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7 Safety Tips For School Kids  by: Janet Booth Travelling to and from school is often not very safe. However, there are some simple rules that can help to make the school journeys safer, ensuring peace of mind for both children and parents. 1. Waiting for the school bus in the mornings, while traffic is at it busiest, requires a degree of commonsense. Try to have a safe place for children to wait at away from the street and heavy traffic. 2. Don't let children move close to the school bus until it has come to a complete stop and the driver has signalled that it is safe to board. 3. At the end of the school day when children leave the bus, instruct your child to move away from the vehicle at least a dozen large strides to a point where the driver can clearly see them. This helps the driver and keeps the child safe as well. 4. Instruct your child to keep a close eye on all traffic near to the school bus. The law has some special protection measures for school buses, but car drivers are only human, and they can and often do make mistakes. 5. If your child walks to school, make sure he or she wears reflective material. Aim to make them as visible to as possible to all drivers. This will help to avoid accidents. 6. If a child rides a bike to school, instruct them to walk the bike through intersections, observe all traffic light signals, and be wearing reflective material. They should also be with a friend if possible as one can help to look out for the other. 7. If you take your own child to school in your car, always have older children in a seat with a safety belt on, younger children in a booster seat with a safety belt on, and very small children in special safety seats, all seated in the back with only you, the driver, in the front. About The Author Janet Booth lives with her family in Ohio. She is a freelance journalist for a local newspaper, and often has articles published in magazines. When she’s not writing she tends to her website at: http://www.gearupforschool.com/. This article was posted on November 22, 2005   View More Videos from the "Kids and Teens" category: How to Dance the Tap Step Fitness for Kids - Resistance Ball Activities Full Push Up Single Leg Hurdle   Read More Articles from the "Kids and Teens" Category: Planning A Child Care Startup? by Dean Forster Don't Go In- Free Short Story To Add To Your Fiction, Sci-Fi Ezine by Laura Hickey Seven Secrets to College Success by Bruce Gibbs Leadership Tips For Students by Colin Ong TS Making Science Less Abstract for Preschoolers by Nicole Brekelbaum KIDO';Z v1.0 - The Kids Web Environment by KIDO'Z Prom: The Night You'll Never Forget And It Didn't Even Break Mom And Dad by Rose DesRochers Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Learning "Disabilities" by DeAnne Joy Struggling With Addictions by Annagail Lynes What Toys Did Caveman Kids Play With To Pass The Time by Peter Legrove << Back to "Kids And Teens" Index

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