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10/25/2024

Halloween is next week! 🎃👻🐈‍⬛

As kids conjure up their costumes and get ready to haunt the neighborhood with trick-or-treating fun, it’s important to make sure they stay safe.

Follow these faBOOlous safety tips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to ensure a fun and safe Halloween for everyone. https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2024/halloween-safety-tips-beware-of-the-tricks

10/23/2023

Halloween is next week and everyone is ready for a night of excitement, scary fun, and lots of treats! 🎃

As children from all over are full of anticipation, it’s important for parents to keep their little ones safe this by following these safety tips: https://missingkids.org/blog/2022/spook-tacular-halloween-safet-tips

07/14/2023

EMPOWER CHILDREN!
ACTION is crucial in potential abductions.

83% of children who escaped their would-be abductors took proactive steps by running, yelling, kicking, or pulling away.

Set up a safety plan for your kids: http://missingkids.org/education/kids

05/11/2022

70% of children who escaped their would-be abductors did something proactive. They ran away, yelled, kicked, or pulled away.

https://missingkids.org/education/kidsmartz

Police are looking for a man who is wanted after allegedly grabbing two 12-year-old girls while they were walking to school.

04/02/2020

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child sexual abuse HAS happened to someone you know.
If we don’t talk about it, it won’t stop.
https://www.missingkids.org/theissues/csam

12/20/2019

Who would steal a baby?
.. And why? NCMEC wanted to better understand this rare and unique crime and analyzed these 19 open cases and 535 other non-family infant abductions that were solved or closed over the same time.

Who Would Steal a Baby? Patricia Davis 11-25-2019 Kindness was their M.O. The women befriended new moms – one in a hospital lobby, another at a train station, a third at a carnival – and could not have been nicer. The strangers fawned over the babies and offered to watch them to give the new mom...

12/13/2019

Teaching children about abduction safety is important.

Read our KidSmartz tip sheet: https://bit.ly/2YJ3OJS

"He stated at one point, he used the mother and one child as a human shield to shield himself from the people that were following him," according to Andrew Rizzo's

12/04/2019

Heading out for some holiday shopping, family fun, or any other public place?

Use this checklist to make your outing safer: https://bit.ly/2Y7mD9q

12/02/2019

Do you know a fifth grader who likes to create art? The 2020 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest is open to submissions! Michigan State Police is encouraging children to enter, but all 50 states can compete!

The Michigan State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse invites fifth grade students statewide to participate in the 2020 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest.

11/25/2019

The police department will always respond to reports, but a false one can tie-up resources.

“Those resources are being pulled from other people or other complaints that may be more viable that are needing that attention,” Capt. Howard said.

The Hinesville Police Department investigated claims of suspicious activity and a child abduction in Hinesville on Wednesday night.

11/15/2019

We have helpful information about abduction, common tricks, and empowering messaging to share with your kids. Download the tip sheets and a going out checklist to role-play and practice safety.
Visit: http://kidsmartz.org/ParentTips

10/31/2019

Tonight's the night!

We’ve got some simple advice to help adults prepare to keep kids safer this Halloween!
Check them out here: https://bit.ly/2PqJE4R

10/28/2019

Between the costumes, masks, and nighttime crowds, Halloween can overwhelm a safety-conscious parent. But fear not! We’ve got some simple advice to help adults prepare to keep kids safer this Halloween!

Check them out here: https://bit.ly/2PqJE4R

10/22/2019

Of all the questions that cross parents’ minds when they hear about child abductions, the most common question may be how can I stop this from happening to my child?

Learn more: www.kidsmartz.org/ChildAbduction

Family speaks out on the attempted child abduction in north Jackson

10/17/2019

The Stranger Danger myth.

Avoiding strangers will not help if an abductor is known to the child. Instead, teach your children to identify and respond to threatening situations. Learn more at https://www.kidsmartz.org/StrangerDanger

Atlanta columnist Bill Torpy on news coverage of an alleged attempted kidnapping of an 8-year-old Deerwood Academy student that turned out to be fake.

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Videos

Thank A Teacher

We're excited to celebrate #TeacherAppreciationWeek and thank all the wonderful teachers who are making child safety a priority in the classroom! #ThankATeacher

Tell A Trusted Adult

April is #ChildAbusePreventionMonth. Watch Sam and Marco encourage Jen to talk to a trusted adult if another adult is making her feel uncomfortable. #TuesdayThoughts

#PARENTS Teach children to recognize and respond to potentially dangerous situations. Remember to always check first with your parent, guardian, or other trusted adult before going anywhere, helping anyone, accepting anything, or getting into a car. http://www.kidsmartz.org/ParentTips

#WednesdayWisdom In this KidSmartz, animated short, children learn to "Tell A Trusted Adult" if anything makes them uncomfortable or confused.

#MondayMotivation Teach children to recognize and respond to potentially dangerous situations. Remember to always check first with your parent, guardian, or other trusted adult before going anywhere, helping anyone, accepting anything, or getting into a car. http://www.kidsmartz.org/Videos

Llevar A Un Amigo

#ThursdayThoughts "Llevar A Un Amigo: Did you know that all of the KidSmartz, personal safety videos are available en Español? http://es.kidsmartz.org/Videos

"Check First" with a Trusted Adult

#WednesdayWisdom Children should not accept gifts without your permission. Use teachable moments, like when a friend or relative offers a gift, to practice this concept with your child. http://www.kidsmartz.org/CommonTricks

#ThursdayThoughts Always tell a trusted adult if anything makes you feel sad, scared, or confused: https://www.kidsmartz.org/

Celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth by teaching children that it's okay to "Tell People No!" En Español!

KidSmartz educates families about preventing #abduction & empowers kids in grades K-5 to practice safer behaviors. Watch to learn more!

Decirle "NO" a la gente

Siempre decirle a la gente que “NO” si intentan tocarte o lastimarte. Está bien que alces la voz para hacerte oír y defenderte. #KidSmartz

Consultar Primero!

Recuerda siempre consultar primero a una adulto de confianza antes de ir a algún lado, ayudar a alguien, aceptar algo o subirte a un carro #KidSmartz