Understanding Child Safety

Understanding Child Safety

What sort of dangers do children face today?

What sort of dangers do children face today?

What is the biggest myth about child abduction?

What is the biggest myth about child abduction?

When should parents be discussing safety issues with their children?

When should parents be discussing safety issues with their children?

What might surprise parents about child abduction?

What might surprise parents about child abduction?

Is it alright to drop children off at the mall or the movies by themselves?

Is it alright to drop children off at the mall or the movies by themselves?

Can parents assume children are safe while using a computer in their bedroom?

Can parents assume children are safe while using a computer in their bedroom?

Is there anything parents can do to check out the people who are supervising their child?

Is there anything parents can do to check out the people who are supervising their child?

Is there a central database of registered sex offenders?

Is there a central database of registered sex offenders?

Is there a typical profile of an abductor or molester?

Is there a typical profile of an abductor or molester?

Who's more at risk: younger children or older children?

Who's more at risk: younger children or older children?

What are the most important things parents should tell a child about safety issues?

What are the most important things parents should tell a child about safety issues?

How can parents discuss child safety with their children?

How can parents discuss child safety with their children?

How can parents contact NCMEC and what are some other resources they can use?

How can parents contact NCMEC and what are some other resources they can use?

Child Safety - Preventing Attempted Abductions

Child Safety - Preventing Attempted Abductions

Child Safety - Summer Vacation Tips

Child Safety - Summer Vacation Tips

Child Safety in Schools

Child Safety in Schools

Child Safety Tips for Halloween

Child Safety Tips for Halloween

Child Safety Tips for Holiday Shopping

Child Safety Tips for Holiday Shopping

Child Safety on Airplanes

Child Safety on Airplanes

Child Safety on the Internet

Child Safety on the Internet

Child Safety - Forms of Child Identification

Child Safety - Forms of Child Identification

Understanding Child Safety

Understanding Child Safety

Halloween Child Safety Tips

Halloween Child Safety Tips

Keeping Children Safe During Summer Break

Keeping Children Safe During Summer Break

7 Ways To Keep Your Child Safe

7 Ways To Keep Your Child Safe

Understanding The Importance Of A Child Safety Seat

Understanding The Importance Of A Child Safety Seat

Rear-Facing Car Seat Facts

Rear-Facing Car Seat Facts

Forward-Facing Car Seat Facts

Forward-Facing Car Seat Facts

Booster Car Seat Facts

Booster Car Seat Facts

Seat Belt Safety Facts

Seat Belt Safety Facts

Understanding the Importance of Bike Safety

Understanding the Importance of Bike Safety

Share the Road to Prevent Accidents

Share the Road to Prevent Accidents

Bike Safety Tips For Adults

Bike Safety Tips For Adults

Creating a Bicycle Friendly America

Creating a Bicycle Friendly America

Be A Bike Safety Role Model

Be A Bike Safety Role Model

The HypnoBirthing Method

The HypnoBirthing Method

How to Create a Baby Registry

How to Create a Baby Registry

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Nancy McBride

National Safety Director, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

www.missingkids.com  

1-800-THE-LOST

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

NCMEC was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children. Pursuant to its mission and its congressional mandates (see 42 U.S.C. §§ 5771 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 11606; 22 C.F.R. § 94.6),

The NCMEC serves as a clearinghouse of information about missing and exploited children, operates a CyberTipline that the public may use to report Internet-related child sexual exploitation, provides technical assistance to individuals and law-enforcement agencies in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing and exploited children, assists the U.S. Department of State in certain cases of international child abduction in accordance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, offers training programs to law-enforcement and social-service professionals, distributes photographs and descriptions of missing children worldwide, coordinates child-protection efforts with the private sector, networks with nonprofit service providers and state clearinghouses about missing-persons cases and provides information about effective state legislation to help ensure the protection of children.

Understanding Child Safety

Nancy McBride: My name is Nancy McBride and I am from The National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Today we are going to be talking about child safety and what you as a parent or guardian needs to know to help keep your kids safer and what you can teach your children, some basic skills, so they can stay safer. Before we get started, I would like you all to think for just a moment about what you learned when you were a child about this issue, what were you taught? We are going to talk about whether or not that is effective in the stand age.

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Nancy McBride: My name is Nancy McBride and I am from The National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Today we are going to be talking about child safety and what you as a parent or guardian needs to know to help keep your kids safer and what you can teach your children, some basic skills, so they can stay safer. Before we get started, I would like you all to think for just a moment about what you learned when you were a child about this issue, what were you taught? We are going to talk about whether or not that is effective in the stand age.

I am going to give you tools and resources and websites, so you can download information and take the time to sit down with your kids and talk about it and a little bit about me. I have been in this field for over 20 years. I started in 1981 with the Adam Walsh Child Resource Centre and I have been with the National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children for over 15 years. I have written a number of safety publications and articles and I want to share them with you today because I know how tough it is to be a parent or guardian in this modern world. So let us get started.

Why do children whine?

Why do children whine?

How can parents get children to stop whining?

How can parents get children to stop whining?

How do preschool-aged children understand death?

How do preschool-aged children understand death?

When do children develop a mature understanding of death?

When do children develop a mature understanding of death?

What can parents expect from their children during times of grief?

What can parents expect from their children during times of grief?

How can parents prepare their children for funerals?

How can parents prepare their children for funerals?

What else should parents know about how their children deal with death?

What else should parents know about how their children deal with death?

How does reading aloud change as children reach school-age?

How does reading aloud change as children reach school-age?

How to Organize Children's Toys

How to Organize Children's Toys

Choosing a Location for Children's Toys

Choosing a Location for Children's Toys