Child Safety
Charlie Cadabra wants to help ensure that all children and safe. As a public service, I am including this information on my website.
No one wants to think about the abduction of a child, the best prevention is for you and your children to be informed, aware and know how to prevent it from happening.
At the bottom of the page is a list of websites with additional information.
Below is a list of child safety tips to prevent abductions:
- Teach your children their full name, address and telephone number.
- Teach your child what to do if approached by anyone. Common approaches are offering a ride, gifts, or candy, asking the child look for a lost pet, or claiming that the child's parent has asked them to bring the child home because of an emergency. (Suggestions are available on the websites listed below.)
- Listen to your child; don't disregard their fears. Instead, let them know you take their fears and concerns seriously.
- Teach your children how to make a long distance call (both directly to you using the area code and by dialing "0" for operator).
- Know the routes your child takes to and from school and other activities.
- Be involved in your child's activities by volunteering at school, clubs, and sporting events.
- Participate in a neighborhood watch program.
- Before leaving your child in the care of a day-care, preschool, baby-sitter, or youth organization, check their references and qualifications.
Below is a list of tips for parents if your child is missing:
- Immediately contact your local law enforcement agency. There is no waiting period to file a report on children under 18.
- Provide the most recent color photograph of the child, along with other methods to identify your child. This may include fingerprints, hair sample, blood type and physical description, including a description of the clothes the child was wearing.
- Report the child missing to the toll-free hotline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 and the Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse in the Attorney General's Office at 1-800-325-5604.
For more information visit these websites:
http://www.childconnection.org
http://www.amberwatchfoundation.org
http://www.projectsafekids.org