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Educating children about safety is an ongoing task and you should take an active
role and every
opportunity to communicate this information with them. Always have a plan
for your children--what they will do in specific situations, who will they call,
where will they go. Play "what
if" games when you are with them asking what they will do. If you communicate this information, then they are less likely
to "freeze" if their safety is jeopardized because they have already thought
about what they are supposed to do--your body can't take you where your mind
hasn't gone.
Children should know:
- Full name, address, and phone number
- Names of parents, where they work, and their phone numbers
- How and when to call 911 from home, cell phones, and payphone.
Push the "send" button on cell phones, listen to the operator, speak
clearly, answer any questions, and don't hang up until the operator says to.
- Call 911 to call a police officer or fire fighter when someone is hurt
badly, a child is lost, a strange person approaches them, or they believe
someone else trying to hurt them.
- Safe houses they can go in case of an emergency. It is a good idea
to walk with your child around your neighborhood and point these houses to
them and who lives there.
- Tell a trusted adult or yell "help police" immediately if they are
scared. Trust instincts - you do not always have to be polite, but you
do always have to be safe.
- No one has the right to touch them in private areas (those normally
covered by a bathing suit). They should understand what inappropriate
touching is and tell a trusted adult or police if this occurs.
- Not to keep secrets from parents and that if someone does something to
make a child feel uncomfortable, they should tell a trusted adult
immediately who will understand and not blame them.
- Never go anywhere alone. Be certain someone knows where they are
going.
- Always walk tall, look strong, stay alert, and don't look like a victim.
Be aware of who is around you and walk with confidence.
If a child is home alone:
- Know what to do if someone knocks on the door.
- Know what to do if someone wants to use your telephone.
- Know what to do if someone calls.
- Parents should children what to do in specific situations?
If a person tries to grab a child
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- Yell! "Help police!"
- Fight - kick, scratch, bite, spin, wiggle, drop your weight to the
ground - anything to get away and cause a scene so that others know you need
help.
- If trapped in a vehicle, try to leave the seatbelt off so you can get
out when it stops.
- Try to remember something about what the person looks like--what they
are wearing, any tattoos or scars, where were they last seen, etc.
- Call 911 as soon as possible.
Internet Safety
- Discuss rules for internet usage.
- Know all of your child's accounts and passwords.
- Keep the computer in a public area of the house where you can monitor
it.
- Never give out personal information while on the internet.
- Be extremely careful when in chat rooms.
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