Safety Tips for Parents

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Parents have the delicate task of maintaining a loving, touching family relationship while also teaching their child or children to recognize and reject "bad touches". 

1. Know your children's friends. 
-"Know" [not like the stalky type of behavior that might push you off by your kids]. My mother always let us invite our friends into our home, whenever there's a group project or just for playtime. This is her way to know how we interact and how we behave. Parents should know who were the people their child interacts with, you may not know there could be someone else trying to befriend your child but they have another agenda for them. 

2. Never leave your child unattended. 
-[this is very important!] I've seen parents with their phones, literally not minding their own child and freaked out when they've gone missing. You have to get your head straight and focus on your child whenever you are with them. 

3. Be involved in your child's activities.
-Most parents were having a hard time getting involved in their child's activities because of the experience and gap between the generations. I've seen children who do not want to ask anything about their studies or technology because they seem not confident with the capabilities of their parents [which is really sad]. Parents should not just be a guardian but also a best friend of their child even at a young age, interaction is always important.

4. Listen when your child tells you he or she does not want to be with someone.

5. Be sensitive to changes in your child's behavior or attitudes. 
-Yes! Please do remember this one. Other parents don't have time to check on their kids, and their main reason was they're tired, busy, wanted to relax. They ignored the emotional needs of their children. I was bullied in grade school up until college, but it took a toll on me when I was in 4th-year high school, I suffer from depression and had a therapy when I was in college [without my mother knowing]. I prefer to keep it to myself because whenever I wanted to tell my problems to her, she doesn't seem interested and always focuses on her job and to her things. 

6. Pay attention when someone shows greater than normal interest in your child. 

7. Have your child fingerprinted and know where to locate dental records. 
-This seems to be a lot of effort, but it will help you just in case something happened. 

8. Take a photograph of your child each year (4 times each year if under age 2)

9. Be prepared to describe your children accurately - including clothing, visible identifying marks, or special characteristics. 

10. Develop a set procedure should you and your child become separated while away from home.

11. Do not buy items that visibly display your child's name. 
-It might attract molesters or kidnappers. Some children are too gullible to believe someone. 

12. Be sure your child's school or day-care center will not release your child to anyone other than you or someone you officially designate.

13. Instruct the school to contact you immediately if your child is absent or if someone other than you arrives to pick up him or her without advance notice from you. 


Captured by: Lukas


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