Kids require highest security and safety measures while on roads. It is vital for parents to educate their kids from their childhood that how to drive and walk on roads. World Health Organization WHO revealed a report in 2004 that approx 1.2 million people were killed and 50 million were injured in road accidents. Most of the people who are dying are from the age-group of 10-19 years. Just about 80% kids aged 0 to 4 years are died or injured in road traffic accidents are passengers, who don’t even know what to do and how to shun by these accidents.
Road Safety Tips for Kids:
- It is the utmost duty of parents that the buckle up their kids properly in the vehicle while travelling on roads
- Always keep in mind that sit your kids on back seats, while kids from age group 4-7 years can sit on front seat as back seats are occupied.
- When you are going out of vehicle carry your kids with you, never left them alone in the vehicle because it can be dangerous for kids.
- Choose the securest restraint that fits your children and enhances security.
- And as the children grow their restraint size grows as well and needs o be updated.
Pedestrian Kids Safety Measures
Road safety for kids is the hardest deed for parents. Pedestrian parents should hold the hands of their kids while walking on roads. Little kids always attract by things like flower and dogs and they run away towards them without noticing that they are on road and it can be harmful for them. So, it is the utmost responsibility of parents that they should hold their kids firmly.
How To educate Kids about Road Safety
In the coming lines I am going to explain some points by which you can educate your kids about road safety.
Animated Videos About Road Safety Education
Kids always attract by animation / cartoon movies. So, if you teach them by showing such animated / cartoon movies regarding road safety, they will watch that videos interestingly and will learn quickly.
Entertainment Based Tricks at Schools and Home
It can be a sensible stir to convey learning, enjoyable actions and road safety education jointly in one activity. This will make convinced that kid not only see the strategies also practically applies them too.
Parents, who drive Kids, are the first teachers for road safety
If the parents who are driving kids from school or anywhere are talking on phone, taking wrong turns, shifting lanes and breaking signals than how can you achieve road safety education for their kids? So start making slow and smooth turns when driving because your child is sitting right behind you getting his first learning classes.
Teach them while driving them to/from school
Road safety education can be fed into the minds of kids at their early stage when their parents drop and pick them from school. They can teach them by practically doing it right.
Walk with your kids on sidewalks by holding their hands
When you are going out with your children, hold their hands and walk on only sidewalk. Make proper use of Zebra crossing while shifting roads and observe the signals. And while you are shifting from all these states, don’t forget to talk to your child about it. This is what is going to feed in his mind.
Don’t give vehicle to Kids without knowing road safety and license
It is important that you buy roads safety education for kid’s books and interactive objects. And don’t give them your car keys unless they don’t have a drivers license.
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