{"id":1433,"date":"2019-07-15T00:16:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T00:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2013\/06\/03\/driveway-safety-tips\/"},"modified":"2019-05-24T19:24:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:24:25","slug":"driveway-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2019\/07\/15\/driveway-safety-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"DRIVEWAY SAFETY TIPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"block-delta-blocks-page-title\">\n<div>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/06\/summer_logo1-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1641\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/06\/summer_logo1-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Check Your Car and Driveway for Kids<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"block-system-main\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"node-127\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>We know you\u2019re often in a hurry, but before you drive away, take a few seconds to walk all the way around your parked car to check for children.<\/li>\n<li>When checking for kids around your vehicle, see if anything that could attract a child such as a pet, bike or toy, is under or behind your vehicle before getting in and starting the engine.<\/li>\n<li>Designate an adult to supervise and find a safe spot for children to wait when nearby vehicles are about to move and make sure the drivers can see them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Limit Play in the Driveway<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Work with your kids to pick up toys, bikes, chalk or any type of equipment around the driveway so that these items don\u2019t entice kids to play.<\/li>\n<li>Identify and use safe play areas for children, away from parked or moving vehicles. Teach kids to play in these areas instead of in, around or behind a car. Consider making your driveway a toy-free zone.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t allow children to play unattended in parking lots when cars are present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Lend a Hand to Younger Kids<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Accompany little kids when they get in and out of a vehicle. Hold their hands while walking near moving vehicles or in driveways and parking lots or on sidewalks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Courtesy of Safekids.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/06\/summer_logo1-1.gif\"><\/a> Check Your Car and Driveway for Kids We know you\u2019re often in a hurry, but before you drive away, take a few seconds to walk all the way around your parked car to check for children. 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