Tips to Share with Your Kids to Keep Them Safe

Many parents think their kids have learned safety rules in the classroom at school. In most cases this is true, but just to make sure they know what to do, take a few minutes to go over these safety tips.

1) Settle disputes with words, not fists or weapons.
2) Turn off the violence (on TV, in movies, etc.)
3) Do not stand around watching when others are arguing; a group makes a good target for violence.
4) Trust your feelings; if you sense danger, get away fast.
5) Stay well out of reach if approached by someone you don’t know.
6) Never go anywhere with someone you don’t know and trust.
7) Have a family “password” for emergency situations.
8) If someone tries to abuse you, say “NO!,” get away, and tell a trusted adult.
9) Run, Yell, and Tell.