Some children, studying in schools which are nearby, do walk down to school accompanied by some senior member. They slowly get used to traffic rules. However, those children who do not venture out much find it difficult to cross roads. Parents of such children have to teach them the rules of crossing. The parents should give a demonstration of crossing the road to the children.
For teaching the child, take her to the zebra line of a street. Tell the child that on the traffic light pole there is a switch. By pressing it the traffic light will turn red and pedestrian crossing line will turn green. At this point the child should cross over at a fast pace.
Where facility of stopping traffic is not available, the method of crossing the street should be demonstrated. Even if there is no traffic on the road the child should not rush but wait for the light facing her to turn green. When the light is green then she should rush to cross the road after watching for any traffic movement. In case there is a divider on the road, she should stop when mid way, observe the traffic of the other side and then cross over.
The difficulty comes when you have to cross the road where there is no zebra crossing or traffic control light. This is normally on the roads where the traffic is thin. Here, before crossing, the child should carefully observe for the presence of any moving vehicle approaching her, and if there is none nearby only then she should cross.
If on some road there is a traffic officer, tell the child to observe his signals and explain to her about each and every action of the officer. When the child is with you in a car, explain to her about traffic rules and the need to allow the people on foot to cross the road safely.