| Parents, do your children know about
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| | are not home, your child should tell the
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| strangers? Are you comfortable letting
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| | visitor that you are busy and to please
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| your children answer the telephone or
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| | come back later. Your child can take a
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| front door if you are home or if they are
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| | message, but he or she should NEVER open
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| home alone? Take a minute to go over the
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| | the door. If the visitor won't go away,
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| following safety tips with your children.
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| | and your child is scared, tell him/her to
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| They could prevent your child from
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| | call 9-1-1.
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| becoming a victim of crime.
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| | Safety In Answering The Telephone
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| It is important that you give them
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| | When answering the telephone, your child
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| examples that they will understand. Use
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| | should not give out any information. If
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| your home, neighborhood, and school area
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| | the caller asks, "who's this?", instruct
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| as settings. Make sure that your children
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| | your child to ask who the caller is and
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| understand that their safety is important
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| | whom he or she called. If you child is
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| to you, and use the following points to
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| | alone, he or she should never tell anyone
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| encourage discussion about this issue.
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| | that he or she is alone. Instruct your
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| A stranger is someone that your child
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| | child to tell the caller the person can't
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| does not know very well. Parents and
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| | come to the telephone and that he or she
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| guardians need to determine who is and
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| | will write down a message. If your child
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| isn't a stranger. Explain that strangers
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| | feels uncomfortable or gets scared by
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| come in many shapes and sizes. They can
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| | anything the caller says, tell him/her to
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| wear nice clothes, different clothes or
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| | hand up and make sure he or she tells you
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| even a uniform. The uniform issue is
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| | about any and all telephone calls. If
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| confusing to children, so take time to
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| | you have an answering machine, let it
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| explain that yes, the mailman is a
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| | answer the telephone if your child is
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| stranger even though he comes to the door
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| | home alone.
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| almost every day. This does not imply
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| | Safety Outside
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| that people who wear uniforms will harm
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| | Always walk with a friend, there is
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| children, but children need to know that
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| | safety in numbers. Strangers usually pick
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| if they do not know the person in
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| | on kids that are by themselves. If you
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| uniform, that person is a stranger.
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| | think that you are in danger, or if you
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| Protection comes even at home in a
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| | are being followed, yell and run into the
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| variety of ways. Here are a few tips to
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| | nearest store, house or back to school.
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| jhelp around the home with stranger
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| | Tell an adult what happened. Have your
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| danger:
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| | Mom or Dad or both of them walk your
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| Safety At Home
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| | school route with you to make sure that
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| Never open the door to a stranger. If a
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| | it is completely safe. Always stick to
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| stranger knocks on the door or rings the
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| | the same, safe route going to and from
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| doorbell, tell your child to look out the
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| | school. Don't take shortcuts and never
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| peep hole or call out. "who's there?" If
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| | hitchhike. When at public places, parks
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| it's for you, your child should tell the
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| | markets, shopping malls, etc., always
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| visitor to wait, and leave the door
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| | have your parents or guardian accompany
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| locked until you are available. If you
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| | you when you need to use the restroom.
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