As your children get older, they will inevitably be spending less and less time under your care. As a parent, one of the most important things that you can do is to understand the kinds of risks your child may face; it’s important for you to learn how to talk to your kids, and to equip them with the skills they will need to stay safe.
The Take 25 campaign was created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to help parents better understand many of the dangers that your kids might encounter, and to help you talk to them about all kinds of safety issues. The experts at NCMEC remind us that it is important to reassure your kids, and not scare them. When you talk to your kids about safety, speak in a positive way. You want to build a sense of confidence and self-esteem. You can’t be with your kids every minute of the day, but NCMEC has some advice for how you can help prepare them to make the right choices:
- Be prepared. Make sure you understand the information yourself before you talk to your kids. That way you can talk about things in a calm and clear manner.
- Keep your discussion geared towards their age level. If they are bored or don’t understand, your message won’t get across. You might want to try simple visuals or games when talking to young kids.
- Don’t wait for “the right time” to talk to your kids. Try to take advantage of everyday teaching moments such as a relaxed family dinner, or on the way to school to talk to kids about safety.
- Encourage your kids to ask lots of questions. Let them know you care about them and set rules, but try to make them feel comfortable. Don’t lecture them.
Check out the Take 25 campaign site for more information about how you can talk to your kids. There you’ll find a list of 25 ways you can make kids safer at home, school, online or out and about.
6 Comments on "Take 25 And Talk To Your Kids About Safety"
sim
it is bad to talk you strangers so we should care would about are children. just keep in mind
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cascade
We walk alot, especially now with gas prices. I share with my child everywhere we go and everthing we do. We talk alot about safety. No shortcuts. where to go for help, like uptown stores, if suspected being followed. We as parents, grandparents,even guardians,…have a vast knowledge from life itself to teach our own and even help others. Lets not waste what God has supplied us with….our life”s worth of wisdom, sometimes this wisdom comes from big mistakes we have made in the past, were we ended up hurting.” Age oppropriate your wisdom and SHARE:),” All that He has shared and given to us!
cascade
This is justifying, glorifying.! This is one of the many reasons we have had to suffer….To help others with how we have been helped. Make life a little better, easier for someone else. Share, Care, Be alive and live again. We dare you.
Michelle
Child safety is just as important as child vaccinations. People being observante and active in childrens safety is key. It is no longer starnger danger, but teaching childern not to go with anyone unless they ask parents first. teaching abduction escape techniques. teaching children how and what to do makes them feel safer. We need to stand up as a nation, community, and state to protect our, and others children, it is our responsibility. The steven stayner memorial site has great list of teaching tools regarding missing children God Bless
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