This month I am going to focus on basic safety tips on how to keep our children safe. I’ve posted other tips in the past but it’s good to refresh on previous topics. It’s always a good idea to sit down with our children and teach them how to remain safe, what to do in a emergency and who to contact. Hopefully the tips below will help you.
Basic Tips
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•Teach children their full name, the name of their parents or guardian, their address, and home telephone number with the area code.
•Teach children how to use the telephone (cell phone and landline) to call “911” or “0” if an emergency occurs. Practice periodically on a disconnected telephone.
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•Maintain open communication with your children. Listen to their feelings and fears about certain people and uncom- fortable places. Help them to learn to trust their instincts.
•The National SAFEKIDS Campaign recommends that no child under the age of 12 be left at home alone
The Neighborhood
Walk the neighborhood with them and show them the safe places to go, such as a trusted neighbor's house or business.
Friends
Get to know your children's friends. Encourage children to play in groups, not alone. Besides being safe, it is more fun
Strangers
Tell your children never to go with, or talk to, strangers. Make sure your child knows what a stranger is.
*let your kid know who a safe stranger is a police officers, Fireman and crossing guards are example of safe strangers.
Cars and Vans
Instruct children to stay away from individuals in cars or vans. Teach them that it is okay to decline an invitation for a free ride by simply ignoring the invitation.
These safety tips are courtesy of the NYPD
For residents of Wantagh and Seaford join the Wantagh Seaford Homeowners Association’s neighborhood watch group on Facebook.
Also like the Wantagh Seaford Homeowners Accociation’s main Facebook page.
https://m.facebook.com/Wantagh-Seaford-Homeowners-Association-WSHA-106550622712950/
Christopher Carini is currently the Vice Presisdent of Seaford for the Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Association as well as the Director of the Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Association Neighborhood Watch Commitee. He is also the administrator of the Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Association's Neighborhood Watch Facebook group and Co-Administrator of the Wantagh Seaford Homeowner's Associations main Facebook page.
