Stop by Coca Cola Park on Saturday, Nov. 24 to make sure your child's safety seat is properly installed
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
A free Child Safety Seat Check day will be held at Coca-Cola Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, according to WFMZ, which is co-sponsoring the event. State police will make sure safety seats are properly installed. The event will include fun activities for kids including a seeing a fire truck up close and meeting emergency officials.
Do your kids know what to do if a stranger approaches them?
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Police urge parents to make sure kids know what to do if they are approached by a stranger. A Bethlehem boy did exactly the right thing in a case reported Tuesday night on West Broad Street. He said "no" and ran home when a suspicious man tried to lure him into a car. Police ask: Are you prepared? Have you had these difficult talks with your children? If not, please consider it. Here are some tips on what to tell them. Tips for Keeping Kids Aware and Safe Parents are now encouraged to avoid using the term “stranger danger.” It tends to induce fear. In addition, statistics show that it is more often someone the child knows, rather than a stranger, who inflicts harm. Besides, there are many ways an adult can convince a child s/he is not a…
Carl W
10:09 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
As "95%" of all forms of child abuse.....molestation, physical & mental abuse, kidnapping, sexual deviancy, etc,......... comes from relatives, the very people they should be able to trust in the most, and close family friends, let's also teach them to deal with that (like, tell teachers & school officials). Statistics: Center for Missing & Exploited Children, & U. S. Dept. of Justice. more ›