items.
Fire, lighters, etc. should be placed in a safe place, so as not to take the treasure. Do not hang flammable items such as curtains, dried flowers, wooden spoons or ornaments next to the stove to avoid fire. Large items such as pots and pans, vases, bowls and food disposals should not be placed on top of the cabinets, so that moving them is both difficult and easy to bring danger.
What to do to create a safe kitchen for your baby
Put cups and precious china in locked cabinets or high places out of the baby’s reach.
Beware of the dangers posed by household cleaning products. Choose only the least toxic products and keep them in a safe place, out of the baby’s sight or reach.
Lock knives and other powerful tools, such as the blade of an electric mixer, into a drawer. But if your child learns to open the safe lock, then you’ll have to store these dangerous items in other ways, either by locking them up or by keeping all dangerous items out of reach of your baby. You can even put a safe door in the kitchen so the baby can’t get in. But if you do design to do this, make sure you can still see what your baby is doing outside while you are cooking in the kitchen, especially if it is just the two of you in the house.
Don’t put cups, knives, and hot food and drinks on the sides of kitchen counters and tables. Be sure not to put mats and tablecloths on the countertop either, as the baby may pull and tug, and then all the equipment above will be pulled down on him.
Another facility is to leave at least one safe (not next to the knife rack and oven) cabinet that the baby can open to study. With this cabinet, you will mostly find that he no longer wants to open the other cabinets to see the equipment in the cabinet, unless you leave the door open. Put some safe and fun instruments in this cabinet, such as light pots and pans, wooden spoons, tinfoil plates and empty yogurt containers. Occasionally replace the contents to surprise your baby.
When using a gas stove for cooking, focus on putting the handles of the pots and pans facing inward. Use the safety buckle to keep the baby without the facility to open the oven and microwave, so only use the safety buckle to fasten the cabinets and dishwasher when not in use.
In the most likely place of fire, such as the kitchen, put a fire extinguisher. However, only if the fire is small and can be controlled, you can use your fire extinguisher to put it out. If the fire is really on, you must immediately take the child out of the house, and then call 119 fire.
Baby sitting in a child’s dining chair, must be watched, and every time he should be tied to the safety belt. If there is no safety belt on your dining chair, be sure to buy one for your baby to put on the chair so you can always use it.
Don’t use your other hand to hold your baby while holding a hot drink in one hand. Don’t pass the drink from above your baby’s head to someone else, and don’t drink a hot drink while feeding your baby. Keep hot drinks out of your child’s reach. Be sure to keep warm water bottles in the house out of reach of your baby as well.
A baby fence is a useful way to keep your baby safe for a short period of time when you have something urgent to do that may cause danger to your baby. If you let your baby stay inside, but he does not want to be too far away from you, you can put the baby fence in a corner of the room, so he can play safely around you.
The Great Kitchen Parenting Peace of Nations
中国
Chinese kitchens are more greasy and smoky, and most of them are defensive about children entering the kitchen, so they are in a passive position. Why not investigate the state of childcare safety in the kitchens of various countries and turn the defensive into the offensive!
Britain: let the children into the kitchen
In the traditional view of the British, children are not suitable to enter the kitchen, especially boys. But since 2006, the old-fashioned British people were conquered by a wave of cooking trend to let children into the kitchen. The initiator was a boy named Sam, who started cooking at the age of 8 and was praised by the then British Chancellor Tony Blair as an expert in getting kids into the kitchen when he published his book “Cooking Storm” at the age of 16.
Most British kitchens are adjacent to gardens, so they have excellent lighting.
Japan: Kitchen = parent-child place
Instead of limiting children’s access to the kitchen. How about turning the kitchen into a place for play, education and relaxation for parents and children? Children’s cooking” and kitchen parenting” programs, schools are popular, mothers will be cooking before the kitchen what are the hazards, the use of kitchen utensils to explain to children, and manufacturers will also produce related children’s kitchen appliances.
Japan is a small country with a large population, in the kitchen design they first think about how to store more equipment in a narrow space, as well as make appliances more reasonable classification.
South Korea: Don’t ask children to enter the kitchen
Korea has adopted the “wolf” method of teaching children, looking at the actions of young children only from a distance and not asking questions, and will only give guidance and assistance when they encounter danger, which makes it possible for a 4-year-old child to go to the kitchen to boil water is not a new phenomenon.
The kitchen is the most important place in a Korean home, and is the preferred tool for buying a house. It requires a large space to store more instruments. It is open in design so that you can talk to your family while cooking.
USA: Guidance is the key
In the United States, there is a table that states what chores children of different ages can do, and then the family holds guidance, such as 3-4 year olds should be able to take dishes to the kitchen to wash after meals.
American kitchen to accept open, connected with the dining room, both entertainment, leisure, meeting, things, learning and other functions, requires large and spacious, bright, perfect facilities, from eating to washing are mechanical solutions. And the countertop will accept MDF, but the socket, switch plate control old-fashioned.
Germany: there is nothing wrong with rigorous work
All actions in the kitchen must pass strict measurement, even to beat an egg to how to beat, with what to beat have an accurate calculation. Use meals, read newspapers and parties are held in the kitchen.
Also pay special attention to the development and exercise of the hidden space of the cabinets, as well as cabinets, facilities and other load-bearing considerations.
