Safe & Sound
Safe & Sound is a free 21-day child safety series brought to you by KIDS Center. We're here to help you better protect your child against abuse. Starting Monday, April 1, 2024, we’re posting daily tips and activities to safeguard kids of all ages and strengthen your bond.
These tips will be available here through May 15, 2024.
Day 15: Report to Save a Child
It’s our final day of Safe & Sound, and today we’re talking about your important obligation as an adult. When you suspect a child is experiencing abuse, it’s absolutely essential that you make a report. Immediately. We’ll show you how.
Day 14: Spot the Signs
We’ve talked a lot about things you can do to prevent abuse and safeguard your child. But you also have the power to stop abuse. On Day 14, let’s learn how to spot the signs.
Day 13: The Power of Secrets
Why are secrets so dangerous? Secrecy is a key tactic of child abusers. Learn how to talk about secrets with your child.
Day 12: Minimizing Opportunities
On Day 12, learn how you can prevent abuse by minimizing opportunities. Look for blind spots, set rules, and know how to respond when rules are broken.
Day 11: Know the Facts
For our last week of Safe and Sound, we’re talking about the one of the most prevalent forms of child abuse—child sexual abuse. If you’re thinking, “That won’t happen to my child”—you should know the facts.
Day 10: Online Predators
On Day 10, we’re wrapping up our week on internet safety by talking about every parent’s nightmare: online predators. Learn how predators work and what you can do to protect your child.
Day 9: Inappropriate Posts
On Day 9, we’re looking at sexting and other kinds of inappropriate posts. Learn how to start these conversations early and how to help teens navigate tricky online situations.
Day 8: Online Gaming
On Day 8, we’re talking about online gaming. Gaming has evolved into a social space for kids. But it’s also a space dominated by adults. To keep your child safe, it’s time to talk about how they can play within boundaries.
Day 7: Social Media
It’s Day 7, and we’re talking about social media. Here are three things you can do to protect your child from the online “friends” that may really be strangers.
Day 6: Cyberbullying
It’s Day 6, and we’re looking into an internet danger that’s closer to home: cyberbullying. Learn about the forms cyberbullying can take, what you need to know as a parent or caregiver, and how you and your child can respond.
Day 5: Your Changing Role
On Day 5, we’re talking about roles. As your child gets older, it can feel like they no longer need you. But they do still need you…just in a different way. Roll with your new role, and you can still do a lot to keep them safe.
Day 4: Modeling Healthy Relationships
Day 4 is about what’s healthy. If you can show your child what healthy relationships look like, you can help protect them from the unhealthy kinds—which include abusive relationships.
Day 3: Giving Consent
On Day 3, it’s time to give your child control. Let them set body boundaries and you’ll empower them to keep themselves safe. You also help them respect the boundaries of others.
Day 2: Body Safety
For Day 2 of Safe and Sound, learn about the important safety talk many kids never get. So today, we’re going to help you talk about body safety with young kids and even teens.
Day 1: Communication
We're kicking off Safe and Sound by talking about the biggest protective factor against child abuse: communication. Learn a super simple method to safeguard your child and strengthen your bond….and it only takes ten minutes.