If school is a child's "workplace," the daily trip to school is the child's "commute." This trip may be taken in a car or bus, but if it is taken on foot or by bicycle, it offers children multiple opportunities for regular physical activity--a vitally important benefit at a time when overweight and related disorders are…

Describes how parents can instill habits of safety in very young children to help their future teenagers be safe and responsible drivers. Discusses the importance of developing safety habits while automobile and bicycle riding, instilling in toddlers a sense of responsibility through practice, being aware of the power of parental modeling, and…

"Exchange" surveyed members of the Panel of 300, their advisory board of center directors, to find out what questions they would like to address to manufacturers and bus companies for early childhood programs. They then posed these questions to the companies and have presented a representative sampling of their responses in this article.