Road Safety Guide for Parents

When you become a parent, you want to do everything you can to ensure the safety of your children. You teach them what you can about the world and hope that they grow up to be happy, responsible adults. And they will, in turn, learn that responsibility from you.

One of the first things that you are responsible for after having a child is road safety. You will be driving your child from the hospital and taking them with you wherever you go for the next 10 to 12 years, so as parents, you need to know how to ensure that your child is safe on the road at all times. Then, as they get older, you will be responsible for teaching them how to be safe in the cars they drive on their own. There are many things you need to know: which car seat to use, when it’s okay not to use one and how to talk to your children about driving safety.

Here’s a comprehensive guide for parents so they know how to keep their children safe on the road.

  • Sturgeon Bay Blessing Boxes – there are little blessing boxes around Sturgeon Bay that have non-perishable food items and personal care items available for free. Just walk up and take what you need. Here is a map of blessing box locations. Sturgeon Bay Blessing Boxes
  • Affordable Preventative Vet Pop Up Clinic – For dogs and cats — Microchipping, vaccinations, testing & deworming, heartworm prevention, flea & tick medications are available at Tractor Supply in Sturgeon Bay through PetVet at very reasonable pricing. see full details on the PetVet website.

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