ACS offers advice on keeping kids safe and out of hot cars this summer
As July 4th weekend travel approaches, the Administration for Children's Services provides tips for families on how to keep children safe using "Park. Look. Lock."
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ACS reminds parents and caregivers that a child's body temperature can rise three to five times faster than an adults.
The United States has seen at least 7 tragic incidents involving children and hot cars this year, ACS says.
ACS offers these Park-Look-Lock Tips:
• Make sure all occupants leave the vehicle when unloading. Don't overlook sleeping babies!
• Always lock your car and keep car keys and fobs out of reach of children at all times. Teach children that cars are never to be used as a play area.
• Keep a stuffed animal in the car seat and when the child is put in the seat, place the animal in the front with the driver. Or place your purse, briefcase, or cell phone in the back seat as a reminder that you have your child in the car.
• Make Look Before You Lock a routine whenever you get out of the car.
• Have a plan that your childcare provider will call you if your child does not show up for school.
