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Safety Tips for Parents & Children
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Child Safety Tips For Parents
Teach your children to trust their own feelings and assure them they have the right to say no if they sense something is not right.
- Listen carefully to your children's fears.
- Children should know that no one should approach or touch them in a way that feels uncomfortable, and if anyone does they should tell you immediately.
- Be sensitive to changes in your children's behavior.
- Know where your children are at all times. Be familiar with their friends and daily activities.
- Be alert to anyone who is paying an unusual amount of attention to your children or is giving them inappropriate gifts.
- Obtain references for babysitters and be generally cautious about people who are left to care for your kids
Rules For Kids
- You can be assertive, and have the right to say no to someone who tries to take you somewhere, touches you, or makes you feel uncomfortable, scared, or confused in any way.
- If you get separated from your parents in a public place, don't wander around looking for them. Quickly go to the cash register, security office or lost and found and tell the person in charge that you need help.
- You should not get into a car or go anyplace with anyone unless your parents said it was OK.
- Do not approach a car or person who you think is following you.
- Grownups should not be asking children for help. If they are having a problem, they should talk to someone older.
- Don't listen to people who ask for directions, need help finding a puppy or tell you that your parents sent them to get you because they are in trouble.
- If someone tries to take you somewhere, quickly get away and scream: "This person is trying to take me away," or "this person is not my father (mother)!"
- You shouldn't go places alone - take a friend. Always make sure an adult knows where you're going and what route you're taking.
- Always ask your parents before you leave the yard or go into someone's house.
- Never hitchhike or get a ride with someone unless your parents have told you it is OK to ride with the person.
- If someone wants to take your picture, tell them no and let your parents or teacher know what happened.
- No one should touch you in the parts of the body that would be covered by a bathing suit, and you should not touch anyone in these places, either. Your body is special and private.
Adapted from : National Center For Missing And Exploited Children
Findings from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study, a national study on the eating habits of more than 3,000 U.S. children ages 4-24 months, showed that infants and toddlers are consuming too many calories and eating inappropriate foods.
Although meeting their minimum vitamin and mineral requirements, many babies are eating an unhealthy diet, including high-calorie foods such as french fries and sweetened beverages. One-fourth to one-third of children six months of age ate no fruits or vegetables on a given day, and over half of toddlers consumed too much sodium.
Read more about the study at mathematica-mpr.com More research on this topic here.
Food for Thought:
Fancy, Shiny Child Care Settings Don't Necessarily Equal Excellence for Children
Most parents and grandparents in the USA probably think that cleanliness and order are among the most important qualities in a child care setting. Unfortunately for children they're wrong.
It's not that these qualities aren't nice, they're just not the most important things to look for in a preschool setting for young, developing children.In upcoming segments, we'll be exploring the characteristics of high-quality, developmentally and culturally appropriate child care and how to find a good fit for your children. Books for Parents & Children
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