Those poor families [sad][sad]

Milly12

I remember when there used to be “public information” adverts warning about the risks of crossing the road, jumping into deep water, playing on frozen lakes etc.
Perhaps they need to come back but hard to imagine this government organising it!!

So sad - and at this time of year too.

Agree - the only public information shown these days seems to be about driving on smart motorways - the Go Left campaign.

The film made by Welsh students in 2009 about the dangers of using a mobile while driving should be broadcast more... it's tragic and very hard-hitting, but it gets the message across.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKU7b6UaJsY

Milly12

I remember when there used to be “public information” adverts warning about the risks of crossing the road, jumping into deep water, playing on frozen lakes etc.

So do I, but until there’s an accident like this, you’d hear cries of “Nanny State.”

I spent part of yesterday with Y1&Y2 making posters showing how ice is dangerous if you fall on it or especially through it
They seemed clued up about the dangers, with some good slogans like e.g. Your slide might break my leg, or Slipping isn’t funny, but then spent playtime trying to make slides on the icy field since the playgrounds had been coned off.

I think they should be brought back, but they need to be more imaginative than the terrifying ones we used to be shown. The stranger danger ones were nightmare inducing, and some of the accident prevention ones were as bad.

This one was a great success in Australia. It appeals to all ages and is both amusing and catchy, but has a strong message. I think it went on to become a video game as well, which would reinforce the message further.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw

That’s brilliant DD. It would hold their attention more than a poster. Add some catchy lyrics about swimming unsupervised in deep or open water and walking on icy ponds and it would cover just about anything.
I could make a whole set of lessons using that song.
Shame it needs to be said.

Adults need to set an example. My sister was walking in the park today, not too far from where this tragedy happened. There was a man walking his dog across the frozen lake/pond.

Totally agree Kate1949 Completely different, but today I was waiting at a traffic light controlled crossing. There was a woman with two small children standing next to me. There wasn't a car coming but the 'man' was still at red so I stayed where I was, but she said to her children "come on, be quick" and proceeded to cross. On my own, and with no children nearby, I'd have done the same, but surely teaching children you can cross when the 'man' is red is foolish. It was only a few seconds until he turned green. My children used to love watching and trying to be first to shout 'he's green!'

Got to be careful teaching children to wait for the green man.

Young boy at my children's school was knocked over doing exactly that. Luckily not badly hurt

I taught my children to ignore the green man until they had checked that no cars were coming.

Drivers sometimes go through red lights

Mollygo

That’s brilliant DD. It would hold their attention more than a poster. Add some catchy lyrics about swimming unsupervised in deep or open water and walking on icy ponds and it would cover just about anything.
I could make a whole set of lessons using that song.
Shame it needs to be said.

If you google 'Dumb Ways To Die lesson plan' you'll find some ready made ones. I haven't opened any, and some are for ESL, but they may be able to be adapted. As you say though, you could make your own pretty easily. The concept was designed for just that purpose.

Zoejory

Got to be careful teaching children to wait for the green man.

Young boy at my children's school was knocked over doing exactly that. Luckily not badly hurt

I taught my children to ignore the green man until they had checked that no cars were coming.

Drivers sometimes go through red lights

Oh yes, double check, but crossing on the green man has to be safer most of the time, than chancing it on the red man. Children's perception of how far away a car is, and the speed it's travelling at are acknowledged as poor. My point was it's not a good idea to teach children that crossing against the red man is acceptable or safe. Sometimes you wonder why you bother.

I noticed the other day that there was a Keep Britain Tidy type ad on TV. Maybe they will bring back these sort of ads again

Right you are, Grannyben. Achingly heartbreaking. 🙏