Teach your children that if they
get lost in a store, they should find a security guard or cashier. Under NO circumstances should they ask
for help from another shopper or go near the front door or into the parking lot
to look for you.
The image pictured above is an excerpt taken from our What If? book. My What If? Book is full of great scenarios that teach your kids how to respond safely in a variety of situations while using fun, colorful pictures to grab their attention and start conversation.
To purchase the book, click here.
For more free tips, visit our website.
Hello everyone and welcome to our new blog. Working in conjunction with PreventAbduction.net, the goal of this blog is to inform parents and guardians about available resources to protect children against the threat of predators and abduction. Our blog posts will cover various topics, such as child safety tips, internet safety, child safety products, educational books and DVD's and more. As this blog evolves, we hope you will find it to be a valuable resource in developing a safety plan tailored to the needs of your family.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Tip of the Week - Circle of Trust
Develop a list
of trusted friends,
relatives and/or teachers and explain to your child that these are adults that
can be trusted in case of an emergency.
Teach your child that he/she should not ride or go with a person who is
not one of the trusted adults. You
can also come up with a code word, teach it to your child and share it only
with your trusted adults (see our tip on code words). Our “What if?” Book provides a place for you to write in your
list of trusted adults and review them with your child.
For more tips go to our website.
To purchase your own "What If?" Book, go here.
For more tips go to our website.
To purchase your own "What If?" Book, go here.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Tip of the Week- Safe Internet Behavior
As social media websites
become increasingly prevalent among kids and teens, parents have a
responsibility to take an active and instructive approach to informing their
children about Internet safety. Talk to your kids about the longevity of the “digital
footprint” that they leave behind while engaging in social networking. Help
your kids establish good privacy settings on their personal profiles, like only
allowing approved people to view their tweets on Twitter. Start having these
conversations with your children when they are young. Here is an excellent
article that highlights the role of parents in their children’s online lives: http://www.mobiledia.com/news/142955.html#
For more tips click here.
Consider using our "What If?" Book as a resource for teaching your kids how to respond safely in dangerous situations using "what if?" scenarios. The book is available for purchase here.
For more tips click here.
Consider using our "What If?" Book as a resource for teaching your kids how to respond safely in dangerous situations using "what if?" scenarios. The book is available for purchase here.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Tip of the Week
Come up with a code word
to share with friends that may need to pick up your children in case of an
emergency. Teach your child the
code word through repetition, and reinforce that they should not ride or go
with anyone who does not know the code word. Our “What if” Book provides a place for you to write in your
personal code words and review them with your child.
For more tips go to http://www.preventabduction.net/.
Monday, September 17, 2012
DVD Review - "The Safe Side: Stranger Safety" created by John Walsh and Julie Clark (ages 4+)
This video provided a fun, and somewhat silly, stranger
safety message. The
video begins by introducing the viewer to Safe Side Superchick (“Safe Side”)
who walks the children through 7 safety tips with child-appropriate humor and
creative imagery. Safe Side is a
little quirky at times, but she delivers a strong message that resonates with
children.
What I enjoyed most was that Safe Side did not use the word
“stranger” during the entire video. I find it difficult to explain the concept of “stranger danger” to my 5
year old son. For example, in its
purest form a “stranger” is defined as someone you do not know. My son understands the concept that someone
he has never met before is a stranger, but classifying a “stranger” is not
always so simple. How does your
child understand that you can know who someone is but they can still be a
“stranger” in the sense that they may pose a threat? My son asked me “Mommy is she a stranger?” pointing to the
nice lady at the grocery store who works in the bakery and gives him a cookie
on a weekly basis. He has also
asked is “Mr. Smith a stranger?” of our neighbor who lives across the street
who we know his name, and some basic information and waive to on a regular
basis, but we do not really know a
lot about him. These are situations when the lines can be blurry for a
child.
Safe Side helps define boundaries by using child-friendly
words and everyday situations to explain how your child should respond. The
situations range from a basic scenario when someone your child truly doesn’t
know approaches her, to situations a little more uncertain – how to respond when
someone your child “kind of knows” approaches her.
The total running time is 42 minutes and includes separate menu options of:
video, music video, and safety tips summary.
You can see a preview of The Safe Side Stranger Safety DVD on our videos page at www.PreventAbduction.net/PreventChildAbductionVideos.html. You can also purchase the DVD from that page.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Our Latest Tip for Parents
Our latest tip is one that can be used on a regular basis to educate your child about potentially threatening situations. Several non-profits and government agencies suggest that parents and guardians use role play to reinforce good safety habits. You can use “what if?” scenarios to present your child with potentially dangerous situations and teach them how to react in those situations. One of the advantages of this teaching method is that you can customize the “what if?” scenarios to the specific circumstances that your child may encounter. For example, if your child walks home from school, you can pose the following question: “What if an unfamiliar car slows down or stops near you while you are walking home?”
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Weekly Tip
Locate safe places in your neighborhood where your child can run if they feel threatened, such as the home of a trusted adult, a fire station or a police station. Show your child those places and use role play to go over situations when they should run to a safe place.
For more tips go to www.PreventAbduction.net/TipstoPreventAbduction.html.
For more tips go to www.PreventAbduction.net/TipstoPreventAbduction.html.
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