What should I do to make my child safe on the road?
Go for regular rides and walks together. Plan with your child safe routes to school and to places your child often visits. Make sure your child wears bright colours that can be easily seen by road users. Road safety , Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV), Australia.
What to do when your child is in traffic?
Ask questions about roads, signs, traffic, and how and where you can cross the road safely. Always carefully supervise children in traffic situations. It is important to: Talk with your child about the traffic environment. Hold your child’s hand when you are near cars. Talk with your child about why it is important to hold hands.
What are some of the TAC’s road safety campaigns?
Since 1989 the TAC has focussed on a range of road safety issues to change public behaviour. These campaigns include young drivers, fatigue, drug driving, motorcycle safety, distractions, vehicle safety, speeding and drink driving.
What should I do about my child’s online safety?
Monitor your child’s online relationships. Ask that your child check with you first before filling in online forms. Emphasise the importance of never sharing personal information online. Install safety software on your computer so that you can restrict your child’s online activities to approved websites.
What should I teach my child about road safety?
Teach your child how to cross roads using the ‘stop, look, listen and think’ process – stop at the kerb, look and listen for traffic and then decide whether it is safe to cross. Take the trip to school together along the safest footpaths and use safe crossing places, such as pedestrian crossings and on straight sections of road.
How can I Help my Child cross the road?
You can help by talking with your child as you walk. Ask questions about roads, signs, traffic, and how and where you can cross the road safely. Always carefully supervise children in traffic situations. It is important to: Talk with your child about the traffic environment. Hold your child’s hand when you are near cars.
Ask questions about roads, signs, traffic, and how and where you can cross the road safely. Always carefully supervise children in traffic situations. It is important to: Talk with your child about the traffic environment. Hold your child’s hand when you are near cars. Talk with your child about why it is important to hold hands.
Who is the creator of safety 4 Kids?
The concept and all aspects of Safety 4 Kids (including written content and poems) has been developed and created by Peta Daniels, who is passionate about the creation of this website and hopes it is engaging, helpful, and a positive influence for young children.