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KIDS SAFETY FIRST

KNOCK-OUT  BOXING GYM 

                                       10355 HAMMOCKS BLVD 2nd Floor (305)388-1129
  STREET SMART KIDS 
     

 FREE COMMUNITY SEMINAR 

 SATURDAY 

 APRIL 24,2004

FOR KIDS:

  • Self defense classes 
  • Kids Fingerprinting 
  • Free Children DNA kits 
  • Face painting 
  • Ballons 
  • T-shirts 
  • FreeHeat Tickets 

FOR PARENTS :

  • Crime prevention training 
  • Self defense Class
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Safeguarding Your Children in the Community

Two Things You Can Do To Fight Crime and Violence:

Look out for your family and yourself

Get involved in your community

From Getting Together to Fight Crime, National Crime Prevention Council.

Raising Street-Smart and Crime-Safe Children

More than 5,000 young Americans are victims of violent crimes each day, according to the National Crime Prevention Council. Children know there are real dangers in their environment and often are fearful and uncertain about their safety. Parents are also anxious about the safety of their children.

The first step for parents in safeguarding their children from crime is to acknowledge their personal concerns and anxieties about safety issues. The next step is for parents to identify potential risks and give clear instructions to their children about how to avoid danger and how to respond to threatening situations.

Tips for Crime Safety 

  • Teach children age 3 and older their telephone number, home address, and how to dial 911 or an appropriate emergency number.
  • Instruct children to never open the door to anyone and to keep doors locked at all times when they are home alone.
  • Tell children to never give out personal information over the phone or volunteer family members' schedules or whereabouts to unknown callers.
  • Teach your children to use a buddy system and stick together with friends while away from home. Tell them to stay alert and be aware of their surroundings, but assure them they don't have to be frightened.
  • Tell children to be cautious with, but not fearful of strangers. Instruct them to never approach the car of someone asking for directions or agree to help an adult search for something. If they sense trouble from a stranger, instruct them to ignore that person or run away to the nearest public place and ask for help.
  • Teach your children that if they feel as if they are being followed, to cross the street, run to the nearest well-lit populated area, or pretend to see a friend and wave or call out to that person.
  • Teach your children the difference between appropriate touching and touching that makes them feel scared and uncomfortable. Instruct them to tell you if any person—a family friend, neighbor, babysitter, or relative—tries to touch the private parts of their body. If your child has been abused, make sure the child knows it is not his or her fault. Contact your pediatrician, family practitioner, or the police.
  • Dating violence and date rape are on the rise. Discuss with your youth and set guidelines for acceptable and unacceptable dating behaviors.
  • Tell children and youth to sit as close to the driver as possible on buses and to ride in the same car as the conductor on trains.
  • Instruct your children to ride in cars with doors locked. Keep purses and valuables off the seat, especially if windows are open.
  • Teach youth to never flash money, bus passes, or expensive possessions. In case of a mugging, tell them to give up their property readily and to get away as soon as possible. Instruct them to report the incident to the police.
  • Play "what if" games with your children and youth and ask them how they would respond to dangerous and threatening situations. 

    THESE TIPS AND MUCH MORE WILL BE REVIEWED IN THE SELF DEFENSE CLASSES  OFFERED IN THE SEMINAR 

Five Things to Teach Children

  1. Settle arguments with words, not fists or weapons.
  2. Trust feelings, and if there is a sense of danger, get away fast.
  3. Report any crimes or suspicious actions to the police, school authorities, and parents.
  4. Never go anywhere with someone you don't know.
  5. Stick with friends who are against violence and drugs.

From Stop the Violence: Start Something New, National Crime Prevention Council.

 

Work Together...

"Creating a community that will not tolerate violent crime means bringing together vision (a clear image of what you want your neighborhood to be), energy (people ready to roll up their sleeves), confidence (a belief in your ability to make a difference), and commitment (a willingness to work together and to keep working hard toward your goal, even if it takes a while)."

From Stop the Violence: Start Something New, National Crime Prevention Council.

Building Safe Communities

Violence has become a public health crisis in our society that law enforcement alone cannot cure. As a response to this crisis, many community members have joined forces with law enforcement officials to reduce the threat of crime on their streets. Our goal is to educate to make our communities aware and informed.

The success of these community-based crime prevention programs is impressive. When whole communities, neighborhood crime watch groups, schools, religious groups, civic organizations, local agencies, businesses, and city government work together, the National Crime Prevention Council reports that the crime rate can decrease by as much as 30 percent. Join in the effort to make your community more safe and secure for all its members. 

Tips for Safer Communities

  • Build community spirit among your neighbors. Get to know them and agree to look out for one another.
  • Call for help if there's domestic violence in a neighbor's home.
  • Clean up litter and graffiti in your community.
  • Volunteer time at your local parks and recreation department. Help organize before- and after-school programs, sports leagues, or neighborhood centers.
  • Involve your children and teens in local crime prevention activities. Their involvement teaches them that they can constructively affect their communities.
  • Organize or join a neighborhood crime watch unit or violence prevention task force with other parents, teachers, pediatricians, and community leaders. Encourage local organizations, businesses, schools, and religious groups to help wage a campaign against violence and crime.
  • Encourage police or sheriff's department staff to give violence prevention talks at local schools, community centers, civic meetings, and places of worship.
  • Distribute violence prevention materials to parent and community groups.
  • Work with other parents and school officials to set up Drug-Free School Zones. Write letters to local government and community leaders to gain their support.
  • Write letters to the local Chamber of Commerce and restaurant associations committing your support for the strict enforcement of laws against illegal sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors.
  • Encourage local retailers to display violence prevention messages on advertisement boards or in their place of business.

Every 13 seconds, a child is abused or neglected.

Every 30 minutes, more than 1,000 students are attacked on school grounds.
In one hour, children watch as many as 25 violent acts on TV.

Every two hours, a child dies of a gunshot wound.

Our children are exposed to an overwhelming amount of crime and violence.

We as parents have the power and the responsibility to safeguard our children.

 

 

 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 550
Arlington, VA 22201-3052
(800) THE LOST (843-5678)
The 800 number is a hotline for missing children. The center also provides pamphlets on child protection.