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Children - Never
say you are alone if you answer the phone: you can offer to
take a message or say that your parents will phone them back.
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Children - Never answer the door
if they are alone.
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Children - Do not invite anyone
into the house without the permission of a parent or babysitter.
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Children - Do not go into other
people's homes without letting someone know where you are.
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Children - Never get into anyone's
car without permission.
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Children - Do not take candy or
gifts from strangers or anyone else without asking a parent first.
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Children - Never play in deserted
buildings or isolated areas.
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Children - Scream and scatter
books or belongings if you are forced toward a building or car.
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Children - Move away from a car
that pulls up beside you if you do not know the driver.
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Children - Learn your full phone
number and street address.
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Children - Remember that it is
alright to say NO to an adult if the person wants you to do something that
your parents have taught you is wrong.
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Children - Know that no one has
the right to touch any part of their bodies that a bathing suit would cover.
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Children - Tell your parents,
school authorities or policeman about anyone who exposes their private
parts.
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Children - Tell your parents if
someone has asked you to keep a secret from your parents.
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Children - Go to the nearest
cashier if lost or separated from you in a store or mall.
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Teens - Tell your parents where
you are at all times or leave a written or
recorded message.
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Teens - Never hitchhike.
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Teens - Avoid shortcuts through
empty parks, fields, laneways or alleys.
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Teens - Run home or go to the
nearest public place and yell for help if you are being followed.
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Teens - Learn to recognize
suspicious behavior and remember a description of the person or vehicle to
give to your parents or the police. Write down the license plate number in
the snow or dirt if nothing else is available.
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Teens - If attacked for money,
jewelry, or clothing give it up rather than risk injury.
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Teens - Feel free to can talk to
your parents and call them to pick you up at any time or place.
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Parents - Avoid using clothing or
toys with your child's name on it. A child is less likely to fear someone
that knows his/her name.
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Parents - Check all potential
babysitters and older friends of your child.
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Parents - Never leave a child
alone in a public place, stroller or car. Not even for a minute.
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Parents - Always accompany young
children to the bathroom in a public place and advise them not to play in
and around these areas. And always accompany your child on door-to-door
activities, such as: Halloween, school fundraising projects etc.
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Parents - Keep an up-to-date
colour photograph of your child, a medical and dental history, and
fingerprints on file. See our
free ID Kit.
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Parents - Be aware of everywhere
your children go on the computer and keep the computer in a family room.
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Parents - Have a secret code word,
that only you and your children know. When having someone else pick up your
child they must say the code word to the child or the child should refuse to
go with them.
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Parents - Talk about these rules freely and openly with your children using
your own discretion about specifically tailored to your family?s needs.
