CARING FOR CHILDREN IN TRAFFIC: A CONTRIBUTION FROM ACS

Introduction and goal: This is a work of education and traffic awareness, developed by community health agents, having as target children. The work aims to disseminate warning information and care of the child in relation to traffic; disclose basic rules of child care; teach through a big joke how to behave in relation to traffic. Method: The study was conducted with children 3-7 years old, it was made the unit a scenario simulating a street where children dressed up cars and others were pedestrians, use a light to teach colors and their meanings in traffic . We are using music related to the topic. Results and conclusions: We identified after the presentation, the children were able to understand road signs and obey what determine the safety standards of pedestrian and driver‘s dynamic and entertaining way, promoting the teaching through a moment of fun. With this experience we observed that children become more aware ace signs, being multipliers of what they learned in the activity, including influencing the attitude of their families in a positive way.