Have you taken time to teach your child safety rules in a clear way that the child can understand

Do you have a family safety plan, including a family secret password

Could you give the police a complete description of your child—a description so specific that the child would be immediately recognizable.

Do you keep a current photograph of your child on hand?

Do you know what your child was wearing when he/she left the house?

Do you use check in procedures so you always know where your child is?

Do you know the neighbors who live around you?

Do you know the route(s) your child uses to get to and from school or their friends home(s)?

Have you taken a safety walk with your children over routes they often travel to agree on preferred and alternate routes and hazards to be avoided?

Can you describe to your child what a stranger is?

Have you talked with your child about what to do if approached by a stranger?

Have you removed markings from your child’s clothing that would help someone know your child’s name(name visible on shirt or backpack, etc.)?

Do you know the safety procedures for taking your children shopping with you?

Do you know your children’s friends and their parents’ names and phone numbers?

Do you have current identifying information about each of your children?  Do you know where it is?

Are there any McGruff Houses in your neighborhood?  If so, have you pointed them out to your child and told him/her how to use them?

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Police and McGruff

Walking with Children