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If Your Child Is Missing
Welcome to
MissingChildren.Com
the online resource for anyone needing
useful information, facts and
tips regarding the safety of children.
Keeping your children safe in your
neighborhood.
Unfortunately no
neighborhood is completely immune to crime. However, there are steps
you can take to help keep your family and your neighborhood safe.
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Know where your
children are. Have your children tell you or ask permission
before leaving the house and give them a time to check in or be
home. When possible, have them leave a phone number of where
they will be.
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Help children
learn important phone numbers. Have your children practice
reciting their home phone number and address, and your work and
cell phone numbers. If they have trouble memorizing these, write
them down on a card and have them carry it at all times. Tell
your children where you will be and the best way to reach you.
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Set limits on
where your children can go in your neighborhood. Do you want
them crossing busy roads? Playing in alleys or abandoned
buildings? Are there certain homes in your neighborhood that you
don't want your children to go to?
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Get to know your
children's friends. Meet their parents before letting your
children to go to their home and keep a list of their phone
numbers. If you can't meet their parents, call and talk to them.
Ask what your children might do at their house and if they will
be supervised.
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Choose a safe
house in your neighborhood. Pick a neighbor's house where
your children can go if they need help. Point out other places
they can go for help, like stores, libraries, and police
stations.
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Teach children to
settle arguments with words, not fists. Role-play talking
out problems, walking away from fist fights, and what to do when
confronted with bullies. Remind them that taunting and teasing
can hurt friends and make enemies.
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Encourage
children to get involved. Help your children get involved in
what they like to do, whether it's sports, art, or anything
else.
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Work together
with your neighbors. Watch out for suspicious and unusual
behavior in your neighborhood. Get to know your neighbors and
their children so you can look out for one another.
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