Last spring, two Twin Cities children were killed when they stuck their heads out of moving buses. A third child died after falling from the emergency exit of a moving bus. Teach kids to use the buddy system and listen to safety patrols. Walking in pairs or as a group discourages harassment from older kids and adults. Teach kids to go directly to and from school.
Safety patrols offer additional protection at many intersections near schools.
Children should learn to wait on the curb until the patrol gives them the signal to cross. Sniffles, sneezes and sore throats Germs and viruses have a field day whenever kids are in school. Though proper rest, exercise and a balanced diet help keep your children healthy, there's little hope of avoiding all the colds and sore throats they are exposed to every day. Get your shots. Immunization can protect kids from serious childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella and whooping cough.