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Parents & Caregivers

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Keeping your daughter safe is most likely one of your top concerns. You can help keep your daughter safe by setting and enforcing rules and by teaching her about the dangers she may face. The resources in this section will help you learn more about the types of dangers your daughter may face, including youth gangs, dating violence, and Internet predators. Quizzes in this section can be a fun way for your daughter to learn about safety.

Featured articles

1.   Know What Your Child is Doing on the Internet
2. School Violence and the News
3.  Teen Dating Violence Facts (Copyright © ABA) (PDF - 49KB)

Web sites

1.   girlshealth.gov: Safety - We have created the girlshealth.gov section on safety to help adolescent girls learn more about some of the unique health issues and social situations they will encounter during the teen years. This section provides information, resources, and links to help your daughter learn more about safety.
2.  Kidz Privacy - Adults Only - This web site by the Federal Trade Commission offers important Internet privacy tips for parents and children. This links goes to the section for adults.
3.  Teen Summer Jobs: Safety Pays - Summer is a time millions of teens work. Use this web site to get information on how to keep your teen safe while he or she is on the job.
4. The CyberTipline is a partnership between The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and state and local law enforcement in Internet Crimes against Children Task Forces. To report information about child pornography and the online enticement of children, parents can log on or call the Tipline at 1-800-843-5678.
5. School and Community Safety - This site from the National Education Association's Health Information Network provides support to teachers and parents who are working to help make public school safe for all children.

Publications

1.   A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety - This on-line publication discusses the complexities of child exploitations through telecommunication technology.
   
   http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
2.   Injuries Among Children and Adolescents - This site gives a directory of links to more information about the types of injury and violence that pose the greatest threat to American youth.
   
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/children.htm
3.   Parents: ABCs of Raising Safe and Healthy Kids - This site provides a list of ways to find what steps parents can take to keep their kids safe and healthy.
   
   http://www.cdc.gov/family/parentabc/index.htm
4.   Risk and Protective Factors for Youth Violence Fact Sheet - This publication discusses the prevalence of violence in the U.S. among teens and and what you can do to prevent it.
   
   http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/facts/risk.asp
5.   Teaching Children Fire Safety: Curious Kids Set Fires - The United States Fire Administration (USFA) encourages parents to teach children at an early age about the dangers of fireplay in an effort to prevent child injuries, fire deaths and firesetting behavior in the future. This site contains facts about children and fire safety.
   
   http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/parents/curious.shtm
6. Children’s Medicine Safety (Copyright © BCBS) - This publication explains how to avoid serious harm to your child by learning about taking medicines safely. Tips are given on how to educate your family about medicine safety and handling emergency situations.
   
   http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/childmedsafety
7. Hidden Dangers of the Internet - A Guide for Parents (Copyright © Safe Network) - This publication provides helpful information for parents on the DOs and DON'Ts of internet use by children and adolescents.
   
   http://www.safenetwork.org/inetsafety.html
8. Teen Driving (Copyright © NSC) - This fact sheet explains how motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for teens age 15 to 19. This site will help you help your teen stay safe on the road.
   
   http://teendriver.nsc.org/

Organizations

1.   National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, OPHS, HHS
   
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/
2.   National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
   
   http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp
3.   U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
   
   http://www.cpsc.gov/
4. Children's Safety Network National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center, MCHB, HRSA, OPHS, HHS
   
   http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
5. Kids.gov
   
   http://kids.gov/
6. Love Our Children USA
   
   http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/
7. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
   
   http://www.missingkids.com/
8. National Education Association's (NEA) Health Information Network
   
   http://www.neahin.org/
9. National Youth Gang Center
   
   http://www.iir.com/nygc/

 

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Content last updated November 11, 2007

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