Electricity is essential to every home and business. It surrounds us all which is why it is so critical that you ensure your children understand electrical safety before they become too curious and find themselves in a dangerous situation.
What to Teach Your Children
Children, even those of a very young age, need to have some understanding of electricity and its benefits and dangers. With young children, rather than attempting to explain the dangers, it is always best to use cabinet locks and outlet covers to avoid electrical accidents and ensure their safety.
Once your children are old enough to engage in conversations and learn new things, you can share with them a number of books, videos and other resources that focus on electrical safety.You can certainly make learning fun for your children while getting your very important message across. Whatever options you choose, ensuring that your children understand how electricity works, and its many complexities should be your primary focus.
Tell It to Them Straight
We all want to be able to ensure the safety of our children and certainly keeping them safe from electricity is a very important task. Take time out to share specific facts and even restrictions with your children in order to keep them safe whenever they are near to electricity. Here are some helpful ideas to share:
- Always stay away from electrical boxes and other electrical equipment as well as electrical wires
- Never tug at electrical cords
- Understand that electricity and water do not mix
- Never climb on anything located near to power lines
- The only thing you should ever put into an electrical outlet, are electrical plugs
- Teach them how to dial and contact 911 in the case of an electrical emergency
Be the Best Teacher There Is
Electrical safety is a very important topic for individuals of all ages to understand. There are so many accidents and deaths every year as a result of electricity. Children of young ages can find it very confusing and complicated to understand. That’s where you come in. Taking steps necessary to communicate with your children on their level, is important when trying to stress the importance of electricity and safety. There are a number of teaching guides you can use to help emphasize the importance of electricity as well as its dangers to your children of all ages.
However, more times than not, when it comes to teaching children new concepts and topics, it works best to show them rather than to just tell them. Perhaps a video explaining what electricity is and its many dangers is the ideal approach to use with your children. There are even video games that can contribute to your child’s understanding of electricity that also teach them how to avoid dangers and be safe at all times. Whatever it takes, be sure that your children have the necessary education needed to keep them protected and safe from electrical dangers.
Bottom Line
At Gervais Electric, Inc. we are steadfast in our commitment to not only meets the individual needs of our clients, but to ensure the overall safety of their homes and families as well. For more information on electrical safety or to schedule an inspection, repair or electrical upgrade, or should you have an emergency electrical need, reach out to our highly reputable team of professionals today. You can always count on our experts to meet your electrical needs and to do so with prices that are truly competitive and affordable and in timelines that meet with your specific requirements. For all your home or business electrical needs, look to the trusted pros here at Gervais Electric, Inc.
