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Post by milesofsmiles on Jun 27, 2005 11:56:42 GMT -5
I got to keep a better eye on him. This weekend he took the light bulb from a flash light and managed to plug it into his night light outlet. He came out and said, the light bulb blew up. He said he was "testing it" to see if it still worked. Not any more.... Think it would hold his interest to get him one of those beginner electronic sets? I mentioned it to him this morning and his first response was thinking totally outside the box.... What happens if I plug in the lamp cord??? My first lesson in electricity came at age 6 when I wanted the Christmas tree lights to blink on and off. I accompished this by plugging and unplugging it. After about 6 times POW, I got a shock that knocked me on my tush. Nate has not experienced the dangers of electrity and explaining it does not seem to help. Miles  |
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Post by AnneM on Jun 27, 2005 13:13:26 GMT -5
Sometimes learning the "hard" way (as you did!  ) is the very best way to learn I think!! ... But then again HOW are you meant to teach Nathan about the dangers of electricity the "hard" way intentionally?  The electronics set COULD be a good idea especially if he is showing an interest ... although I don't want to commit myself on that considering the number of "things" that never got used when Sam was a kid!! Wouldn't it be great if we could buy these things on a trial period? i.e. if they use it for less than X hours within X time it can go back?? ;D Back to the dangers of electricity ... when Sam was at school they used to be shown videos etc on the dangers of electricity both in primary and high school ... and I think the message actually sank in because he would always come home "full of it" and lecturing ME about the dangers!!... Any chance that this is a "subject" covered within school? |
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Post by Linda on Jun 27, 2005 13:13:46 GMT -5
Excuse me for laughing miles but every one of my boys have done this ;D ;D ;D They got knocked on there butts and didn't attempt it again. ;D ;D ;D
Then along came Paul...it took him about 3 trys of getting shocked before he figured out....hey this doesn't feel good!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by milesofsmiles on Jun 27, 2005 13:25:41 GMT -5
Somehow he managed to avoid the shock. There is no real way to explain it unless it happens. I tried to relate it to petting the cat on a winter day, then reaching for the door knob. Then make it 100 times harder. I lost him on the '100 times harder'. He is not a big one on following instructions. As witness to all of the lego and erector set things I have made for him. He starts out with a bang, and like most children wants to move on to other things within 1 minute. He would want to make anything BUT what is in the box. Anne, maybe we could start a toy library of all the things that were played with a couple of times and left for the box it came in. We could qualify for a shipping discount for volume ;D ;D ;D. Videos, he loves those. I will see what I can do. Miles |
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Post by mothercat on Jun 27, 2005 15:35:27 GMT -5
Miles .. at Radio shack they have little radio kits...the kids get to build their own for around 15.00 or so or at hobby centers they have little light kits that they hook up to switches educational toys. We did scouts for around 9 yrs and your son is at the right age for it. They all get curious and "need" in the worst way (according to their impulse mode ) to learn. Makes a great dad/son project too. ;D And it will save all your flashlights from destruction. ;D The good thing is unlike erector sets they only take minutes and teach about electricity in a quick easy curiosity satisfying way.  |
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Post by SKay on Jun 27, 2005 19:54:54 GMT -5
Someone I know who has 2 sons, said, "One of the most dangerous things a boy says, 'I wonder what would happen if . . ." ;D
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Post by Linda on Jun 27, 2005 20:56:35 GMT -5
Someone I know who has 2 sons, said, "One of the most dangerous things a boy says, 'I wonder what would happen if . . ." ;D And I heard it a lot ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by kstquilter on Jun 28, 2005 9:50:47 GMT -5
i guess i was lucky and neither of my kids wanted to know what would happen when you put things in the outlets!
but brittany does seem to have to learn everything the hard way and rarely the first time either.
i think finding some sort of sharing library for barely used toys is a great idea! they lose interest in toys they wanted soooo bad, as fast as everything else!
karen
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Post by tridlette on Jun 28, 2005 10:14:33 GMT -5
Gee, my Dad's high school year book says, "if the lab is blown out, Charlie did it without a doubt!".
I got shocked too, it took me 3 times to figure it out! My sisters all learned in one attempt. My brother Dennis... I don't think he has figured it out yet in 40 years!
But, yeah, the little radio shack kits are good!
And I have all the toys, just let me know what you want, and I will try to find out which room it is in and send it to y'all!
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