SCISSOR SAFETY BEGINS AT HOME
If you have a younger child in the house, then your older children need you to teach them
about the proper care and safety of scissors, from the time they pick up the scissors until it’s
time to put them away. Teaching kids about SCISSOR EDUCATION is the responsibility of
parents and adults at home. Do not assume that your child’s teacher will take time to do this.
Respect your child’s potentials. With proper and constant supervision, your two year old can
learn to cut. But you must be present at all times, next to them or with them sitting on your
lap. You need to patiently help guide their little fingers and hands. If you have patience and believe they can cut and cut safely, they will. Cutting will help build the tiny muscles in their hands that they need to zip, button, snap, lace and other daily tasks. And cutting will teach kids to focus for sustained periods of time.