As summer time approaches and COVID-19 restrictions start to ease, kids are going to be spending lots of time outside. It’s important for kids to learn how to keep themselves safe while still having fun. Here are 10 easy safety tips to share with your kids to make sure they’re staying as safe as possible.
1. Don’t look like an easy victim.
Present assertive, self confident body language and eye contact; not passive or aggressive behavior.
2. Know your numbers.
Memorize important phone numbers, addresses, and practice how to make phone calls with a parent.
3. Have a password and family strategies for being home alone and answering the phone and the door.
4. Never go anywhere with a strange adult or child.
Never go anywhere with anyone you don’t know without your parent’s permission.
5. Have a strategy for getting lost.
Empower your children to designate “safe places” like a store clerk or security station whenever you go shopping or to other places.
6. Know your neighborhood and other common routes.
Designate safe places to go to in an emergency (a neighbor's house, store, etc.)
7. Never accept anything from a stranger.
Always trust your gut whenever anything feels funny to you, and be on alert!
8. Fireproof your children.
Work out an escape plan and basic fire strategies.
9. Unwanted touching.
No one has the right to touch a child in a way that feels uncomfortable. Empower children to say “no” to an adult in this situation.
10. Teamwork rocks!
There is safety in numbers. Watch out for your friends and each other. Report anything strange that happens to your parents, a teacher, or principal.
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