[RBS] Child Safety Reminders

[Phil'n'Chanie Rosenfelder]

thank you for this important letter!

also, we have to remember that even in religious neighbourhoods, there
are cars on shabbat - there are people such as myself who go to
hospital to give birth on shabbat, people who work in hospitals, or
for the army and police, who must drive, and must drive quickly.  (and
we cannot forget on this, the 26th of Iyar, that war in the muddle
east sometimes breaks out suddenly)
there is no need for children (or adults) to play in  the streets on
shabbat - the sidewalks still work on shabbat , the parks are still
there, and little kids CANNOT BE SEEN by drivers


On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Shay Adler <shnortnshay at gmail.com> wrote:
> The summer is approaching and the heat is already upon us. PLEASE PLEASE do
> not leave children in the car, especially in this weather. The temperature
> in the car reaches deadly levels and can cause serious heat stroke or death,
> G-d forbid.
>
> I am a mother and know what it is like to need to leave a child in the car
> for just one minute. If it is a moment and there is no other option, make
> sure all the windows are wide open. Because at least if you forget, we are
> human and it happens often, or if G-d forbid something happens to you, at
> least someone else will hopefully notice your precious baby in case of
> emergency.
>
> Remind your children about street safety to prevent kids from running in
> between cars and through the streets. They are playing outside a lot now and
> easily forget the rules about chasing balls and forgetting that it is not
> shabbos. They are small and so hard to see.
>
> Remind them about stranger safety and inappropriate touching. Make sure they
> are not left alone in dark places, or left walking home in deserted areas.
> There are still many known molesters out there. Nothing has changed.
> Establish a good connection with them so that they can always tell you if
> something is not right. Lots of kids are going to pools, know who they are
> going with. Remember that it is not just the strangers that you must beware
> of, many cases happen within families and with trusted relatives. Remind
> them of bribes and threats and secrets. Remind them always to come to you
> with anything even if they think it is small, wrong, or their fault. Remind
> them it isn't.
>
> Last but not least, PLEASE strap your children into car seats and in seat
> belts. Placing an infant seat on the front seat is not only dangerous, but
> also needs to be strapped in wherever it is. I am seeing cars EVERY day with
> parents who conveniently strapped themselves in, but who don't have the
> decency to strap their little babies in. I know kids don't always like to
> wear seat belts but it is SO important. It doesn't matter that you are just
> driving for a few minutes. It takes just a second for something terrible to
> happen. You don't get do-overs on mistakes like those.
>
> These are our children. They can't speak for themselves, please go out of
> your way to take better care of them. As parents it is our duty. We decided
> to bring them here, let's try to protect them to the best of our abilities.
> Don't make mistakes that you can never undo.
>
> Have a good shabbos.
>
> Keep our kids safe.
>
> S. Adler
>
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