Principles to follow when driving to ensure safety for children

1. Prepare enough baby care supplies

Food, drinks, and personal hygiene items are essential when children travel by car. This ensures nutrition and health for them. However, do not overuse them because it will affect their living habits.

2. Fasten your seat belt

This is the minimum safety that any parent must remember because children are very active and mischievous. At the same time, form this safety habit for children from a young age.

3. Appropriate sitting position

Children should not sit in the front seat or on your lap while driving because this is an extremely dangerous position when braking suddenly. The inertia when braking suddenly will cause them to hit the windshield or dashboard, affecting their safety. Children should sit in the back seat, both for easy observation and to ensure everything is within your control.

4. Need a separate seat

This is something that Vietnamese parents pay the least attention to, or even ignore. Car seats are designed for adults, so they are not suitable for children, making them easily move, shake, and unsafe.

Therefore, parents should install a separate seat to ensure safety and prevent children from moving when the car goes over bad roads or when cornering.

5. Always lock the doors

Parents need to remember to lock the car doors to avoid danger for children because young children are very active and never sit still. It will be a disaster if they accidentally touch the door handle and fall out.

6. Keep children out of the sun

Children’s skin is very sensitive to sunlight, so parents need to pay attention to this. Adults need to equip curtains or shades to limit harmful effects on their young skin.

7. Take reasonable breaks

Parents should plan a suitable schedule, with many stops for children to go outside to breathe fresh air, avoiding situations that cause stress for children. At the same time, help them stay awake and release their bodies during the journey.