Children like the things on wheels and shopping carts are no exception. In supermarkets, you can often see children who are not as tall as shopping carts pushing shopping carts.
However, parents may not realize that shopping carts are very dangerous to their children. In the United States, every year children fall from shopping carts and get injured or even die.
1. The possible harm caused by putting your child in the shopping cart
The emergency room of the hospital accepts about 66 children every day who are injured because of improperly riding in the shopping cart. The child may fall out of the shopping cart, or the shopping cart may tip over. From concussion, fracture, to death. Brain and neck injuries are the most common injuries.
2. Shopping cart ≠ baby carriage
The shopping cart is usually unstable, and a small impact of 7.26 kg on the handle will knock it down. When a child is standing or sitting in a shopping cart, the structure of the shopping cart makes it very easy to roll over. Unless the shopping cart can be redesigned to be more stable, you must know that when a child does not have a seat belt, the seat installed on the top or inside of the shopping cart will never prevent him from falling out of the car!
3. Is it safer to sit in the shopping cart?
The child feels uncomfortable sitting there and likes to stand. What should I do if he doesn’t put him in the car and is afraid of him running around? Many shoppers’ parents have this idea. Regarding safety issues, many parents say, “If adults pay more attention, they should be fine. But this carelessness causes tens of thousands of children to be injured every year!
Not to mention whether the shopping cart is hygienic. In particular, many shopping carts are used to store fresh food and more bacteria. Dirt on the soles of children’s shoes can easily stay in the shopping cart. So, if you can, don’t put your child in the seat of the shopping cart. Never allow children to stand in the shopping cart, enter the shopping basket, or ride outside the shopping cart.
