Child Personal Safety for Young Children

Child personal safety tips for young children

• Teach your child to know and say his first name and last name.

• Discuss with your child what he can do to make sure other children do not get lost.

• Teach your child about the “buddy system” and how to use it.

• Help your child remember that guns are not toys. If someone wants to play with a gun, he should say, “No, that's not safe,” and then tell a grown-up about the gun.

• Teach your child the “always-ask-first-rule.”   Teach your child that he must always ask you or another person in charge first to go somewhere with someone. Your child must understand that he must ask first to go away with someone. Practice the “always-ask-first-rule” with your child.

• Tell your child that if someone is touching him and he wants them to stop, he can and needs to say words that mean “No!” Let your child know, the person must stop the touching. Similarly, if your child is touching someone else and that person says, “No,” your child needs to be respectful and stop.

• Help your child practice safety rules , like saying “No,” getting away, and telling a responsible grown up.

• Your child should know this rule: A bigger person should not touch a child's private body parts except to keep them clean and healthy. If someone does, a child needs to say words that mean “No.” Then get away and tell a grown up.

• Tell your child to never keep a secret about touching.