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!More on Baby Proofing Your Hotel Room
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As Hurricane Season approaches, it is time for families everywhere to get prepared! As we look to the experiences of the past regarding these dangerous storms, we come to know and understand new and improved methods of preparing for this type of disaster. One of the best modes of preparation includes creating a disaster plan for your family. Throughout this guide, I will be offering you unique strategies for family preparation for Hurricane Season.
It is important to know that when any type of disaster strikes, there is limited availability when it comes to emergency personnel. In many situations, despite their best efforts, it may take days for someone to reach you and help you in the ways that are required. During Hurricane Season, it is not uncommon to be without electricity, water, gas, and even telephone service. In many cases, it may become impossible for you to leave your home due to obstructions, such as downed power lines or trees that have fallen. In some instances, major flooding will occur. This is why you should take the time to ensure family preparation for Hurricane Season.More on Family Preparation for Hurricane Season
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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.More on Choosing Child Safety Locks – Baby Proofing 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.More on A Guide to Your Child's MySpace Profile and other Social Networks
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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. More on Child Safety and Avoiding Online Dangers
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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.More on At Home Alone: First Steps Toward Responsibility
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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?
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Teach Abduction Prevention Without Scaring Your Child or Yourself
Parents, it is time for you to get involved with the Polly Klaas Foundation, May 25 is National Missing Children's Day. I was the Sexual Predator Coordinator in Broward County for over 5 years and I was a Career Criminal Detective for 8 years. During this time I met a lot of parents of missing and murdered kids. I noticed that they all had one thing in common and that is that they did not do anything until their child became a victim. Parents are not the victims, children are the victims from Sexual Predators. A parent does carry a emotional scare that their child has become a victim. Many times one parent will blame the other parent. This does not help and it can destroy a marriage and a family. What you need to do is, get involved. Order a Child Safety Kit from the Polly Klaas Foundation, www.pollyklaas.org/.More on Teaching Your Children Abduction Prevention
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The United States experiences a number of different natural disasters each year, ranging from earthquakes, floods, fires, and hurricanes to name a few. Each part of the United States is more likely to experience a certain type of natural disaster, and no location is completely safe from the many natural disasters that can occur. Homes, businesses, and other structures can be severely damaged during different natural disasters, and even lives can be taken under extreme circumstances. Although natural disasters cannot be prevented or avoided, there are many ways to keep your home and family safe in case one were to occur.
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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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