Raw Labels offers advice for parents with children who wish to walk to school with friends

With greater emphasis being placed on the activity levels of children and childhood obesity, many children are being urged to walk to school with friends instead of relying on parents and public transport.

Although this is an excellent idea in terms of increasing the amount of exercise each child receives each day and tackling the build-up of traffic surrounding the school gates, many parents are worried about the safety of their offspring when walking to school without parental supervision.

Add the fact that many children start striving for greater independence as they begin to get a little older; parents are left with concerns about road safety while allowing their children the exercise and freedom they crave.

Raw Labels, a manufacturer of children’s clothing labels, name stickers and ID wristbands, understands the concerns of parents with regards to child safety and is offering advice for parents who worry about letting their children out with friends unsupervised by a parent or adult guardian.

Firstly, parents should decide if their child is old and mature enough to walk to school with friends, even if other children are doing so already. Parents should also spend time learning the Green Cross Code with all of their children in readiness for a time when they will be able to walk to school without adult supervision.

Another tool to ensure child safety is to talk with other parents and create a pickup route so that no child has to walk to the next child’s house alone. This might require an adult to escort them to the second child’s house, and a rota can be agreed between parents to facilitate this. This also offers an excellent opportunity for parents to exchange numbers just in case of illness or a last-minute change of plan due to poor weather or illness.

Finally, Raw Labels also offers another safeguard for children just starting to walk to school with friends in the form of an ID wristband.

Reusable, waterproof and colourful, the ID wristband range from Raw Labels contains an area to include the child’s name and parents phone number should they stray away from their friends on the route to school so that they can be returned to their address quickly.

To find out more about the range of kid’s ID wristbands from Raw Labels, visit https://www.rawlabels.co.uk/