Tips For Children

  • Always tell your parents where you will be.
  • Travel in groups or with a buddy, there is safety in numbers.
  • If you see someone hanging around the school yard or the park, tell your teacher or parent. Learn to give a good description – is the person tall or short, dark or light skinned, eye and hair colour. If he or she is in a vehicle – the make and model of the car and the license plate number.
  • Do not accept job offers, rides or gifts from any stranger. Even if you know the person, do not go with him or her unless you tell your parents first.
  • Do not take dares to go to remote places.
  • It is no fun to run away from home. Nothing is so terrible that you can not tell your parents or another trusted adult.
  • Do not answer the door when you are home alone. Do not tell people that you will be alone.
  • If someone persists in calling or trying to get in, call the police at once.
  • Do not go up to people who are asking directions from a vehicle: step back and tell them you do not know and walk away quickly. Adults should not be asking children for directions.
  • If someone touches you in a way that feels bad, YELL AND TELL. It is your body and nobody has the right to make you feel bad. TELL your parents, teacher or someone else you trust.
  • Do not go with strangers, even if they are dressed like a policeman or if they promise you such things as a movie career. Talk with your parents first.