Trusted-adult circle
With a parent, name three adults the child may contact when help is needed. Include how to reach them and where they may be found.
Practice: “I need help. Please stay with me while we call my family.”
Practice calmly · Review often
Family Safety
House
Children should not have to solve dangerous situations alone. These plans help them recognize trouble, reach trusted adults, and remember simple next steps.
Six rooms to practice
Safety grows through rehearsal.
Emergency calling
Call 911 for immediate danger, serious injury, fire, or when a person cannot wake or breathe normally—not for ordinary questions.
Practice: Say your name, location, what happened, and follow the dispatcher’s instructions.
Road and parking-lot safety
Stop at the edge, look both ways, listen, make sure drivers see you, and cross with the responsible grown-up.
Practice: Identify blind driveways and reversing vehicles during a supervised walk.
Online boundaries
Do not share your full name, school, address, location, passwords, or private pictures without a parent’s permission. People online may not be who they claim.
Practice: Stop, close the message, and show a trusted grown-up—especially if someone asks for secrecy.
If you become separated
Stop moving, stay where you can be seen, and ask a uniformed worker or a parent with children for help. Do not leave with a stranger.
Practice: Learn the grown-up’s full name and phone number when age appropriate.
Your body and your voice
A child may say no, move away, and tell a trusted adult when touch, requests, threats, or secrets feel unsafe. Unsafe behavior is never the child’s fault.
Practice: “No. I’m leaving. I’m telling my grown-up.” Keep telling until someone helps.
Grown-up preparation
Make the plan real before it is needed.
- Post the home address and emergency contacts where children can practice them.
- Choose a family meeting place for fire or evacuation.
- Teach children that staying on the line with emergency helpers matters.
- Use device parental controls and keep online activity in shared spaces for younger children.
- Never punish a child for reporting something that frightened or confused them.
Immediate danger: contact local emergency services. This educational page is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, or child-protection guidance.