How to improve child safety in

Sitihaker A Life / by admin / December 19, 2019

Attach reflective elements on clothing

In the dark, the driver seesThe importance of being seen in traffic. child without reflective elements on clothing for 30 meters, with them - 150 meters. In the second case, it has much more time to slow down or collapse. In this case, the baby can bring down not only motorists, but also skateboarders, cyclists, finally, just a quick reaching scattered pedestrians. Make it visible in the dark - to protect him.

Reflective elements are produced in the form of tapes, patches, labels, icons. The quality garments they are often sewn directly to the factory. But if the manufacturer did not do so, then take care of the child themselves.

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Always use a child car seat

Not that you had a choice: carry children up to 12 years without special restraint systems is forbiddenRF Government Decree of 23.10.1993 N 1090 (ed. from 12.04.2018) "On the rules of the road". However, many parents ignore this requirement.

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For example, a child is naughty in the car seat, and he is allowed to stand in the back seat. Or the baby is not considered for a full passenger and put on his knees, so that the car got another adult. Or parents go mainly by taxi and save time by causing the first available without a special seat. Excuses are many, but the consequences can be dire. And not necessarily get in an accident, sudden braking in city traffic jams enough to suffer.

"We drove without car seats and survived," - say the opponents of the car seats. Those who did not survive, they can not argue.

Meanwhile, researchEffectiveness of child safety seats vs seat belts in reducing risk for death in children in passenger vehicle crashes show that child seats reduce the risk of death by at least 21%. This is a fairly high percentage, which means that in a crash every fifth child dies from among those that go without a car seat.

It is noteworthy that this figure is obtained when compared with a conventional car seat belts. Situations where children are free to skip around the cabin or sit on someone's lap, are not included here. So it is better not to save on buying a car seat: it can actually save lives.

Learn with your child for emergency contact information

Discuss with the child what to say to people who are trying to help him in an emergency. He must surely be called as his name is, and you, how old he is, where he lives. Ideally it would be good to learn from them your mobile phone number.

Put a note in his pocket with personal data

Even if your child has learned by heart the name of his parents and for some phones to contact them, it can get lost in a stressful situation. In especially unfortunate events, he just could not speak. Therefore, to duplicate this information in writing will not be superfluous.

Write important data on a sheet, put it in a waterproof transparent cover and do not forget to shift from one jacket to another child.

Photograph of the child before leaving the house

If you are going to a crowded place where it is easy to get lost, make a photo on your smartphone. In the case of the disappearance of a child you will easily explain how it looks and what you will wear.

Teach your child to use a mobile phone

Cheap simple apparatus It does not cause interest among thieves, but can help out in a crisis situation. Set your number on speed dial so you can be contacted with a single click.

There is also a smart watch with a communication function. But buy a gadget CAUTION: If the device determines your location using GPS, you may be interested in the police. Acquisition of tracking devices is a criminal offenseArticle 138.1 of the Criminal Code. Illicit trafficking of special technical devices for secret informationAnd children's watches are no exception.

Play a game of independence

Fulfills crisis situations in a playful way, in accordance with the child's age. For example, ask him to imagine that he was lost. What will he do, where to go, who to contact?

Play the different scenarios. For example, the child is no longer the baby and yourself back from school. If he loses keys, it is possible a few scenarios: go to visit a friend before the evening will come to you at work, call her grandmother, so she came with a spare key. Each this option is better to think in advance together to the already difficult situation has not turned into a test of ingenuity.

Explain what to do if lost

Talk about it in all the places where people come. For example, correct the mall or the airport will stand where lost. And if you did not have time to go out with her mother from public transport, it would be more correct to get off at the next stop and wait there.

In this case, the child will know that you, too, act on a specific algorithm, and sooner or later it will find.

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Teach your child to scream

Parents often require the return of children: do not scream, do not attract attention. In a crisis, it will not work. The child should be able to out loud, do not hesitate to call for help, especially if someone tries to steal it.

Define the rules of interaction with people

Usually, children are taught not to talk and not to go with strangers. It automatically assumes that the friends and relatives they will trust. At the same time, crimes against sexual integrity of children more likely to commit not to strangers on the street. Therefore it is necessary to expand the boundaries of potential danger, but gently.

In Europe, use the so-called rule of panties: to places that are under the underwear, no one should be touching.

Exception - the parents and the doctor while swimming with parental permission. But here you need to act carefully: feelings of shame, fear to tell you about dangerous situations is not what you should get.

The boundaries of trust should narrow and for the other cases. For example, you say that you can not open the door to strangers. But what if the guests presented the hero of your favorite cartoon? Curiosity can overpower, and so should not happen.

Create a password

Imagine a child in kindergarten. Your friend comes and tries to pick it up. The baby is difficult to understand, to trust him or not. Perhaps this is really you asked someone to call for him because of force majeure. In such cases, useful password and the ability to use it properly. The man says the code word, and it means that you really know what is happening.

Learn the rules of the road

Explain to your child how to move around, cross the road. Talk about the rules, even if you are traveling in the car, so the children can look at the situation from both sides, to see how hard the car to slow down, and so on.

And, importantly, observe all these rules. If you run across the road in the wrong place, it is hard to explain why it can not be done. The argument "because I am an adult" does not work.

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Explain how to navigate the city

In the era of cards in smartphones, not every adult is able to navigate the terrain without gadgets and is a very useful skill. Play with your child in the tourists go by the signs, and the signs, look for street names, ask for directions, use the cards installed in the subway or bus stops.

When you go somewhere, ask the children to remember the route and guide you on the way back. This fun game can really make life easier one day when the phone is discharged.

Teach the rules of evacuation

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Explains why some things are dangerous

Behind every "no" must go accessible explanation why. If you say that you can not jump the garage roof, because his leg is broken, the child may not be enough experience to understand why it's scary. "You can not, because I said so" and not an argument. Consequences have to discuss, if you really want to protect the child. And "talk" does not mean "bully".

Source of danger does not necessarily transformer box or an abandoned house. And can be injured on the playground. The child has only two ways to learn about the possible consequences, from you or from personal experience. So do not be lazy to talk and explain.

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