The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a return useful record of the school safety tips. And when it comes to children's health and safety, which should know better than the doctors who treat them? They cover a lot of great topics make the first day easier, how to handle bullying, and how to develop good study habits, so it is well worth a look if you have children of school age, or know someone who does. We reprint the safety tips that deal with travel to and from school safety and vehicle.
School Bus Safety
- If your child's school bus has lap / shoulder seat belts to make sure that your child uses one at all times while on the bus. If the school bus your child does not have lap / shoulder, encourage the school to buy or lease buses with lap belts / harnesses.
- Wait for the bus to stop before tackling the border.
- do not walk on the bus.
- sure no other traffic is coming before crossing the street.
- Be sure to always remain in clear view of the bus driver.
- children should always board and exit the bus at locations that provide safe access to the bus or school.
safety car
- All passengers must wear a seat belt and / or an age appropriate safety seat size car or booster seat.
- Your child should ride in a car safety seat with a harness as long as possible and then get on a selt-positioning booster seat. Your child is ready for a booster seat when she reached the top weight or height allowed for her seat, her shoulders are above the top harness slots, or her ears have reached the top of the seat.
- Your child should ride in a booster seat belt-positioning until the vehicle seat belt fits properly (usually when the child reaches about 4 '9 "in height and is between 8 to 12). This means that the child is tall enough to sit against the vehicle seat back with her legs bent at the knees and feet hanging down and the shoulder belt lies across the middle of chest and shoulder, not the neck or throat; the lap belt is low and tight between the thighs, not the stomach
- All children under 13 should ride in. the rear of vehicles. If you must drive more children than can fit in the back seat (when carpooling, for example), move the front passenger seat as far as possible and have the child ride in a booster seat if the seat belts do not fit properly without it.
- Remember that many crashes occur while young, novice drivers are in school. You should require seat belts, limit the number of passengers teen, do not allow eating, drinking, cell phone or SMS conversations to prevent driver distraction; and limiting night driving and driving in inclement weather. Familiarize yourself with the GDL law in your state and consider using a parent-teen driver agreement to facilitate the learning process of the early conduct. For a driver Agreement parent-teen example, see www.healthychildren.org/teendriver
Bicycle Safety
- Always wear a bicycle helmet , no matter how short or long the ride.
- turn right, in the same direction as traffic.
- Use appropriate hand signals.
- Observe traffic lights and stop signs.
- Wear bright colored clothing to increase visibility.
- know the "rules of the road."
Walking to school
- Make sure the foot of your child to a school is a safe route with well-trained adult crossing guards at each intersection.
- Be realistic about the skills your child pedestrian. Because small children are impulsive and less cautious around traffic, carefully consider whether or not your child is ready to walk to school without adult supervision.
- If your children are young or walking in a new school, walk with them the first week or until you are sure they know the route and can do it safely.
- brightly colored clothing will make your child more visible to drivers.
- In neighborhoods with higher levels of traffic, consider starting a "walking school bus" in which an adult accompanies a group of neighborhood children walk to school.
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