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administrator / March 01, 2024
How to Instil Road Discipline in Your Children: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
We are always around kids during their childhood years, but as they grow, we allow them to play and roam with friends. Practising road safety is essential for the safety of both passengers and pedestrians.
According to the research, road crash injuries are the leading cause of death aged 5 to 29. It is quite tough to be around the kids all the time, hence it becomes imperative that children be aware of road discipline.
To ensure the safety of children, parents and teachers must know how to instil road safety discipline. But the question arises, what is involved in road safety?
Here is the comprehensive guide for parents and teachers about how to teach road safety rules to children;
How to Ensure Road Safety for Children?
Teach them basic signals
First and foremost, teach the kids about the traffic signals and lights and what they mean;- When the signal turns Green, that means ‘go’.
- When the signal turns red, that means ‘to stop’.
- When the signal turns yellow, that means ‘to slow down’.
- Only walk when the ‘Walk’ sign appears, but look right and left before crossing the road.
- Do not cross the road when the sign says ‘Don’t Walk’.
Cross the road at the Zebra crossings
Teach the children to cross the road only at Zebra crossings, and guide them that they are meant for the safety of pedestrians. Help them understand the speed of a vehicle and that they can only cross when it is at a safe distanceEquip the children to understand signboards
To understand signboards, give your kids a mini-guide or pamphlet in which sign boards are explained in a way they understand.Avoid using mobile phones
In this era, even kids are using mobile phones. Teach the kids to strictly avoid mobile phones while on the road or roadside.Ride Bi-cycles carefully
Guide the kids to wear proper gear while riding bicycles, whether with friends or going to school. Make them wear helmets, elbow and knee guards. If they are riding bicycles in the dark, make them wear bright-coloured shoes.Do not jump traffic lights
In any situation, do not jump the traffic lights, teach the children to follow this rule as it poses a risk.Avoid playing on the road or roadside
Children are always excited and start running wherever they find the way. Tell them not to run and play on the road or roadside, it is always risky.Stand out of blind spots
Teach the children to never cross a road from in between vehicles or any other object, that is always dangerous. Guide them to always cross the road when it is clear.Follow bus safety tips
Guide the children about following the bus safety tips every time they travel on a bus.How Can Adults be Role Models for Children?
By following these steps, adults can teach children about road safety rules and discipline;- Teach the child to understand basic traffic signals and signs.
- By frequently checking whether the child stops, looks, listens, and thinks before crossing the road.
- Explaining road safety rules in simple language.
- Walking on the road and following the road safety rules together
- Do not use phones and other devices when walking on the road or around vehicles
- Always hold the child’s hand on the driveway or while crossing the road
administrator / March 01, 2024
How to Foster Active Listening Skills in Your Child: Tips and Strategies for Parents and Educators
Active listening is way more than just hearing. It is an intentional act to engage, understand, and reflect. Active listening plays an essential role in building a student’s communication and language skills. During the early education period most learning is done in the verbal format so, parents should pay more attention to developing active listening skills in their kids. In the longer run, it will be quite helpful for students as they can perform better in their academics and also do justice with their relationships.
Being one of the leading CBSE schools in Bangalore, we understand the importance of active learning and hence sharing a few tips on improving listening skills for children:
- Always maintain eye contact while speaking: Parents and guardians should make eye contact with their kids. Making eye contact boosts their child's confidence and improves active listening skills which makes them more enthusiastic during conversation.
- Repeating the key points: During the conversation, parents should pay attention to the things their children are more focussing on and if they want them to focus more on a particular point, it should be repeated again and again. This will feed it into their subconscious mind.
- Ask multiple questions: Asking multiple questions during the conversation is a good way to develop listening skills among children as answering requires active listening. This is also a good way to develop inquisitiveness among them.
Here is the list of different types of listening:
- Critical listening: It involves listening and analysing both the positive and negative aspects of any topic and synthesising the information to form a point of view.
- Discriminative listening: In this type of listening interpretation is done by considering sound and body language rather than the words.
- Aesthetic listening: It involves enjoyment. Aesthetic listening is often used by parents or teachers to make the education fun and more engaging.
- Biased listening: It is also known as selective listening as the listener only focuses on a particular part of the communication. It leads to distorted information leading to communication.
- Take the help of audio resources: Children like to listen to audio clips as they find it more interesting and engaging. So parents should use audio resources for teaching different subjects. Nowadays audio resources are made using such special sounds that the brain finds more appealing. Such types of audio clips can be used to improve the active listening skills of children.
- Conduct regular listening activities: It is one of the best parenting tips for listening. Listening activities can be made in the form of games to make it more engaging and fun. Once a week it can be done as a group activity in school. This way children can not just participate but also learn to reflect on certain topics.
- Take regular feedback: Parents and teachers should be involved in taking regular feedback. This will make the students more responsive and attentive during teaching sessions as to provide any feedback it is essential to be attentive and actively listener.
- Include short questions in between conversations: It is one of the best active listening strategies for teachers and parents. Short questions in between learning sessions encourage the students to be an active listener and more attentive. This also promotes an inquisitive nature among students.
- Maintain a relaxing environment: It is one of the most essential points that parents and teachers should never miss out on. A relaxing environment promotes the holistic development of students. It enhances the confidence and promotes the participation of students in discussion sessions which further enhances the active listening skills.
