If the cart comes equipped with a harness, use it. Otherwise, bring your own. If you've got a child walking alongside you, make sure he does not try to climb inside the cart to join his brother or sister. It's not a good idea to let a child push or steer the cart for you. He may not see or be seen by shoppers and could be struck or run over by other carts.
Children can fall and get caught when they run, walk, sit or play on moving escalators.
Those age 6 and younger are at highest risk. In some cases, escalator injuries occur when children get their hands caught between moving and stationary parts of the handrail. Others are hurt while playing at the foot of the escalator and becoming entangled in the machinery of the comb plate at the bottom of the stairs. Luckily, most such accidents are avoidable. Teaching your children to face forward, to hold both an adult's hand and the handrail while riding, to stand still and keep feet away from the edge of the step are probably the best preventive measures, according to the Escalator Safety Foundation.