Child Safety During Summer Holidays

For children, the summer period brings joy, the opportunity to sunbathe and swim, have fun with friends, and spend a lot of time outdoors, go to a summer camp or visit their grandmother in the village. For adults, however, this is a time of anxiety and great responsibility. After all, the most important thing is to ensure that nothing happens to the child. Therefore, the Lepel District Department for Emergency Situations suggests once again recalling the dangers that may lie in wait for children, and together trying to avoid trouble.

The first danger is fire. The main thing to explain to children is that matches and lighters are for household needs, not for play. Even a small spark can lead to great trouble anywhere, at home and outdoors. Reinforce fire safety rules with children, remind your child of emergency service numbers and how to call them.

The eternal enemy of fire is water. But it too can pose a danger. Most families prefer to spend hot summer days on the beaches of reservoirs – lakes, rivers, seas. Adults and children enjoy swimming and sunbathing, breathing fresh air. Here, the main condition for a child's safety is to swim accompanied by an adult. It is necessary to explain to children why they should not swim in unfamiliar places and go to reservoirs without adults. The bottom of a river or lake can hide many dangers: submerged snags, sharp fragments, cold springs, and deep pits. Children should also firmly understand that playing in the water is dangerous, it is strictly forbidden to dive in places not intended for this, one should not swim too far on inflatable mattresses and rings, or give false distress signals.

Children often like to find quite interesting places to play. It is not uncommon in the summer for children to play in quarries. Rescuers remind that quarries are not places for games. You should not dig trenches and tunnels in the sand, as it can collapse. You should not be on unstable and loose soil, or approach the edge of the quarry. It is forbidden to approach operating quarry equipment. Explain and tell your children these simple rules.

The village or dacha is not only for relaxation but also for tending the garden and vegetable patch. If you have treated vegetables with chemicals, be sure to secure the area

with any fencing and clearly explain to the child that entering there is strictly forbidden, let alone picking and tasting. Remove medicines and chemicals needed for household purposes to places inaccessible to the child. Ensure that there are no poisonous plants on the property. If there is a forest nearby, show and tell the child which plants and berries should not be touched, let alone eaten.

While doing household chores, do not forget that the child should not be left to themselves – you should know where they are and with whom they are playing. If it comes to young children, there is only one piece of advice – do not leave them unattended even for a few minutes.

Dear parents! Summer is a wonderful time for relaxation, positive emotions, and vivid impressions. But it is also the most травмоопасный period for children. Therefore, do everything to protect your child from trouble. Try to make your recreation as safe as possible, be with your children and take care of them.