Safety Rules You Should Teach Your Preschooler

Your little baby is all ready to start an interesting chapter of his life. He is all set to get out of your lap and go out to see the world. Yes, you got it right, we are talking about an interesting and important phase of his life i.e. A Preschooler. Your kid has reached the age where he can go out to school and make new friends. As happy and proud you feel looking at your little self, growing up, there is s constant fear that surrounds your heart and soul. It is natural to feel that way because for the first time you will not see your kid for about 5-6 hours. As a parent, you always want to be around your little one but there are places like school, for example, where you will not be with your baby and where he will meet so many strangers. It is important to ensure the safety of your kid and so, instead of worrying all the time, you should teach your toddler some safety rules and ask him to follow those no matter what.

Just make them understand every rule in a way that they stay in his mind forever. Here we list out some great kids safety rules, that will definitely help in ensuring safety at school.

Don’t take anything from Strangers:

dont take anything from strangers

First and foremost rule is to avoid taking anything from strangers. No matter how nice the person is or how tempting the treat is, teach your kid to avoid/refuse it at all costs.

Memorize contact details: Have your little kid memorize all the basic contact details like phone numbers, address etc. In case they ever get lost, they can use these details to contact you. Ask them to only ask help from other kid’s mothers or from stores and not from any other person.

Avoid going anywhere with strangers:

avoid going anywhere with stranger

Teach your kid to avoid going anywhere with strangers. Even if the person says that their parents sent him. Let your kids know that you will only send trusted as well as known people to pick them up from school.

Avoid electric items:

electric items

Teach your kid to stay away from all the electric items that might harm him. Ask them to never put their fingers in any open sockets and not to touch any broken wires.

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Teach them about touches: It’s is difficult for young ones to differentiate between good and bad touches. You must teach them about these and ask them to confide in you without any hesitation if they experience a bad touch.

Safety on Roads:

road safety rules

As we all know a lot of road accidents occur every year so to avoid anything like that happens to your child, teach him all about the road safety rules. Tell him to only cross the road at the zebra crossing and that too only with an adult and also explain him about how he should never ever play on roads.

Don’t step out of the house/ school alone:

do not go out alone

Explain to your kid that he is just not ready to go outside alone. Make them understand that all people are not so good and there are the bad ones who can take them away from their parents.

Make a list of precautions: It is important to make a list of all the safety precautions and put them in your kid’s room so they can see them and remember them on the regular basis. Make them understand the importance of every safety precaution that you have written on that list.

These are some safety rules that you can take in order to keep your preschooler safe from the outside world. These precautions will keep your little one safe even when you are not around to protect him. Stay Safe!

Safety Rules You Should Teach Your Preschooler was last modified: April 5th, 2016 by Baby Couture India