Day 10: Online Predators Welcome to Day 10 of Safe & Sound! All week we’ve been talking about internet safety and how to protect your child online. We’ve looked at cyberbullying, sexting, hackers and scammers. Today we’re taking about the “friends” online who are anything but. We’re talking about online predators. Online predators operate differently

Day 9: Inappropriate Posts Today we’re taking about unsafe online behavior that can have a significant impact on kids. We’re talking about sexting and other inappropriate posts. If the thought of your kid sexting makes you cringe, we understand. And while this topic may seem to only apply to older youth, there are lessons in

Day 8: Gaming and Social Media Welcome to Day 8! No talk about internet safety would be complete without a word (or five!) on social spaces like social media or online gaming. So today for Safe & Sound, we’re looking at steps you and your child should take to stay safe online when they are

Day 7: Cyberbullying We’re talking about cyberbullying. Bullying used to happen in school hallways, bathrooms, or on the playground. Now, thanks to cell phones, bullying has entered the digital realm. And that means cyberbullying can happen anywhere: at the dinner table, in a child’s bedroom, in the car, or any other place your child has

Day 6: Hackers and Scammers Welcome back! We’re starting Week 2 of our three-week Safe & Sound program. This week we’re focusing on internet safety. We’re going to cover five key areas of the internet that can put your child at risk, and give you clear tools to protect your kid, no matter their age.

Welcome to Day 5 of Safe & Sound! Today we’re talking about how to keep kids safe when they no longer seem to need you. In Day 1, we shared that good communication is one of the best protections against child abuse. Communication may feel easy while your child is young. But with each passing

Welcome to Day 4 of Safe & Sound! Today we’re talking about healthy relationships. Did you know that healthy relationships (being in one and observing them) are a critical protective factor against child abuse? When your child understands and experiences healthy relationships, they are better able to understand when a relationship is unhealthy. Help your

Welcome to Day 3 of Safe & Sound! Today we’re talking about consent. When we say that word, what runs through your mind? What do you think runs through the mind of a child or teen? Adults tend to think of consent only as pertaining to sex and sex education. But consent can be about

You’ve probably already had many safety talks with your child—like wearing a bicycle helmet or washing hands after using the restroom. As parents and caregivers, we want our kids to be safe. But sometimes we skip a crucial safety talk because it makes us uncomfortable, or we don’t know much about it, or we just

Welcome! Today we’re kicking off Safe & Sound by talking about the one thing that best protects kids against child abuse: COMMUNICATION. And we can already hear you through the screen asking, “How do I do that?” We’ve adapted some strategies—courtesy of Dr. Amy Stoeber—to help parents and caregivers really TALK with kids of any