Back to School: Safety Tips for Children

Posted by Scarlet Klenn on December 12th, 2017

Before and after school activities are not subject to parents’ concern if they simply follow tips on children’ safety. Besides, the Internet shouldn’t be a hostile place as well.

So when your kid is heading to school or out from there to get home, how do you know they are really where they’re supposed to be? Easy! You may use wearable GPS devices. Kids are going to love it because they are usually very bright, colorful, and well-designed. Besides, they may have a rechargeable watch and a cell phone. This kind of devices might contain:

• Text messaging feature
• Voice calls feature
• Storing limited and unlimited amount of contact numbers
• Bluetooth
• Relevant application for the parent’s cell phone
• Alert features (if the device is removed)
• Lock feature (if a kid is used to removing the device)
• Crowdsourcing GPS phone tracker feature that helps everyone who has the same device to find the cell phone location of a missing child

Most of them are available on Google Play and App Store. The price for a device varies from and also includes service fee, which might be free or from /month.

Beware of kids’ shoes and clothing. Unfortunately, as stated by acewriters, shoes may contain cancer causing chemicals such as mercury, cadmium, etc. There are eco-brands which use lead-free leather, non-toxic glue, and no harmful materials. Clothing can be safe but contain materials which can raise the risk of the kid’s exposure. Parents should do a research and pick the most convenient brands.

Do you make sandwiches and put them into the kid’s lunch box? Are you sure its plastics is phthalate-free? Just Google “Eco lunch box” and it will provide you multiple sites with great plastic free boxes and containers.

A lot of kids at school suffer from scoliosis. In the USA there are about 443 000 children with this spinal deformity. The reasons are different, including carrying heavy school bags. So before purchasing a schoolbag, let your kid try it on. Then when preparing things for school, make sure 2 straps dispose the weight evenly and do not overload a neck, a back or shoulders. Pay attention it has reflective materials if your kid comes back home late. Also, go to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons site and find out all the recommendations about weight, sizes, bag’s length, etc.

Catch up with kids, be a tech-savvy parent! Nowadays, technologies provide so many opportunities. They make the upbringing easy and effective. Parents may have a full-time job, run businesses, and still be involved in their kid’s life. They can check on them remotely and monitor their online activity.

Apps, such as Kidgy (kidgy.com), allows parents to track their kid’s location, put barriers on a virtual map for allowable places (school, home) and be alerted when kids enter or leave them. This feature is called geofencing and means that you decide what area is safe and not for your kid and you’re immediately informed about any movement. Moreover, there’s a Panic Button. If a kid seems to get into trouble, they may click it and inform a parent that they need help. It looks perfect, especially if your kid attends after class lessons or training.

Here’s another good thing why this can be super powerful for parents. No secret, the Internet is so attractive for kids. Instead of fighting it, you may make it a safe place to learn from and even have fun. Parents need to follow their kid’s Internet activity and apps usage. So there are apps ( Kidgy, for example) which allow to limit or block sites’ URLs and apps. So no more sleep lack and late show-ups at school because of YouTube watch or Tinder talk at midnight. Besides, parents may also filter the Internet browsing in case if inappropriate content shows up. Actually, such apps serve as a parental control and have much more features for a successful parenting. Just take note: Kidgy Scheduler feature or Evernote tool help raise kids’ school performance and set tasks remotely.

Keeping kids safe during a school period might be easy and entertaining because now parents have a lot of effective options. Moreover, there are no chances of being ignorant because so many organizations (NGOs and private companies) provide an amazing support system for moms and dads.