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Hot cups and [mags / mugs] are the biggest cause of burns in children. This is according [to / from] research from Cardiff University in Wales, U.K. The lead researcher, Professor Alison Mary Kemp, said parents needed to be more [awareness / aware] of the dangers to children of [everything / everyday] objects in the home. She said the most dangerous [timings / time] for toddlers to burn themselves is from nine months of [old / age] . This is when babies begin [crawling / cawing] and [walking / waking] . They start exploring the rooms around them. Of course, babies do not know what is dangerous and what is [hot / not] , so they touch everything they can reach up to. Dr Kemp said: "Parents may underestimate the potential reach [height / high] of their toddler."

The researchers looked at [dates / data] from three leading burns departments in U.K. hospitals, as [well / good] as five emergency departments. Almost 75 per cent of children [treatment / treated] for burns were under the age of five, with most burn [injuries / injury] happening to one-year-olds. Most of the burns were because the child [reach / reached] up and pulled a cup or mug [containing / contains] a hot drink on top of themself. The researchers warned that any hot drink could burn a baby, [ever / even] 15 minutes after it has been [making / made] . This is because a baby's skin is much [thinning / thinner] than an adult's skin, so it is easier to burn. The researchers advised parents to have a rethink about where they place hot [objects / subjects] and keep them out of reach of small children.