Can someone PLEASE reassure me as to whether school buses are really safe??
I just got back from our first school trip. When I had asked ahead of time, I was told the kids would be in built in harnesses. Apparently they meant lap belts instead, because that is what I found in the seats, and I felt it was too late to turn back at that point. It was a regular school bus, and I was also told that they don't use those for preschoolers. Of course I made sure all the kids within my range were properly buckled and tightened. My stomach was in knots the whole way there, and we all had fun on the trip, but now I have a headache thinking about this. I feel like a terrible mom for letting my 3-year-old ride on a school bus with only a lap belt. I am however, so thankful that I went on this trip, and I will be going on all of them if at all possible. Maybe I should have taken him in my own car.
I just got back from our first school trip. When I had asked ahead of time, I was told the kids would be in built in harnesses. Apparently they meant lap belts instead, because that is what I found in the seats, and I felt it was too late to turn back at that point. It was a regular school bus, and I was also told that they don't use those for preschoolers. Of course I made sure all the kids within my range were properly buckled and tightened. My stomach was in knots the whole way there, and we all had fun on the trip, but now I have a headache thinking about this. I feel like a terrible mom for letting my 3-year-old ride on a school bus with only a lap belt. I am however, so thankful that I went on this trip, and I will be going on all of them if at all possible. Maybe I should have taken him in my own car.