Child Safety – Advice for Parents

Every parent wants their child to grow up not only healthy and intelligent but also to be able to avoid emergency situations and not become the cause of them. How can you ensure that a child learns the rules of safe behavior? The advice is simple: instill these skills in children from an early age.

At a young age, children are naturally curious, and they absorb all the information from the surrounding world. The following important recommendations will help in this learning process.

READ!

Fairy tales, rhymes, and ditties are the primary means of teaching toddlers the rules of safe behavior. They can teach a lot not only to children but also to parents. Have you noticed that fairy tales for the youngest often have tragic endings? This is another reminder to you, parents, that children should not be left unattended ("Kolobok," "The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats"). When reading a fairy tale with your child, be sure to ask them questions: "Why did this happen?", "What did the character do wrong?", "What do you think they should have done?" But do not judge the characters; instead, discuss their behavior: "Oh dear! Kolobok did a bad thing! You shouldn't run away from home. You could get lost! Or the fox might eat you!" By condemning the character's actions, you provide the child with correct guidelines for the future, helping them understand the fairy tale character's mistake.

DRAW!

Children perceive the world through images. This means that everything you talk about with your child, they should see in a picture. Therefore, you have a good opportunity to talk with them about safety rules at home. Draw a plan of your home with your child and mark the dangerous areas in red. Explain to the child why they should be cautious in these specific places and what to do in case of danger. Drawing is a universal learning method; with its help, it is easy to instill safe behavior skills in a child:

- draw with your child various situations and talk through everything you depict;

- give your child a theme for drawing, and then be sure to ask the child why they drew it;

- create stories based on the drawings; for this, you can use the MES coloring books.

 

LET'S PLAY!

Play is the main way of teaching children. It is through play that a child better remembers the basic rules. Introduce a new game "Rescuers Rush to the Rescue!" into your game library. Be sure to tell your child about the work of rescuers, in which cases their help may be needed (fire, collapse, drowning, etc.), and how to correctly call:

- dial number 101 or 112;

- provide your address;

- explain what happened;

- state your first name, last name, and phone number.

Play the role of the dispatcher, let the child call and summon rescuers. And then switch roles. Thanks to the game, they will learn the necessary knowledge:

 The main thing that a child should know during a fire:

  • - DO NOT PANIC!!!
  • - do not hide;
  • - run out of the house into the street;
  • - call adults for help;
  • - call rescuers by phone 101 or 112.

 Make a "reminder" with your child, which will list the numbers of emergency services and close relatives. Place it near the home phone.

Dear parents, these are by no means all the ways to teach a child safe behavior and form the correct behavioral model in emergency situations. Use your imagination, invent new games, then the time spent with them will be not only engaging but also educational. Your child will surely grow up healthy, smart, and prepared for adult life!

Inspector of the Department of Supervision and Prevention of Emergencies of the Miory District Department for Emergency Situations O.M. Girzha

Child Safety – Advice for Parents | Miory District Executive Committee