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We want to help you protect your children by teaching them to be safer and make smart decisions. The best way to combat sexual exploitation and abduction is to prevent it.

• Help keep your child safer.

• Know what to do if your child is missing.

• Know what to look for if your child is or might someday be a runaway.

• Get important resources on the issue of Child Identification.
  
  
• Understand the importance of having a good quality photo of your child.

• Know if your child is at risk for International Abduction.

• Report Child Sexual Exploitation.

• Help kids learn to stay safer online with the NetSmartz Workshop.

• Get answers to your questions about Internet Safety, computers, and the Web with NetSmartz411.

• Use the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Corporate Partner Safety Programs and Materials to assist you with keeping your kids safer.
  

• Submit a video of your missing child to the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children's global missing children channel.

How Do I Teach My Child About Personal Safety
By Nancy McBride, National Safety Director

Many parents and guardians feel challenged to keep their children safer in our fast-paced and global society. They wonder at what age they can begin teaching their children about personal safety. Unfortunately, “one size” doesn’t fit all.

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