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not-the-droid- t1_iu78qhk wrote

Let the kid learn.

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AnnoyedHippo t1_iu7caes wrote

Sitting stance and size... I'd say the child is about 10mo.

There is nothing that kid would learn from touching fire except that it didn't pick up the fire. There would be no concept or grasp of why they're in pain. No cognitive connection of the pain to the fire. No real lesson.

Letting them learn is predicated on the idea that they can objectively learn the lesson. If they can't, stop them.

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JustTVThings t1_iu7py3p wrote

Based on the cake put in front of it by its parents with 1 lit candle in it, I’d say the child is closer to 12 months old.

Not that this would make it able to learn any better.

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82ndGameHead t1_iu7dsp6 wrote

Yes, let the child that's barely a year old learn!

Such expert parenting!

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not-the-droid- t1_iu7fbv2 wrote

Better to learn on a little candle than on the stove.

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BirdEquivalent158 t1_iu7l8by wrote

Can relate to this one personally. I was that kid, and the stove luckily was cooling down and not red hot. I'd prefer the candle if I had the knowledge to make that decision then

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mOdQuArK t1_iu8zj4r wrote

I have a distinct memory of my mother giving me one strong warning to not touch the glowing burners on the electric stove, then watching while I did so anyway. Then reinforcing the lesson with "what did we learn?" while running cold water on the burn.

This kid seems a little too young to get the right lesson, but sometimes kids are just little assholes who won't really learn boundaries until they experience severe enough negative consequences. It's the parents' job to make sure those negative consequences aren't severe enough to cause permanent trauma.

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