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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
AFETY
Now is the time to be extra cautious
Will your child be spending time bike riding, swimming, walking or at
the playground this summer? Make sure he or she stays safe, says
national injury prevention program Safe Kids Canada. Here's how:
TOP TIPS - RIDE SAFE
Make sure your child wears a bike helmet on every ride.
Keep your child off the road until at least age 10.
Choose to ride on streets where the speed limit is lower
and where traffic is less busy.
Teach bike safety to your child. Ride with your child when
she is young and teach safety rules as you go. Once your
child reaches age 10, she needs good training and lots of
practice with you before she can ride her bike on the road
alone.Your child needs to learn the rules of the road, how
to signal, and how to avoid risks. For more information
about teaching bike safety, contact Safe Kids Canada.
TOP TIPS - PLAY SAFE
Use playgrounds with a deep, soft surface such as
wood chips, sand, pea gravel or rubber material.
Remove all drawstrings from your child's clothingeach your
child to take off her bike helmet at the playground.
nd
her not to tie skipping ropes or anything else to equipment.
TOP TIPS - SWIM SAFE
Actively supervise your child when he is in the water.
Even teens should be supervised.
Stay right beside your child under age 5 at all times if
she is near water or in the water. For extra protection,
put her in a life jacket.
Make sure your home swimming pool is surrounded
by a 4 -sided fence at least 4 feet (1.2 metres) high with
a childproof gate. Do not use your house as one side of
the fence. Many drownings of children under age 5
happen in home pools.
TOP TIPS - WALK SAFE
If your child is under age 9, make sure he crosses the
street with an adult or older responsible child. Walk with
your child and teach him how to cross the street safely.
Have your 9 -year-old show
you that she knows how
cross the street safely. Take walks together. Ask her t to
point out the risks and tell you what she would do. to
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