References
Raising Safe Kids in an Unsafe World
Jan Wagner
Publisher: Yello Dyno
Faux Paw's Adventures in the Internet: Keeping Children Safe Online
by Jacalyn Leavitt , Sally Linford, Laura J. Bush and J. Chad Erekson
Publisher: Wiley
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House
A Very Touching Book
by Jan Hindman
Publisher: Alexandria Assoc
Trouble With Secrets
by Karen Johnson
Publisher: Parenting Press
Helpful Links
www.missingkids.com
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a non-profit organization which attempts to locate missing children as well as educate the public. You can search their database of missing children, learn how to protect you child, and read some success stories. Be sure to visit the "Resources for Parents & Guardians" section.
www.netsmartz.org
NetSmartz is an Internet safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America that uses the latest technology to create high-impact educational activities for even the most tech-savvy kids of any age group. Parents, guardians, educators, community leaders, and law enforcement can choose from resources including on- and offline activities, games, Internet safety pledges, news articles, and activity cards designed to supplement the NetSmartz online activities.
www.parenting.com
Parenting.com is a great site for parents with children of any age. You can select the age of you child and then find lots of helpful information which is relevant to your child's stage of life. You'll find expert advice on many different topics, health guides, and some fun games.
Kid Safety
The Public Safety Department at the University of Oklahoma has prepared this great site to help parents better protect their children. Topics addressed range from crime prevention to Internet safety, and from first-aid to alcohol and drug issues.
www.wirelessamberalerts.org
Receive AMBER Alerts on your cell phone. Visit this site, select up to five zip codes - perhaps for your home, office and other areas you frequent - and you will receive a text message if an AMBER Alert is issued in or near that zip code. You could play in important role in the recovery of an abducted child!
