Safety Resources for Parents

• Talk to your children. Always ask who, where, what and when
• Learn & teach your kids to identify the Child Abduction Lures by Ph.D. Ken Wooden
• Family Discussion Stater Data Sheet by "The Safe Side"
• "The Safe Side" DVDs by John Walsh/Julie Clark
• KidEscape! by John Hall
• Self Defense Instructors in TX

• Have your children's information, photos, custody papers, fingerprints, DNA, dental/shot records, ect. up-to-date and stored in a secure area
• Apply for child's passport. Once it's issued, it is difficult for another person to obtain it
• Update all information regularly (under 10 y.o. - twice a year, thereafter-once a year)
• Have child's friends & their parent's contact info, update it & keep in a safe place
• Teach children that you have to know where they are at all times. They need to call you before leaving any location to come home
• Create an emergency plan: escape route, places and times to be picked up, ect.
• Create a family password and change it frequently, especially after it's been utilized
• Define "stranger". Stranger is anyone NOT on the "safe list" or who doesn't know the family password. Most strangers are helpful, kind and do/say nothing out of ordinary
• When lost in public, the closer they stay to where they were lost, the better the chances of being found
• Rule above does not work during disasters such as fire & flood... They will need to be where the safest spot is
• "Safe" strangers to report an incident or to ask for help, are: a person in uniform, a clerk at a register, a mom with kids

1. Check the background and references of potential babysitters and anyone else who has access to your child on www.publicdata.com
2. Never leave a child alone in a car, stroller, or public place - not even for a minute!
3. Always accompany a young child to the restroom in public places. Teach your child not to play in or around the restrooms
4. Always accompany a child during door-to-door activities, such as school fundraisers. Teach your child that he/she may not go inside anyone's home during such activities.
5. Teach your child that you do not need money to dial 911 from any phone, even a pay phone
6. Teach your child not to hang up the phone, even if he/she must put the receiver down. Tthis enables the police to trace the call

Safety Tips for Kids

1. Do anything you can to avoid being taken away: run, scream, kick, drop, roll, push, bite...
2. No matter what happens, your parents love you and want you back!
3. Always think of ways to escape no matter what anyone says!

• Move away from a car that slows down as it approaches you or pulls up beside you, especially if you do not know the driver. Run in the opposite direction that the car is driving. Remember: safe distance is (3-5 ft.), get away, right away!
• Never get into anyone's car without permission from a parent or trusted adult. If you are being put in a car against your will, wrap around your attacker's feet or hug them really tight and scream for help! They can not pull you off and throw you in a car if you are wrapped around them. They can't drive with you around their neck screaming and kicking
• Never take gifts or food from strangers or anyone else without permission from a parent
• Never play in deserted buildings or isolated areas without adult supervision
• Say "no" to anyone who wants you to do something that you believe, or have been taught, is wrong. It is okay to break standard rules when your safety is at risk
• Tell your parents, school authorities, or a police officer, if someone threatens you or does something unusual with you
• Someone who tells you to keep a secret from your parents should not be trusted. Tell your parents immediately, even if you are told not to
• Never hide from your parents in a store
• Scream and kick if someone grabs you by force. Yell, "Help me, this is not my Mom/Dad!"-www.kidzidz.com

Always know:

1. Personal & parent's names, addresses, phone numbers
2. Not to give this information to people you don't know well, especially on-line!
3. When to dial -911 and -0. Dialing -911 and -0 is FREE from any phone anywhere
4. Avoid playing outside or walking from school alone. Use "buddy system"
5. When home alone you should lock all doors and windows and follow parent's rules for phone use
6. Always have a neighbour or an emergency contact if parents aren't near
7. Never tell anyone you are home alone or open the door unless parents asked you to
8. If the person at the door doesn't leave, call -911 or call the neighbor
   
9. Call -911 or your parents if you observe anything unusual happening
   
   
For other Self-Protection Tips for Kids, go to: www.screamingkids.com

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Abduction Escape Strategies & Survival Tips for Women

• If grabbed from behind, around the neck or shoulders, drop down, twist your body & scream
• If grabbed by the wrist, pull down and twist the attacker's thumb to break the hold. Do NOT pull away because that's where they are strong
• To escape inside, run, push away, knock things off, fight, and continuously scream
• To escape outside, scream, run, bump into cars to activate car alarms, get into a nearest house and call or ask them to call 911
If locked in a car trunk:
1. Kick out the car's stop lights for air and start waving like a mad. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives
2. Pull out any wires you can get your hands on
   

If thrown in a car:

1. Try to climb into the back seat to get the back door open and escape. The front doors are usually locked
2. Pound the card horn and scream as loudly as you can
3. Jam your foot on top of the kidnapper's foot on the accelerator and ram the car in front, if stopped at a light. Unlock and escape!
If abducted and kept inside a house or apartment:
1. Flash room lights as an SOS signal at night
2. Clog the toilet with a papertowel and keep flushing to flood the apartment below
3. Try to escape throgh every window and door in the house
A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage


• Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, in the back seat and underneath the car.
• If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack by pulling the victim into their vans while the woman is attempting to get into her car.
• Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out
• ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).
• If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times and most likely WILL NOT kill you. RUN!
• As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP. It may get you in trouble. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who often asked "for help" into his vehicle, then abduct them.
• Another Safety Point: A friend heard a crying baby on her porch at night, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was strange. The police told her "Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door." The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door!”
Should you go to a bar or a club at night, make sure:
• You use the Buddy System. Always have a friend or familymember for back up and NEVER go out to your car at night by yourself.
• Know how many drinks you can consume to still be in control of the situation. Remember, it takes less drinks for women than the men to get to that point.

General

*  If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT hand it to him. Toss it AWAY from you. The chances are, he is more interested in your money. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
*  Women have a tendency to get into their cars and do their checkbook, make a list, etc.). AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE. It's always better be paranoid than dead.

A Tip from Tae Kwon Do

 The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, DO SO!

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Safety Tips for Families

• Listen to your children. Pay attention if they tell you they don’t want to be with someone or go somewhere
• Notice when someone shows your child a great deal of attention or begins giving them gifts
• Teach your children they have the right to say NO to any touch or actions by others that makes them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused. Teach them to immediately tell you if this happens. Reassure them you’re there to help and it is okay to tell you anything
• Be sensitive to any changes in your children’s behavior or attitude
• If your children do confide problems to you, strive to remain calm, noncritical, and nonjudgmental. Listen compassionately to their concern, and work with them to get the help they need to resolve the problem
• Be sure to screen babysitters and caregivers
• Provide oversight and supervision of your children’s computer use. Establish rules and guidelines for computer use in your household
• Work with your children’s school to institute sound child-safety programs as part of their curriculum

Safety Tips for Schools

• Make sure teachers, volunteers, and anyone else with access to children is properly screened and trained
• Implement and enforce a policy for reporting child sexual exploitation and handling disclosures from children
• Establish protocols and screening for school computer use. Provide training for students and teachers regarding the acceptable use of computers
• Choose or develop child-safety programs for the school that are based on accepted educational theories; are appropriate for the child’s age and levels of education and development; are designed to offer concepts that will help children build self-confidence in order to better handle and protect themselves in all types of situations, use multiple program components repeated several years in a row, and use qualified presenters who include role-playing, behavioral rehearsal, feedback, and active participation in presentations
• Assess your environmental structure and take every possible step to make it safer for children. Make certain children are properly supervised both in the classroom and around the campus.
• Make certain campus security is in place so all visitors are screened through the office and unusual incidents/visitors are handled
• Provide programs and roles for parents and guardians to make them part of their children’s safety and security at school and while going to and from school

Safety Tips for Communities

• Notify the public of the sex-offender registry and community-notification requirements. Schedule town meetings and community seminars to raise awareness about these policies and issues.
• Support local law-enforcement efforts to establish neighborhood crime-watch programs. Report suspicious persons/activities to local law enforcement.
• Support aggressive prosecution of offenders who victimize children within local communities and have an action plan and protocol in place to alert the community and assuage their fears when a high-profile arrest is made.
• Mobilize community groups and child-serving organizations to help make your community more
  “child safe.” Determine if available services and programs are adequate to address the needs of your community
• Assess local law-enforcement technology resources, and advocate for systems and other technology available to quickly disseminate information about abducted and missing children. Such systems include the Lost Child Alert Technology Resource (LOCATERTM) that provides law enforcement, free-ofcharge, the tools and technology needed to rapidly disseminate images of and information about missing children both electronically and on posters. Implement and support America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (AMBER) Alert in the community through local media and law enforcement involvement to rapidly disseminate images and information to the public, via radio, television, and cable “airwaves,” in serious child-abduction cases. Although these programs will not prevent sexual exploitation, they allow for a rapid and effective mobilization if a child is abducted. • Advocate use of Code Adam in local retail stores to rapidly locate lost children by using standard protocols and procedures. An immediate response to a lost child minimizes the possibility that the child will be taken from the store.
• Institute free child-identification programs in the community to help ensure all parents and guardians have a recent, clear, and readily available photograph of their children.
With the help of KidzIDz website