Be Cautious with Fire This Summer

With summer here, many people are enjoying the outdoors with campfires.  We have a fire pit in our yard as well, which my husband enjoys (me, not so much).  It makes me nervous even though my kids are starting to get old enough to know better.  Accidents can still happen.  We just heard of a friend of a friend whose three-year-old fell INTO a campfire over the weekend.  How horribly sad for the little child who had to be airlifted out.  Was the three-year-old not holding an adult's hand around that fire?  It's scary!  Avoidable accidents where young children are hurt like this make me very sad.

I'd probably be nervous to even use a fireplace around younger children that age.  I'd be more apt to try an electric fireplace insert instead.  I am overly cautious when it comes to safety with my kids, even though I know it drives them crazy.  Whether it is a fireplace, campfire, or enclosed fire pit, please watch young children.  They have no business close enough to fire to risk being hurt!