Tips for Keeping Your Children Safe When Walking to School

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(HealthDay News) -- Walking to school is a great way to start the day with some exercise, but parents should make sure kids stay safe.

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests:

Ensuring that your child's route to school is safe, and that there is a trained adult crossing guard at each intersection.
Finding other neighborhood children who can walk to school with your child, or finding an adult to walk a whole group of kids to school together.
Remembering that young children are impulsive, and that parents should feel comfortable that a child is mature enough to walk to school alone.
Walking with your child for at least the first week.
Dressing your child in brightly colored clothing, which will make him or her easier for drivers to see.

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