Every responsible parent must take care of the safety of his child in the car. Seat belts in the car are designed for the size of an adult, so the transportation of children under 12 years in the car has its own characteristics. To transport babies in the back seat of the car is permitted in a special holding device (child car seat). It is not forbidden to use any other means by which you can fasten your child with car seat belts. Transportation of children in the front seat is allowed only in the children's car seat. Children after 12 years are transported in the same way as adult passengers.
How to transport a child in a car?
The safety of your child's transportation will depend on how correctly you plant and fix it. The main condition is the purchase of a child car seat, corresponding to the weight and age of the baby. Next, it must be properly installed, according to the instructions, and adjust the seat belts.
If there are passengers in the back seat of the car, other than the child, make sure that they are fastened. In a collision, as a rule, non-buckled passengers can pile all the weight on the child and seriously injure him.
Transportation of children without a special chair on their hands can lead to sad consequences. Statistics of accidents show that in accidents of varying severity in many cases, children suffered only because they were not fastened or were in the hands of an adult.
Transportation of children under 1 year requires special attention. Carry the baby in a special fixing chair, with internal five-point seat belts, unfolding his back to the direction of movement. If you decide to transport the baby in the front seat, be sure to turn off the airbag.
Long trips
For lovers traveling with a child by car, when choosing a car seat, you need to take into account not only its safety, but also the level of comfort. The ergonomics of the seat should minimize the load on the baby's spine. Often, children fall asleep while riding. Therefore, the inclination of the seatback should be adjusted.
Many parents are also faced with the fact that the child is crawling in the car during long journeys. There are several ways to avoid this:
- Do not give too much food to a child just before the trip.
- In addition to a weak vestibular apparatus, motion sickness can provoke a monotonous flashing of pictures in the side windows. Try to distract the child while driving, offer him your favorite toys, open the windshield review, so that the kid can look forward to the road.
- More often stop breathe the fresh air.
- Choose for the trip the sleep time of the child, sleep eliminates all the symptoms of motion sickness.
- In extreme cases, there is a medical solution to this problem. In pharmacies there is a large selection of means for motion sickness for children.
Than to occupy the child in the car?
Have you installed a child seat in the car, and he refuses to sit in it? A familiar situation for many. Take care of the spare arsenal of distracting maneuvers.
In addition to various toys, you can offer a joint singing of your favorite song, tell a poem, play a variety of verbal games. Invite the child to comment on what he saw outside the window, discuss the details. Tell the kid an impromptu interesting story about a man from a passing car, etc. Take your favorite treats for your baby, kids like to have a snack.