Home Alone

Prevention, Security

As a working parent you may, at times, have to work longer hours and this may require leaving your child alone at home. Before leaving your child alone, you must ask yourself if you have provided him with the skills and information he will need that will prepare him...

Teens and Sexting – What Parents Need to Know

Prevention, Security

Today’s teens and tweens are connected to one another, and to the world, via digital technology more than any previous generation. A recent survey conducted by MediaSmarts involving 5,400 Canadian students, revealed that 25% of children aged nine and ten possess a...

Teenagers’ Personal Safety

Prevention, Security

Reference: Resources – Spotlight on Safety Volume 13 – Teenagers’ Personal Safety Adolescence is a period when we feel invincible, bringing lots of young people to neglect the basic safety rules they learned when they were younger. As parents, it is important to...

Tips for Enjoyable and Safe Outings

Prevention, Security

Every year in Canada, dozens of children get lost in public places. This experience is a harrowing one for both the parents and the child. It is so easy for both adults and children to become easily distracted by all the excitement and attractions and it only takes a...