Would you let a 5 year old unplug an item?

[sunnyshoresgalore]

That really... if you had a tablet plugged into socket to recharge and a 5 year old wanted it, would you tell them to go and unplug it?

"Hate" not had, typing with one eye on the baby monitor.

Would I fuck!!

Yes, because it’s not rocket science and it’s quite easy to teach them how to plug and unplug carefully 🙄

Why not soarin?

Sure. I was plugging in my tv by four. Heck I was making my own toast by five. Awful lot of people raising daisy children these days xD

Eh why wouldn’t I? As long as it’s switched off and the use their hands and not their mouths or owt daft.

Yes I can't see the problem.

Would I fuck!!

Why not though, what possible reason could you have for not allowing a 5 year old to do such a simple job? Do you allow your 5 year old to walk down the stairs by themselves? There's a much greater risk of hurting themselves doing so than by unplugging a cable?

Yes better to teach him to do it safely ime

Didn't realise it was dangerous for a child to unplug something. Mine has been doing it since he was little

Er. I learnt how to wire a plug at 6 (admittedly not entirely usual and it was the 70s which was very laissez faire). I have a realtor respect MANY years later for an electrician. But plugs? They are in your home. They shouldn't be a terrible taboo

My one year old unplugs anything he can get his hands on (not encouraged which is why he goes for them). Plugs in the uk are very safe.

Yes, my two year old has been plugging my charger into my phone since about 18 months old.

I had a dream the other night that I out phone 'pop sockets' on all of our plugs so that DC didnt need to go close to the pins at all, just grab the loop and pull..

I woke up feeling like genius.. the remembered I'm only 11 weeks into growing my child, so I have a while to wait 🤣

Always, always remind them to switch off before unplugging.

Hell yes! Why the heck should I walk upstairs to unplug the hoover when my 5 year old, right there, could do it for me?

But I also let my 4 year old use the toast and Nespresso 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m another who doesn’t understand what the issue is, my 3 year old ds loves to “help” me with the hoovering by being in charge of plugging and unplugging and I have recently taught my 6 yo to make me a cup of tea (supervised of course). I don’t think we do ourselves or our children any favours by making the most mundane of household tasks out to be something fraught with danger. Learning to do simple tasks safely at a young age is a sensible thing to do.

Yes

Yes, I let my 3 year old unplug things sometimes.

@soarin why not?

Of course. I'd let my 3 year old do this.

No. My fear is that he might start messing around with electrical plugs and sockets unsupervised.
Plus I have anxiety around electrical sockets because of many deaths in my home country and even though electricity is safe here I wouldn't risk it.

I asked my 4 year old to do this with the iPad yesterday. Never thought twice.

Maybe not in the middle of a lightening storm (possibly an urban myth) but otherwise I am not aware of any danger. I myself take no care and put no thought into it. Is there even a wrong way?

Yes, I don't get why I wouldn't?? I would have shown then how to take it out carefully.

Yep. And I am a really overprotective/anxious mum (from my observations of what other parents allow their kids to do). UK sockets are incredibly safe. I have not one issue with a child unplugging or plugging in to a socket provided they've been shown how to do it.