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by sfc32 851 days ago
> Not letting your kid touch the hot stove at all is as bad as letting them pull a pot of boiling water down on their head.

While kids are over-protected these days, I strongly disagree with this.

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What alternative view do you propose concretely?

Over protective is the definition of ‘they never get a chance to get a non-serious burn’ isn’t it?