If you happen to have a baby, more than likely you’ve already baby proofed your entire home. However, if you travel frequently, you may end up taking your baby or toddler with you on trips, and you’ll probably end up in a hotel room from time to time. Unless you want your baby to have a field day with the hotel room, you’re going to have to take a few steps to baby proof your hotel room as well. Most people don’t even think about this until it’s too late and disaster has stuck. So, here are several important tips that will help you to baby proof your hotel room. It’s sheer self preservation!
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Practically all parents are willing to do whatever it takes to keep their child safe, especially from anything dangerous in their own home. Child safety locks and straps make it possible to provide a safe environment for children of all ages, by protecting them from electrical sockets, drawers with cleaning supplies, and just about anything that can be harmful to a child. Choosing which child safety locks to have in your home can be somewhat confusing, since there are dozens of types of child safety locks that all serve different purposes. Here is some great information on choosing which child safety locks to include in your home.
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If you have a teenager between the ages of 13 and 17, chances are very good that they have at least one profile on MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Xanga or one of the other popular social networks. After all, a 2006 study conducted by Cox Communications and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) approximately 61% of teenagers, ages 13 to 17 years old have a personal profile on one of the social networking sites. Of this group, older teens, age 16 and 17, and girls make up for most of the social networking profile holders. So if your teenager has a space on MySpace, there are a few things that you, as a parent, should know and do to keep your child safe.
Chilling Facts on Teen Internet Usage and Perception
First, let’s get the scary stuff out of the way. These statistics come from the study done by Cox Communication and NCMEC and they give us a chilling glimpse into what our children are facing in today’s online world.
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Kids are vulnerable. Kids are curious. And Kids will do anything you allow them to get away with, and will continue until someone puts their foot down!
What about a child’s privacy? Many parents sometimes say, “I don’t like to violate my child’s privacy.” Alternatively, they might believe, stuff like that only happens to someone else’s child.
Are you this type of parent? Do you have these types of children? Well if you are and are dealing with curious and vulnerable children, listen up, because I will take on a journey through reality whilst showing you how to avoid online dangers by providing your child safety.
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By Alan and Shonna Hammond
Allowing children to stay at home alone is a difficult step for parents to take. It is almost a given that children will feel they’re grown-up and able to care for themselves well before they actually are. Whether for a short time or, as in the case of a latch-key child, for several hours, parents are nearly always initially fearful. Rightly so. The world in which children are now growing up is not the same as that of their parents. There are so many more dangers that now seem to be present. In order that both parents and children can know when children are ready for the responsibility of staying at home by themselves, at least for a little while, there are a few things to look for and some preparations to make.
Ensure your child is ready. Identify areas where safety is paramount and teach them the rules. The first that comes to mind are the rules for what a child should do after exiting the school bus. If you ask the child what she should do and you get an answer like “Go in and watch T.V.,” then you have some work to do in explaining what she should do and why. If you have a trusted neighbor, have the child report in with that person upon arrival at home. After checking in with the neighbor, and if the neighbor is away, have the child call you once inside the home. Before entering the home, the child should learn to look for signs indicating whether someone has forced their way inside. Are any doors ajar or appear to have been tampered with? Do any windows or screens seem to have been broken or ripped? Begin to develop their ability to carry a house key with them during the day, because if it is left under a doormat or some other place at home, would-be intruders could be in your home without having left any outward signs.
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by Alan Hammond
The playground is a bittersweet place. On the playground children grow and develop interaction skills, but they can also become severely injured or worse. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 200,000 children 14 years of age and younger are treated in hospital emergency rooms across the United States. Most accidents, nearly 70 percent, occur on public playgrounds. They are usually associated with climbing equipment, slides and swings. More than one-third of all playground injuries are severe, with children incurring fractures, internal injuries, concussions, dislocations and amputations. Approximately 15 children die each year from those injuries, about half of which are from strangulation and one-quarter from falls from equipment. (Centers for Disease Control, Injury Fact Book, 2001-2002) Are you scared yet?
If you answered yes, don’t worry just yet. There are several things parents and others can do to help prevent children from being injured on the playground.
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Child abuse is quickly emerging as a common epidemic around the world. Thousand of children are abused on a daily basis in the United States alone. When looking at this figure on an international basis, the number tops millions. It is your personal responsibility to know and understand what child abuse is, and the signs of child abuse. As a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a friend, relative, and coworker – it should be a priority to make certain that the children are receiving the love, care, and treatment that they deserve!
Child Abuse Defined
There are a number of definitions floating around regarding child abuse. This is a very broad term that can be defined in many different ways. However, the legislation of the United States government has defined child abuse as the act or the failure to perform an act with a child and/or children that ends up resulting in the physical harm to that child, death, sexual violation, emotional burden, and/or exploitation. If an adult places a child at risk for experiencing harm or any of the above situations, that is also considered child abuse.
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Wow, its hard to believe it, but Halloween is almost here, and is a great time to be a kids and a great day for children. However, it is also a day in which caution and safety should be taken. Here are a few tips every parent should think about thi, some of which have been recommended by the National Safety Council.
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I know you are teaching your child, child safety tips. You must also teach them there might come a time when they need help from someone. There is a difference in your child asking for help and a stranger asking them for help. Nothing is fool proof. All We can do is teach them and give them the right information.
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A Child needs to know the difference
We need to make sure that we teach our kids, if they become lost, that they know there is a difference between them asking for help and a stranger asking them for help. We stress to kids not to talk to strangers, but there might be a time when they need to ask for help from a stranger. A Time when they become lost and need help from others. There are times when anyone could use help from a stranger.
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