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Step 1
If age appropriate, Teach your child how to use 911. Teach your child to dial your cell or home number.
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Step 2
Teach your child to not open the door to strangers (except in emergencies, of course.)
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Step 3
Teach them to look both ways before crossing the street. This one is sometimes overlooked by parents because they assume that the schools will teach it!
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Step 4
Teach your children they should never go anywhere with strangers.
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Step 5
Remind children that strangers, particularly adults, do not need the help of a child to locate a "lost puppy." Predators have been known to use this line to fool children.
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Step 6
Reinforce the idea that no one has the right to speak to or touch your child in a way that makes him or her feel bad. Remind children that they should let you know if any talks to them or touches them in a way that makes them feel bad. It helps to let the child know that no one can hurt the parents. Predators will sometimes use threats against the parents to keep a child quiet.
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Step 7
Remind your children that they should never reveal private information to strangers on the Internet. And, of course, they should not personally meet anyone they connected with through the Internet.
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Step 8
Discuss the consequences of alcohol and drugs with your children.
