Knowledge of traffic rules is necessary not only for drivers, but also for pedestrians. And best of all, if the correct behavior on the road is instilled from childhood, even by parents. The sooner the child learns how to cross the street, the less danger he will be exposed to.
Instructions
Step 1
Start teaching your child as early as possible, as soon as they can understand your explanations. Already at two or three years old, a child can learn and remember a lot, and the regular repetition of useful skills will make him an attentive and careful pedestrian by school age, just when he already needs to move around the city on his own.
Step 2
At home, teach your child about basic driving rules. Coloring with a traffic light can help you with this. Explain to your child what red, yellow and green mean, and then ask him to color the traffic light correctly. This will help to consolidate the information received in a playful way.
Step 3
Explain the rules of conduct even when leaving the entrance. Pay the child's attention to whether there is a car around. Teach him to look around, even if there is only an inter-block passage in front of your house.
Step 4
When crossing the road, pay the child's attention to the traffic light. Repeat to him the information given at home that you should only cross the road on a green light. Also, at large intersections, you can mention that if there are several traffic lights, for the person crossing the road, the one that is directly opposite him is lit.
Step 5
When crossing a road without a traffic light, show your child the crosswalk and explain how to use it. Always at such a crossing, urge the child to be attentive, to the fact that it is imperative to check the road to the right and left. Also explain that you should not be late, talking to friends or on the phone during the crossing.
Step 6
Explain that you can tell from the car's signal signs whether it will turn and where.
Step 7
Do not hide from the child that even an adult on the road may violate traffic rules. Therefore, when crossing the carriageway, you must always be vigilant.
