Learning About Stranger Danger at PALS

Officer Jason came to PALS today to talk to the children and their parents about ways to stay safe in public.  Reagan liked Deputy Jason a lot!

Reagan held 'Check First Charlie'

We learned that it is important to always "check first" when someone offers you anything or when someone wants to take you somewhere--even if it's someone you know!  We also learned that it is important to stay where mom or dad can see you.

The deputy also offered tips to the parents.  Some of these tips were to never call your children by name in public (that would be hard) so that they can't use it to lure your child away, take a picture of your child with your cell phone before any public outing so you have a recent picture with the clothing they were wearing if your child should become separated from you.  It's also important to teach your children to YELL and SCREAM if someone tries to take them away.  They should yell "You are not my mommy (or daddy if it's a man)", and make a huge fuss.

You hate to think about awful things happening to your children, however it's always better to be prepared so that you can be safe rather than sorry!