Children's safety at home
Even in a properly organized home environment, surprises can appear that pose a danger to children. For example, the ability to climb onto a windowsill or go out onto a dangerous balcony. We must try to anticipate the maximum number of dangerous situations and prevent their occurrence. To control them, it is suggested to use the list of “popular” dangerous places at home:
- Sockets, electrical appliances. They should not be accessible.
- The stove in the kitchen is considered a particularly attractive place. The kettle is hot, pots should not be placed close to the edges.
- All sharp corners on furniture must be protected with special pads.
- Bags (children like to put them on their heads), laces, ropes, belts, and scarves are often tried on around their necks.
- All chemicals poured into bottles resembling juice, water (vinegar, detergents).
- Cutting, piercing means. Needles, threads, manicure accessories, buttons, pins.
- Medicines, matches, lighters.
The time to leave children at home alone always comes in every family. This is determined individually and depends on independence and trust in the child. Gradually taming him to be alone must be done, providing the following safety techniques :
- In a visible, accessible place (always in the same place) leave the telephone numbers of: parents (work and personal), (closest relatives who can come quickly). Police, ambulance, neighbors. Children now have their own mobile phones early, and they use them well.
- Check the operation of the gas stove, water, close windows, doors or check safety devices. Leave food for children in cooked form or teach them to use a microwave heating device.
- Teach children to use the peephole and not to open the door at the first signal on the intercom or door. When a stranger appears at the door, never say that you are alone at home (it is also prohibited to do this on the phone), but quickly contact one of your parents’ phones, your neighbors (or call the police).
- Explain to children that they are safe behind a closed door. You are not allowed to go onto the site. We must wait for the departure of the stranger standing outside the door.
- When leaving home in the evening, you must leave the lights on in the rooms.
- If a child is allowed to go for a walk (age and training in the rules of walking allow it), then the keys to the apartment should not be placed on the neck or belt. To do this, you need to provide a convenient internal pocket with a clasp. Before a walk, a child should be taught to follow the following rule: leave information about where, with whom, for how long he is going, and when he will return home. Indicate a way to quickly contact him.
Information security for children
Children learn practical skills for safe living during their formative years in different ways. Advice from parents such as “don’t go”, “don’t talk”, “don’t take”, etc. is not immediately followed correctly. The role of the particle “not” in the conceptual apparatus is not formed immediately. Often the opposite action follows: “do not open, is replaced by the meaning - open”, etc.
Psychologists advise presenting safety information in other terms with detailed clarification. For example, instead of the prohibition “don’t walk,” it would be more correct to say “walk in the yard, not far from the house.” Instead of the expression “don’t open”, say “don’t open the door quickly, without looking through the peephole, and to strangers.” It is better to submit prohibitory actions in a permitting format with explanations of what needs to be done.
Information security rules can be combined in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of complete information about the child’s friends, their places of residence, parents’ addresses (and do not be afraid to leave your coordinates). Places for games in your own and neighboring yard.
2. Explanation of life-threatening situations located in the gaming area. For example, rules of conduct on open water, correct activities on the water. To do this, the first skills must be explained while bathing in the bath (dive, hold your breath, do not close your eyes under water). The main thing is to overcome the first fear when children “lose the bottom” under their feet. Talk about the dangers of frozen bodies of water and walking on thin ice.
3.Training of traffic rules for pedestrians. At the same time, it is important to remember that children tend to imitate, and if parents themselves violate the requirements of crossing a green light or a zebra crossing, then the children will definitely try to do the same. The results may be severe. The optimal route must be mastered together, many times, fulfilling all the requirements, despite the behavior of those walking nearby.
It must be taken into account that a small child does not always hear the warning signals of a car. He fixes attention on several objects simultaneously. A child's emotions and temperament can be caused by surprise at a new car model or any other object. Joy and curiosity distract him from caution and elements of safety. At the same time, when walking with a teenager, you need to give him a certain amount of independence without causing excessive moralizing, which causes a negative reaction.
4. In addition to instructions, parents should always remember to behave tactfully with children, especially when explaining safety information. This refers to talking about sexual problems that arise in unfavorable situations. From early childhood, it is recommended to carefully explain to children which places should not be allowed to be touched by strangers.
Why can’t you visit a public toilet alone, walk in vacant lots, go into basements, abandoned buildings. Unfortunately, sexual crime in the present world has increased greatly and children need to know about it. Children should not take candy or other sweets from strangers, approach unknown cars, or respond to offers like “I’ll take you to mommy.”
5. Particular attention should be paid to the issue of communication with animals on the street. It is best if you have your own dog or cat at home, and parents regularly talk about different breeds of dogs, their character, and rules of behavior when meeting.
6.An innovation in the modern world is communication on the Internet. This type of progress (useful and interesting) cannot be stopped. But it is fraught with many dangers for an unformed child’s worldview. To avoid very unpleasant situations, it is recommended to follow these rules when purchasing a computer for the first time:
- stipulate a list of rules for visiting the Internet. The computer must be within sight of parents. Have anti-virus programs, settings, filters used for safe travel on the Internet. Set the “parental control” mode with a list of prohibited sites, games, and programs. Negotiate working hours online;
- constantly talk with children about their friends on the Internet. Explain why you can't meet them (they're often not who they say they are online). Learn to use a pseudonym (during online games) without giving away personal information. Do not open files or messages from unfamiliar recipients;
- Problems of gambling, sites with pornography, and violence should be discussed with teenagers. You can’t simply prohibit doing this (the forbidden fruit is sweet). Only trusting, friendly relationships help to cope with unwanted information and develop the right attitude towards all information from the Internet. And then you don’t have to listen to the famous expression “the Internet is a garbage dump”, but get a lot of interesting knowledge without going to the library.
