Is your child fully prepared to know what to do should they go missing or taken? Many parents find it hard to talk about this with their children since it is such a tough subject to even think of. Indiana company KinderVision aims to help your children learn about safety for themselves should the inevitable happen to them.
KinderVision is working to provide parents and children with the tools to help keep their child from becoming the next victim. "It’s really the only solution we have in protecting our children," said Sebastian.
That was why six-year-old Jadarious and his younger brother got in front of the camera lens and were recorded onto a copy of the KinderVision D-V-D. "It’s really to get them to watching the DVD and watching it over and over again. We put them on their, they watch it, and learn the information, said co-founder, Nancy Sebastian.
The 14-minute long program teaches children what they should do if they are in a risky situation. "They should never go to a public bathroom alone. They should never go with a stranger to help him find something. Even if they offer money," said Sebastian.
Are you concerned with your children’s activities on social networking sites such as Facebook? Then Stanford University has the perfect class for you. Dubbed “Facebook for Parents”, the class aims to teach parents exactly how social networking sites work and what you can do to keep your children safe within them.
In the free Stanford class, open to all parents but designed for those with children younger than 18, Fogg and Phillips teach such subjects as "The ABC’s of Facebook," "Ten Steps To Protect Loved Ones," and "Friending, Posting and Updating: Life Skills for the Future."
"It isn’t about spying on kids. And it’s not just about safety and importance of teaching children to guard their reputation," Fogg said. "It helps you build a relationship."
If you are an educator or just want to educate yourself and your children on the hazards of child predators, KidsandStrangers.org has produced a dvd to help you and your family and friends learn about child safety. The dvd includes the following categories:
-Empowering Children: Going to School, The Playground, Home Alone, Who is a Stranger?, Early Internet Safety, Kid Escape, The “Grip, Dip & Spin” technique for breaking free from an abductor.
-Texting , Talking and Internet Predators: Actual teen experiences, 911 calls operator interviews.
-Parent Tips, Family Talk and Walk: What parents need to know and do.
Curious what other parents have to say about not only child safety but other parenting topics? How about from a male perspective? Blog Teens Today dishes out the 50 best dad blogs, and in the process leaves inks for 50 best mom blogs and best mommy blogs part II.
All of my readers know how much I love sharing link love and posting about my favorite other bloggers. All of these blogs are important because they talk about positive family values and are brave enough to share their own experiences–which we are all grateful for.
Thank you Dads for putting out great stuff, please enjoy this research.
A great post from AdventuresInParenting.org regarding your child’s safety on the internet. The whole blog post is worth a read, but this list about benefits of parents being online to understand what their children were into is a highlight:
Here are the benefits of being on the computer:
1. You might learn something. In case if you haven’t been around the World Wide Web, the computer has so much possibility. You’ll be amazed at all the useful applications of those SNS (Social Networking Sites.)
2. You might have fun. Just don’t get addicted to those games…
3. You might find some conversation starters with your child. Tired of the same old questions like “how’s school?” Don’t know how to get your kids to talk to you? Our kids say we don’t understand them. But if we can talk their computer game language, it will open up the communication channels.
You might be able to find an appropriate way to talk to your kids about the rights and wrongs of internet use. Being on those popular sites allows you to see what is influencing your child, and the type of moral decisions he is faced with on those sites. Now you’ll be better equipped to guide them to do what is right.
Do you follow your children on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc?
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children has partnered with Duracell batteries to produce a website called Power Of Parents which includes child safety tips, teaching tools, as well as a child safety handbook to aid you in having age appropriate conversations with your children about safety. Also included is a great storybook for younger children that addresses child safety on a fun level that makes learning interactive for them. The storybook, child safety handbook, and other resources can be found on PowerOfParentsOnline.com.
As any parent knows, it’s hard to keep you children safe on the Internet. There’s a limited amount of websites that children can visit that make parents feel safe. Fortunately, Scholastic has launched an oasis in a sea of junky sites aimed at providing children a safe place to learn and play online.
The new website is being coined the P.A.C., which stands for Parent Activity Center.
The new P.A.C. site on Scholastic.com offers parents safe, age-appropriate, and educational content about, and for their young children. Parents will find trusted tools and resources that support their child’s early education and development while kids play and learn with all of their favorite Scholastic characters and book series, including “Clifford the Big Red Dog®,” “Miss Spider,” “The Magic School Bus®,” “I SPY(TM),” “WordGirl!®” and “Maya & Miguel(TM).” Kids can experience fun and educational games and activities such as: I SPY Bingo, WordGirl “Synonym Toast,” The Magic School Bus “Simple Science” monthly experiments and more.
Scholastic is well known by both adults and children for their famous books and popular characters. The new site adds a new distractions that parents can feel good about.
