How to Take Toddlers Sledding
If you are looking to spend some quality time with your toddlers or taking them out to have a great time, then amusement park is not your only option, especially if you live in an area where the weather is cold enough to result in snowfall. You can take your toddlers sledding, which is not only fun, but pretty cheap in terms of the amount of money that you may have to spend. There are certain guidelines, however, that you need to follow in order to make the sledding experience both fun and safe for your toddler.
Instructions
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The first thing that you need to do is to make sure that the weather is appropriate for you to take your toddler out sledding. If there is a forecast of blizzard or even further snowfall, you would want to delay your programme. If there is not a great deal of risk involved in going out for sledding even though the weather is a bit inconsistent, then make sure you have snow tires and chains in the trunk of your car, as you would not want to get stuck in snow.
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Dress your toddlers according to the weather. Dress them in warm clothes. It is better to clothe them in layers, so that you can replace or remove clothes as necessary. Make sure that the clothes that you dress your toddlers in do not have loose drawstrings, as that can result in strangulation. Do not forget to dress up in warm clothes yourself either.
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Once you get to the snow-park or mountain, choose a slope that is snowy and not icy, as ice can make the sled gain too much speed and make you lose control of it. Also select a rolling slope so that the risk of crashing while having the toddler on the sled is significantly reduced.
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Make sure you follow the safety standards closely while sledding with toddlers. Put a helmet on your toddler as well as on yourself in order prevent head injury in case of a crash. Sledding accidents commonly result in head injuries, which make it so important to protect the head.
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Keep the limbs of toddler safe by holding his arms and legs inside the sled.
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Maintain control of the sled at all times and make sure that you do not let it crash into another sled. Crashing into an oncoming sled can be extremely nasty and can even result in death of the people, especially toddlers, riding on the sleds.
