Carolina Pad

Follow some simple safety rules from the American Academy of Pediatrics to keep your child safe this year as they go back to school.

-          Find another child in the neighborhood with whom your youngster can walk to school or ride with on the bus. If your child is older, have him or her offer to walk with or wait at the bus stop with a new or younger child.

-          Review the basic bus safety rules with your youngster:

-          Wait for the bus to stop before approaching it from the curb.

-          Do not move around on the bus.

-          Check to see that no other traffic is coming before crossing.

-          Tell your child not to bend down in front of the bus to tie shoes, pick up objects, etc., as the driver may not see him or her before starting to move.