Things You'll Need:
- Identification Cards
- Identification Necklaces
- Whistles
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Step 1
Help your children memorize their full names, address and telephone number.
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Step 2
Teach your children how and when to use emergency telephone numbers such as 911.
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Step 3
Insist that your children don't talk to strangers or accept food or rides.
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Step 4
Instruct your children never to tell anyone that they are home alone.
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Step 5
Go over the safest routes between school and home. Point out safe places en route as well as spots to avoid.
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Step 6
Point out the signs to your children and explain their significance if your neighborhood is involved in the Block Parent program.
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Step 7
Point out the homes of trusted neighbors to which your kids can go in an emergency if you are away.
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Step 8
Talk to your kids about violence, and teach them to settle arguments with words or to walk away from a fight.
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Step 9
Have open discussions with your children about drugs and their dangers.
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Step 10
Encourage your children to speak to a trusted adult if something doesn't seem right.









Comments
Anonymous said
on 3/23/2006 Instead of yelling, "Help, someone is attacking me!" Yell "Fire." People are more likely to come if they think there is a fire, because they don't want to be involved with an attacker.
Anonymous said
on 2/23/2006 Kids are often told to "be seen and not heard," but they need to know that it's important to make a lot of noise if they are ever grabbed or threatened by a stranger. Some good things to yell are "Help!" or "You're not my mom/dad!" or anything else to attract attention from other people.