There are many appliances that get really hot or really cold, lots of places to hide in and lots of potential noise makers to play with. Your responsibility as a parent is to not only teach your child about kitchen safety, but also making your kitchen a safe place to be for your child. The first thing you need to do is to start at an early age teaching your child about the dangerous things that are in your kitchen. Teach your children that a stove and oven get really hot. Show your child how certain appliances work such as a toaster oven, irons and pots and pans.
Many items remain hot for quite some time after they ve been used.
You may want to remove any knobs on the oven and even put covers on any burners, to reduce any risk of problems related to the oven. If you have something in oven baking or broiling, what some parents do is turn the light on in the oven, so children can see that something is cooking inside. You also should tell them that when the light is on, they need to stay at a safe far distance from the oven so they won t get burnt. Some other tips for when you re cooking include always using the back burners on the stove if you are only using two burners. This will keep any pots or pans as far from your children as possible.