Are you doing all you can to keep your child safe?

National Missing Kids Day is MAY 25th! Are you doing all you can to keep your child safe?

(PRWEB) April 10, 2004 --Vivian Nelson-Melle understands the importance of child safety. Every parents worst nightmare is being separated from his or her child and the finder not knowing where the child lives or whom to contact. Even worse is the possibility of being in a terrible auto accident and left unconscious and unable to fill others in on your childrens medical needs.

My Precious Kid Safety Products (www.mamitascreations.com) will inspire parents to take a time out for their childrens safety. In just a few simple clicks of the mouse or dialing of the phone, parents can special order ID cards and fingerprint kits that will ultimately add to the safety of their children.

When Vivian Nelson-Melle of Phoenix, Arizona, had a daughter with a severe allergy she wondered how others would know should she become separated from her. Research brought her to My Precious Kid Safety Products, the perfect solution. Through this research she also saw a need for training children about safety and strangers. Past experience in Education and Counseling showed children and teenagers who were unable to give contact information and who would go with strangers when given What-would-you-do" situations.

My Precious Kid ID TM cards can include the most recent photo of your child, fingerprint, allergy information, medication requirements, and contact information for you, your spouse, and pediatrician. The car seat card can protect in a car accident by providing valuable information fast. You complete them in the privacy of your home. Safety classes offer children and teenagers information on how to keep themselves safe and ideas on how parents and children can maintain open lines of communication.

While the ID kits are reasonably priced at $10, Vivian agrees that you cant put a price on your childs safety. She also offers free safety classes to organizations, churches, hospitals, schools, and businesses.

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Contact Information:
vivian@mamitascreations.com
www.mamitascreations.com
602-220-9657

National Missing Kids Day is MAY 25th! Please Review these safety tips with your children!

Safety Tips for Parents
The FBI estimates that at least 2300 children are reported missing every day. Parents need to begin educating their children about safety issues at a young age, starting around 3-4 years old. Save this page and review the tips with your child. \

Approach the subject of safety is a non threatening way. it is important that you dont make your child fearful of dangerous situations or people, but cautious and able to recognize when something is is not right.

Encourage your child to trust his or her intuition, and to be able to talk to you when something is bothering them. They should know not to keep secrets from you. Open communication is very important. Really LISTEN to your child.

Let your child know that their body belongs to them. No one has the right to touch them inappropriately. If someone is touching them or making them fell uncomfortable in any way, they should let you know immediately, even if it is a family member.

Inform your child of the rules pertaining to strangers. Namely, that a stranger looks just like any other person, not like a monster or creature. A stranger is someone that your child does not know nor does his or her friends and family.

Strangers will use different ways to lure a child. The most common lures are: pretending to look for a lost dog, having candy/money for the child if they go to their car with them, telling the child that theyll hurt family members if they do not comply, and asking for directions. Let your child know that adults DO NOT ask children for help nor do they threaten them. If they do encounter any of these situations they should immediately scream, NO", and run as quickly as they can in the opposite direction and try to find a trusted adult. They should never approach an unknown car or get into a car with an adult that they do not know. If someone tries to grab them the child should scream, THIS IS NOT MY PARENT!" to attract attention.

Share an easily remembered secret CODE WORD. Tell your child that if anyone approaches them and says that they are a family friend and that they need to take them somewhere (sometimes they say that a parents is hurt and in the hospital or theres a family emergency), your child must ask for the code word. If the person really is a friend, they will know it. If they dont know it then your child should run away as quickly as possible.

Never label your childs clothing, backpack, or other personal items with their name. An abductor could use this information to try and gain trust in your child.

Give your child instructions on what to do if they get separated from you in a mall, supermarket, or other public place. Tell them to go to a check-out counter, information desk, or to approach a security officer and let them know that they are lost and looking for their parent. Make sure that your child has Safe Shoes Child ID TM labels in his or her shoes, and that your child knows his or her full name, address, phone number, and the place where you work or can be contacted, as well as how to dial 911, make collect calls, and dial the operator on a pay phone.

Know where your child is at all times, and keep a list of their friends, addresses, and phone numbers.

Keep a record of your childs personal and medical information on hand in case of an emergency. Make sure they are fingerprinted and that you have a recent photo available at all times. Our My Precious Kids ID Kit TM keeps all the vital information that you need to provide authorities immediately accessible. Remember to update your records every 6-12 months because of your childs growth.
Try not to panic if your child is missing. First check everywhere in the house, then check with the neighbors and your childs friends. If you still cannot locate them, immediately call the police. THERE IS NO WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED TO REPORT A MISSING CHILD TO THE POLICE.

Give them a description of your childs clothing, along with your My Precious Kid ID Kit TM. Let them know when you last saw your child. Request that your childs name be entered into the National Crime Information Center Missing Person File (NCIC),which enables any law enforcement agency in the nation to identify them. Call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST to have your child entered into their database. Post signs around your neighborhood and town with your childs photo and vital information. Be persistent in your search efforts and keep hope alive that your child will be found and returned home safely.

This Information Provided by Your Local My Precious Kids Independent Representative, #420, Vivian Nelson-Melle, B.A.E.,MC. Please contact Vivian at 602-220-9857 or vivian@mamitascreations.com for further information, interviews or questions. Please let me know if you use this piece.