Children and road safety – Mummascribbles

There is no doubt that Zach is a bit of a live-wire. He has a mind of his own and sometimes it isn’t the most sensible of minds. He is of course not quite two and a half yet so we do have to give him some benefit of the doubt but it doesn’t make it any easier when trying to keep him safe. Road safety is one of my (and the majority of other parents) main concerns. We as adults know that we shouldn’t dart out in front of cars because they will likely kill us, but a two year old doesn’t know this. They don’t see this level of danger, to them it’s just a car, not a killer. And so I have been trying to teach him the following:

• That he needs to hold one of our hands while he crosses the road – he dislikes this and I’ve had him sitting on the pavement in dispute before now
• That we need to look both ways to see if there are any cars coming – he does this a little but has little patience to wait so he’s always trying to get out of my grip and go!

I will of course keep enforcing these rules onto him until he realises that they are absolute musts and we have no stroppy child!

The team over at Rentalcars.com have put together a fab road safety test that you and your little ones can do together to help them understand the rules of the road and what they should and shouldn’t do to keep safe near roads. Even I got one wrong so if you can find the time, I’d really recommend having a go and make sure that everything you are teaching them, and everything they are learning, is the right thing.

This quiz was sent to me by rental cars.com but all words and opinons are my own.