Safety Information for You and Your Family

Childproofing Your Home

To make sure that your home is a safe haven for your children - and you - learn to spot and eliminate hazards throughout the house. This checklist will show you how. [Go to Checklist].

Important Information for Your Babysitter

Whether you occasionally hire a sitter to watch your children or you have full-time in-home childcare, this checklist covers everything a caregiver needs to know so she can keep your kids happy and safe when you're not around. Before you go out, fill it in, print it out, post it on the fridge, and rest easy as you head for the door. [Go to checklist]

Child Safety

Keeping Children Safe From Child Abduction

·         Every 40 seconds another child is reported missing.

·         One in every 42 children will become abducted, missing, lost or runaway.

·         Over 2000 children are reported missing each day

·         Over 725,000 reported missing children every year.

·         The rate of missing children has increased 444% since 1982.

·         Most abducted children are recovered or killed in the first 3.2 hours.

Child abduction is a frightening thing to think about, but as a parent you must consider the odds of your child being abducted.  Knowledge and action are the best defense against child abduction.  Telling your child to never talk to strangers is a great idea, but it shouldn’t end there.  Child abductors ask children for help, for example, to help them find their dog that ran away, or to help them find a store close by.  Children may feel conflicted when this happens because parents tell their children to help people as much as they can.  The two ideas: never talk to strangers, but help people as much as you can, will conflict when a stranger asks them to help out.  Your child must know that strangers that ask them for help, when their mom or dad aren't around, are more likely strangers that might want to do them harm.  Tell your child to just say no and find the adult that they are with and tell them what happened.  Also tell your child to never get into a car with a stranger for any reason, and to never go off with them anywhere, even if they threaten them with violence or hold a weapon on them.  If a child goes with the abductor because of the threat of violence, the child is better off screaming and yelling NO-STANGER-HELP in a public place than going somewhere with the abductor that has a weapon. 

As parents we cring to think about this happening to our children, but you and your child must be prepared for the possibility.  The next article on child safety will include advice on how to keep children safe from being abducted by people the child knows.

My Precious Kid Safety ID's for your kids CLICK HERE

Thorough Safety Check - This is a great site for learning how to keep kids safe from household hazards!

Car Seat Inspections - This is a site to check if you have your child's car seat correctly installed by having it inspected by a professional for free.

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