Summer is right around the corner

Wow, it’s a very sunny Saturday, spring day. The birds are chirping, flowers are starting to bud and the kids are outside playing. It’s the best time of the year, summer is right around the corner. Soon we will have our children riding their bikes, playing road hockey, roller bladding and much more. I am going to take this time to remind everyone about how we have to keep out an extra eye for our children. For some of these kids it will be the first time they are allowed to leave with out mom and dad to be right beside them reminding them of the good and bad things. I understand it can be a pain in the backside to have to tell the same kids over and over again the things you tell them every year. (Get off my grass, watch out for cars, and anything else that is important) Some children may think you are trying to centre them out, but rather you are just trying to look out for them. Where I live we need more neighbours like that, the ones who watch out for the kids to make sure for one, they aren’t putting themselves in danger and second, that they aren’t getting in trouble. When I was a child, and we were doing something wrong, it was always guaranteed that someone would say something to you. We always listened to them and obeyed what they had to say. That’s what made us be on our best behaviour, with always having the thought that someone was watching us. Now if you catch the kids doing something wrong and you say something, you are at risk of having something done to your house or them freak out on you.

NEXT….

With the nicer weather the kids just want to get outside and ride their new bikes or play sports. They may even do this without remembering what to watch out for. I took the liberty of writing down a list of things that every parent should go through with their children, regardless of their age.
1. Watch out for cars, motorcycles, trucks and/or anything else that may be on the road
2. If any toys go over the fence, DON’T climb over the fence. If you are able to knock on the door and get permission to go on their property. If no one is there, you will have to wait. You don’t know if there is anything that may harm you.(pets, a pool, or anything that may be appealing to a small child)
3. Be careful when playing by any vehicles. You don’t want to break anything that doesn’t belong to you
4. Never climb or enter any hydro areas.
5. Never open any electrical boxes
6. Walk around your neighbourhood and point out any block parents(where applicable)
7. Never go inside any abbanded warehouses, buildings or houses
8. Never walk on railway tracks
9. Never enter wooded areas without first letting someone know, and if you can always have someone with you
10. Never get into are vehicle with someone you don’t know. For younger children remind them that some people may even use statements along the lines of, you want some candy, want some toys, I have lost my dog can you help me, and so on and so forth
11. Always ride your bike/or rollor blade with a helmet ( IT’S THE LAW)

We all enjoy the nice weather and I understand that we may get caught up in the moment when having fun. As a community we all have to keep an eye out for one another. It is usually when something negative happens that we sit our children down and talk to them about what to watch out for. If I can save one person from not getting hurt then my blog is doing its job.

HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE SUMMER.