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Preventing Injuries in School-aged Children
Each year in Canada more children die from injuries than any other cause. Supervising young children is the key to keeping them safe but as children get older they need help to keep themselves safe. By creating environments that support safety and teaching children the safety rules we can help our school-aged children establish lifelong habits to reduce their risks of injury.
Boost Me Up!
Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death for children under 9 years of age. Proper use of child car seats and child booster seats can reduce that rate by 90%. On September 1, 2005 it became law in Ontario for all children under the age of 8 years, under 80 lbs, and under 4 ft. 9 in. tall to use a Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard approved booster seat while riding in any passenger vehicle (except a taxi). That includes a parent’s, grandparent’s, caregiver’s or volunteer’s vehicle. When a child exceeds one of the above criteria they can move to a seat belt alone.
Young children must make booster seats a part of every trip. All caregivers must consistently enforce their use to reduce the death and injury rates for this vulnerable age group.
Teaching booster seat safety in the classroom will help reinforce parent’s efforts to normalize their use. Teachers can play a large part in keeping primary grade students safe on our roadways.
To help do this we have a teaching kit for you to use in the primary classroom. It includes:
Presentations can be requested for staff, parents or students. For more information or to request a presentation on booster seat safety contact Beth Baxter at (613) 394-4831.
Related Links:
Other Resources:
Each year in Canada more children die from injuries than any other cause. Supervising young children is the key to keeping them safe but as children get older they need help to keep themselves safe. By creating environments that support safety and teaching children the safety rules we can help our school-aged children establish lifelong habits to reduce their risks of injury.
Boost Me Up!
Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death for children under 9 years of age. Proper use of child car seats and child booster seats can reduce that rate by 90%. On September 1, 2005 it became law in Ontario for all children under the age of 8 years, under 80 lbs, and under 4 ft. 9 in. tall to use a Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard approved booster seat while riding in any passenger vehicle (except a taxi). That includes a parent’s, grandparent’s, caregiver’s or volunteer’s vehicle. When a child exceeds one of the above criteria they can move to a seat belt alone.
Young children must make booster seats a part of every trip. All caregivers must consistently enforce their use to reduce the death and injury rates for this vulnerable age group.
Teaching booster seat safety in the classroom will help reinforce parent’s efforts to normalize their use. Teachers can play a large part in keeping primary grade students safe on our roadways.
To help do this we have a teaching kit for you to use in the primary classroom. It includes:
- A poster
- A DVD with a booster seat rap
- A teacher’s package with a discussion activity, activity pages for the children, and parent pages.
- Curriculum references
- Pamphlets to download or order
Presentations can be requested for staff, parents or students. For more information or to request a presentation on booster seat safety contact Beth Baxter at (613) 394-4831.
Related Links:
Other Resources:
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