| Mar 30, 2006 @ 8:43 PM |
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WickedWench
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I found this interesting as it puts a new "twist" on the "stranger" ideas.
For years parents have been telling their children not to talk to strangers, but child safety experts believe it?s not about not talking to strangers, but how, and teaching children to know who they can go to in an emergency.
Here are some tips on street-proofing your kids:
Talking To Strangers: Don?t teach your child to fear strangers, but strangeness. If a youngster can?t talk to strangers, who will they go to in an emergency?
Trust Your Instincts: If someone doesn't make you feel safe, it's OK to run away and tell an adult you trust.
Vehicles: Never approach vehicles. In fact, if ever approached by a vehicle, RUN in the opposite direction that the vehicle is traveling and tell an adult.
Names: No visible names on outerwear or backpacks.
It's OK To Yell: If someone grabs your child, they should hit, kick, and yell as loudly as possible.
Password: Use a password that is easy for your children to remember, so that if you must send a friend of family member to pick them up, they will know it's safe because that person has the password.
Emergency Numbers: Remind children that in an emergency, they can dial 911 or 0 from a phone booth, without any money.
Safety In Numbers: Children should always travel in groups of 2 or more. Always take the same route and check in when you arrive home, if necessary.
Teach More Than Once: Start young, teach them again and again ? and practice dangerous situations, modifying and adjusting to fit their growing understanding.
Adults Don't Ask Children For Help: So if someone does, it's a sign of danger. Run, and tell an adult you trust.
People With Bad Intentions Don't Always Look Like Bad People: Dangerous people can look friendly. You know they aren't good people if you feel badly when you're with them. Again, trust your instincts.
Secrets: If someone tells you to keep a secret from your mom or your dad, don't do it! Tell your parents right away. That's a big sign of danger.
Ask First: Don't go anywhere, with anyone, without your parent?s permission.
Lost In A Store: If you get lost in a store you can ask for help from a person in uniform who works for the store, or you can go to the till, or find a woman ? especially a woman with a child ? and ask for help). Don't ever leave the store with anyone, even with the woman or someone else in a uniform.
Courtesy of Child Safe Canada
Talking To Strangers
It?s important to teach your kids about safe adults. They can include:
Parents
Teachers or Principal
School Counselors
Policeman in uniform
Fireman in uniform
What If A Stranger Tried To Talk To Me?
Here?s what some experts advise you tell your child:
Most of the strangers you?ll meet in your lifetime aren?t going to hurt you but it?s important to remember that not everyone is a safe person to talk to.
Adults never have the right to ask a child they don?t know for assistance, such as asking for directions. But, sometimes you have to talk to strangers, and everyone has to learn how to talk to strangers, which is something parents help their children do.
Trust Your Instincts: If someone makes you feel uncomfortable, or, if you have any reason to doubt a person, go with your gut. If you feel a situation is dangerous there?s probably a reason ? Run! Go in the opposite direction as fast as you can and tell a safe adult what happened.
If a stranger tried to grab you, scream, kick and run.
What If I?m Out With My Family?
Sometimes people who work in a business will talk to kids. If you?re with a safe adult, you don?t need to run away.
If you?re not with a safe adult and a stranger talks to you for no reason, running away is still the safest thing to do.
Lures
How Do Bad Strangers Try To Trick Kids?
Help Trick: A stranger asks you to help them find a lost pet or maybe asks you for directions to get somewhere. This may be a trick, because grown-ups know that kids want to be helpful. But grown-ups also know kids are not supposed to talk to strangers. And there are plenty of grown-ups around who can help. So if a stranger asks you for help, turn and run in the other direction as fast as you can and tell an adult you know as soon as you can.
Emergency Trick: A stranger says that there is an emergency in your family and your mom or dad asked them to get you. The stranger may even say that your mom or dad got hurt. This is a trick that gets you upset so it's hard to think about the safest thing to do. But you don't have to think about it ?-just run in the other direction as fast as you can and tell an adult you know the first chance you get.
Bribe Trick: A stranger says they have some money, candy, a video game or something else to give to you. This is a trick, because people don't give presents to people they don't know for no reason. And if you get close enough to take the present from this stranger, you're close enough for this stranger to take you. Remember, these gifts are really bribes to get you to come closer. Instead, run in the opposite direction as fast as you can and tell an adult you know as soon as you can.
Animal Trick: A stranger is holding a puppy or kitten or ot
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| Apr 2, 2006 @ 8:01 PM |
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Peachtree
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The probablem with trusting your childs judgment on the "strangeness" of people they don't know is they don't have that ability. Some adult's don't either. I will nerver tell my kids that it's okay to talk to stragers. In an emergency my children have phone numbers, 911 and neighbors they can trust. When lost, they should (as you stated) find someone that works there at the counter or in a police uniform. (they don't know the difference from them or security guard) If they or you are being snatched, hit, kick, and yell FIRE. There have been studies that people don't respont to help but are more apt to pay attintion to FIRE being yelled.
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| Jun 10, 2006 @ 11:03 PM |
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momma24
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this same topic is on the first page...how safe is your child.  thought you might get something out of the stuff that has been discussed there, if you missed it.
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| Sep 13 @ 8:08 PM |
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Sweetheart83446
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It's a natural instinct for my son to buckle up...he says "buckle up for safety and is sure to inform me when he sees a cop. "5-0 mom 5-0, 5-0."
Parents who do not make their children buckle up, and who do not make their children ride in safety seats until they don’t need them are imbeciles. A car seat with a five point harness is what saved my sons life when I took down a telephone pole. What's it going to take for parents to realize there is a reason for car seats?
*rant off...
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| Sep 13 @ 8:17 PM |
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burnslikethesun
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Duct tape, never under estimate the fine and many uses of duct tape.
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