Volume 3 Issue 36 November 2004
- Protecting Your Children at Mall
- This Holiday Season: Shopping Center Dangers
- SafetyIssues Correspondent
- This holiday season go to the mall with no other aim than to teach your child mall safety as mall does not only have thieves bent on stealing your belongings but also has perverts determined to abduct and harm children. You can protect your children though.
- Point out helpful adults at the information booth and cash registers. Let your child know that these are the people to turn to if he or she gets lost.
- Point out phone booths and show your child how to dial
- When you make a real trip to the mall with your children, start
early. Hurried parents tend to be more distracted and at
greater risk of losing track of a child. By hitting the mall
early, you will also feel more relaxed about completing your
errands and have time left to treat your child to some fun.
- And, forget about using the toy department to entertain your child as you shop. Predators go where the kids are: toy departments, video arcades, and food courts.
- It's also wise to accompany your child to the rest room. If you have an older son who no longer feels comfortable using the women's room, put a time limit on how long he can be in the men's room and station yourself at the door until he comes out.
Be as smart as the criminals at the mall and you and your family
can have an enjoyable and safe time.
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