5 Ways to Keep Safe When Crossing The Street

Children should be with and under the supervision if parents when taking public transportation. Children should follow important safety tips when crossing roads and using public transportation. Teach your kids to remember the following when out on the street.

1. Do not cross the street alone (for kids 10 years and below).
2. Look both ways before crossing the street.
3. Use the sidewalk. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing the road traffic.
4. Always walk in groups.
5. Pay attention to signals indicating a car will be moving, which includes rear lights that are on, exhaust smoke, and engine sounds.

Custody Battle: In the Child's Best Interest

When deciding on the custody of a minor, the courts take into account the particular financial, social, and moral circumstances of each parent. In case the court determines that neither parent is fit to take care of the child, custody may be awarded to a surviving grandparent, eldest brother or sister, the child's actual custodian, or any other person deemed suitable by the court.

The general rule" A child under seven years of age shall not be separated from his mother unless the court finds compelling reasons to order otherwise, such as neglect, abandonment, unemployment and immorality, habitual drunkenness, drug addiction, maltreatment of the child, insanity, and affliction with a communicable illness.

When a child is over seven years old, he may state his preference. But this may be disregarded when the court determines that the chosen parent is unfit or incapable of caring for the child. Ultimately, the grant of custody over a child may always be modified depending on the circumstances and the primary consideration shall always be the best interest of the child.

Warnign Signs of Voilent Behavior in Children

• Intense anger

• Frequent loss of temper or blowups

• Extreme irritability

• Extreme impulsiveness

• Becoming easily frustrated
  

Tips on How to Teach Children to Resolve their Conflict

Fighting, feuds and favoritism. It is inevitable as the sunrise. Siblings will fight. But how they fight, how often and how to resolve their arguments are critical in teaching kids how to listen, negotiate and compromise. In addition, they realize that anger is natural and that they can differ and yet coexist with someone they love. Again, in the end, it is up to you to make fights productive.

Here are tips on how to teach children to resolve their conflicts:

1. Play detective. Look for triggers and patterns of fights and you can help avoid fights.

2. Be funny. Without mocking your children, diffuse situations with humor.

3. Use praise. Pat them on their backs when they reach compromises.

4. Do not make assumptions. Any one of your kids could have pushed the wrong buttons.

5. Acknowledge their anger. Stress that what is important is how they resolve their feelings.

6. Tell them you believe they can work things out on their own.

7. Model good behavior. Show respect and restraint when you argue with your spouse.

8. Ban violence. Make it clear that physical violence will not be tolerated.

9. Be their coach. Teach them how to fight fairly.

10. Remind them of what they know. Instead of intervening to settle an argument, point out what they can work with to reach a settlement.