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Tips to help keep your child safe outside your home?

School / daycare? Play grounds and playing outside? I tried everything on google but no help so now I'm asking people with experience. Thanks for your help :)

Public Comments

1. Get to know the people who work at the school or daycare. Talk with your child to see if they feel unsafe. Go with your child to the play ground. Set rules for time that they can play outside.
2. school/playgroups should be fine though expect a few bumps and grazes, its just a part of growing up. I'm sorry to say in this day and age I would not let my kids outside unsupervised when we go shopping she has a teddy bear shaped sender on which alarms on my belt if she goes more than 10 feet away. I know its totally different from i was a kid in the 70's but in them days every body in the street looked out for each others kids. Most people don't even talk to their neighbours now see link for what the alarm looks like
3. My son and I play stop and go while we are at the store, and it is wonderful. I push the cart and he runs down the aisle ahead of me, and when he gets far enough I yell STOP! and he stops short. I get a little closer to him and say okay, GO! then he runs again. Every time I say stop, he stops and he has to wait for me to say go before he can go. It's been SO helpful when we are in a busy store, because if he gets away from me, I yell STOP and he waits for me to catch up to him, then I can remind him to stay with me. It is also useful on walks or playing in the yard or whatever - I don't have to argue with him about why he has to stop, he just does it. As far as playgrounds, just make sure you don't have your child on equipment that is too advanced for him. There is usually an age recommendation on the playground equipment somewhere, but just use your judgment. You know what your kid can and can't do. Playing outside, make him wear shoes all the time and teach him not to eat any fruits or berries or leaves or mushrooms or anything he might find outside. I don't have any tips on school because we aren't there yet. ;)