On weekends or holidays, parents often take their children out to play to relieve stress after a week of studying and working. To facilitate and shorten the travel time to the play area, parents mostly use public transportation such as buses or taxis, in addition to private cars. But when traveling by these means, parents should pay attention to the following 10 things to ensure the safety of their children, let’s find out right away!
1 Pay attention to avoid rush hours
When using public transportation during rush hours, parents should ensure the safety of children when getting on and off the bus. In addition, family members should wear flat shoes for comfortable movement and good balance. The family should choose a time to avoid rush hours to avoid the crowd, congestion, and ensure the safety of children.
2 Pay attention to seating on the vehicle
Most bus routes have priority seating for the elderly, pregnant women, and young children. Mothers can sit in priority seats or seats near the exit for convenience in movement, especially during busy times.
Especially when taking the bus, parents should avoid letting children sit in the front seat, as unexpected problems may occur suddenly, such as emergency braking when encountering obstacles. When boarding the bus, you need to keep the child seated, restrain the child’s playfulness to avoid endangering the driver and affecting those around.
3 Pay attention to potential danger areas
When sitting on the bus, a small trick for you to control the child’s curiosity and mischief is to sit and observe the moving colors, types of vehicles outside through the window as the vehicle moves. Another way is that you can wear noise-canceling headphones for your child to reduce noise that makes the child cry. Car windows are a dangerous place for children, so mothers need to observe the child carefully.
4 Pay attention to the people around the child
The bus is a very crowded means of transportation, so parents need to prepare a front-facing safety belt for the child. This way, you can control the position and actions of the child on the bus, create a sense of closeness and safety for the child by always seeing their mother’s face in the midst of the crowd.
5 Maintain hygiene for children
Public places are places that contain a lot of bacteria, easy to spread diseases, while the body of young children has a very weak resistance. Therefore, if the child is still young, mothers should control their children not to touch areas with many bacteria such as railings, places where people often hold and touch. In addition, mothers should prepare a bottle to disinfect the child whenever they get off the bus.
6 Prepare necessary items
Young children need a lot of personal items such as diapers, toys, … Therefore, before going out, mothers should prepare all the necessary items for the child, so that the trip can be fun and comfortable.
7 Take breaks if the journey is long
If parents take their child on a long-distance trip, or a long journey, they should consider suitable stops and rest areas for the child to relax, breathe fresh air, and use the restroom.
8 Never leave the child alone in the vehicle
Car interiors are enclosed spaces, so leaving a child alone in a car is forbidden. In case of leaving the child in a car without turning on the air conditioning, closing the windows, the child may be at risk of carbon dioxide poisoning leading to death.
9 Family cars need separate seats for children
The seats in cars are designed for adults, so when letting a child sit, they may be unsafe. Therefore, when traveling by car, parents should prepare a separate safety belt and a suitable seat for the child, to ensure safety during the journey.
10 Never take your eyes off the child, even for a few minutes
A final note is to always keep an eye on the child, do not neglect even for a few minutes. Parents should interact, tell stories, put the child to sleep, and always observe the child through the window to detect their condition, such as needing to use the restroom, feeling uncomfortable, or sleepy, loosening the safety belt, and other situations to handle timely.
So, we have learned about 10 precautions to protect the safety of children when taking buses, taxis, or private cars! Hopefully, the above notes will be helpful for you to have a safe and enjoyable trip with your child.
Source: toquoc.vn
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