Always supervise young horseback riders. Don t let kids ride in the bed of a pickup truck. Make sure your child is physically ready and has the good judgment needed to safely help with farm jobs. See the North American Guidelines for Children s Agricultural Tasks for more information. Here are some more farm safety tips .
Kids can play the tractor hand signals game .
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