Poll Results

We know for a fact (The Center For Disease Control & Prevention
reports) that violent crimes against children are down 40% since 1973
(50 in 1000) and that kidnapping makes up less than 2% of those crimes.

Would you let your child walk to school alone?

48% said Yes

52% said No

Keeping Your Child Safe On The Street

GoodToKnow.co.uk offers these Street Safety tips that may help you and
your child feel more confident with independence activities like
walking to and from school:

*Make sure your child knows his full name, address and telephone number.
*If you or your children see another child in distress, ask what's wrong. Get help from other adults if necessary.
*Build your child's self-esteem with lots of love and praise. Bullies and dangerous adults often pick out less confident kids.
*Make sure they know that they never have to do anything they don't like with an adult or older child.
*Buy your child a personal alarm for extra safety.
*Tell them to stick to routes they know, not short cuts.
*Encourage them to avoid walking home alone if they can.
*If they pass someone who looks threatening, tell them to look straight ahead and walk confidently.
*More great safety tips from a children's charity called Kidscape...

(Reprinted with permission from GoodToKnow.co.uk)

Teach Safety At Home

A book called Stranger Danger by Anne Fine is a story book, full of colorful pictures, that helps reinforce safety tips for children under 8 years old.

Check out the book...

Angeline Duran Piotrowski

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