Resumo de Top 10 Tips For Teaching Kids About Fire Safety

Child care providers, teachers and parents alike shouldpartner together to teach children of all ages, and especially youngsters,about fire safety. Here are 10 tips for teaching fire safety for kids.1) Escape RoutePlanningDesignate two ways out of every room, if at all possible.Today?s media rooms (rooms created without windows) can create a particularfire entrapment issue, and parents should evaluate their home and establish aplan in those instances.2) windows Are For More Than Fresh AirMake sure that windows are not stuck closed, that screenscan be removed quickly, and that security bars can be opened. For parents inparticular, if a child?s bedroom is upstairs, they should be able to completethese tasks in the event of an emergency.3) Second Floor SafetyEscape ladders should be placed near second floor windows,and children should practice using them. For extremely young kids, a?mini-exercise? from a first-floor window can at least educate the Child as toexpectations.4) Feeling Wayto SafetyChildren should practice feeling their way out of the homein the dark or with their eyes closed. Parents and providers can turn this intoa game by blindfolding a child and placing in a room and asking them to feeltheir way to a designated area. Daycares and child care providers can set it upan obstacle course, and then provide cues and help so that when they reach adesignated end point, a special treat awaits! (It could be as simple as lunchserved outside!)5) 9-1-1 Is A Critical Teaching SkillChildren show know how to call 911. Consider teaching a 911song to reinforce the numbers (one option is sung to ?Frere Jacques?): There?sa fire! There?s a fire! 9-1-1! 9-1-1! Call the fire department! Call the firedepartment! 9-1-1! 9-1-1! Reinforce this by letting them practice on anunplugged phone. Or, have them create telephones with large keypads they canpractice on. (One crafty child care provider uses the small sticky notes tapedon a cardboard phone cut-out.)6) Smoke Detectors 101Teach children about smoke detectors, why they areinstalled, how they work, and the sound that they make. Children need to beable to associate the sound going off with a fire as part of fire safety forkids. Adults should change batteries regularly to avoid having the alarm go offbecause batteries are running low, and risk frightening a child.7) Out Means Stay OutTeach children that once they are out of a burning house orbuilding, they must go to the designated place and never, ever venture back in.If someone or a family pet is missing, they should inform a fire fighter oradult. There are too many tragedies that could have been avoided in the caseswhere an individual who has gotten out safely to venture back in the home orbuilding, only to perish.8) It's In The TouchInstruct kids how to check doors to see if they are hot, andif so, how to find another way out. Fire safety for kids includes having themfind a towel to use for handling, touching or grabbing items to avoid burns,and to also use the towel or cover to protect their faces and cover theirmouths.9) Stop, Drop and RollTeach kids what to do in the event that their clothes catchfire. Make sure they understand ?stop, drop and roll.? Many a fire-relatedinjury could have been avoided or greatly minimized if a child heeded thisadvice instead of the natural instinct of running.10) Practice MonthlyPractice your escape plan at least twice a year withchildren as part of fire safety for kids, preferably monthly. Families andproviders should also practice fire drills and alter areas affected by fire.

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