Child Safety Tips
If you have more tips e-mail them to me at:
keale@geocities.com.
- As early as possible, teach children their full name, address, and telephone
number.
Periodically ask them to repeat it for you.
- Never leave children unattended - NEVER
- When shopping, or in a crowd, children should know who to go to if separated
from you. (Cashier, clerk, security officer, etc.) The child should never leave the
store looking for you.
- Explain the difference between GOOD TOUCH
and BAD TOUCH. A doctor's examination, for
instance, is GOOD TOUCHING but the touching of
their private parts by a stranger, a relative or a friend is BAD TOUCHING.
No matter who does the BAD TOUCHING the child
should be encouraged to tell you about it.
- The child should never leave school with anyone except the parent(s). You and
your child should have a PASSWORD worked
out in case you cannot pick them up from the school or day care center. If a child
is still unsure of who is picking them up, have them talk to the teacher or the principal.
- Do not leave your children unattended in a car.
- Arrange for your child to go to a neighbor or a relative if you are not home.
- On the telephone, your child is to never let anyone know they are home alone.
Discuss responses, such as: "My dad is in the shower," or "Mom is busy right
now."
- When home alone, children should NEVER open
the door for strangers.
- Know the route your child takes to and from school, and have them use a
BUDDY SYSTEM. Stay away from alleys, vacant lots
and wooded areas.
- Do not allow children to wear T-shirts that show their names.
- Have them inform you of where they are going, who they are going with and when they
will be home.
- If anyone touches them, grabs them or otherwise threatens them, children should be
taught to run away, scream for help or bite, kick, scratch, or use any method of resistance
necessary to escape.
- Children should know that it is alright to say "NO" to adults if
they are asked to:
- Look at pictures offered by strangers
- Allow strangers to take pictures of them
- Approach the car of someone asking directions
- Enter someone's house or their property or otherwise be isolated from
public view
- Do anything else that might frighten them or make them feel uncomfortable
The above is not being unfriendly, it is being safe!
- Children should not accept candy, toys or anything else that is offered to them
by strangers.
- MOST IMPORTANTLY - Children should know that
police officers are their friends, and that they will help them.
Your child should know that no one has the right to touch them, to make them feel
uncomfortable, or to ask them to keep a secret from you. It is extremely important for
children to know that, no matter what the threat made to them may be, it is perfectly
alright to tell parents, teachers, or any other adult if a person has touched them,
hurt them or asked them to do something that is wrong.
PARENTS MUST REMEMBER THAT, NO MATTER WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED, ANY FORM OF MOLESTATION,
ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD, IT IS NOT THE CHILD'S FAULT!
CHILD ABUSERS USE DECEIT AND INTIMIDATION ON THEIR VICTIMS AND WILL OFTEN TRY TO MAKE
THE CHILD FEEL
LIKE THE AGGRESSOR.
keale@geocities.com
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