For parents in WA, many of you know that this is the weekend of the Spring PTA conference. I was pleased to see several classes available on security issues - one of them was ours!
A detective from the Bellevue PD, and the lead educator from the King County SARC, provided some great information on real crime, how to avoid it, and how to talk to kids about the life skills and common sense needed to avoid crime.
Our goal with these classes is to offer a tool box to parents and care-givers, so that they walk away with more ability to safeguard their kids, and the empowerment to know that they can.
Thanks to the Bellevue PD and KSARC for providing these excellent speakers and dedicated professionals.
This class was also to raise awareness of the Take 25 campaign, which works to reduce the number of children victimized by abuse. "Take 25, Make time to talk about child safety," is a simple, easy, and essential message for care-givers to receive. 25 minutes is all it takes to provide a kid with information about a situation, and it may make a tremendous difference in that kid's life.
Take 25 materials were available for the class and conference attendees, in Spanish and English, as well as NetSmartz posters and brochures. We ran out, which is GREAT!
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