Safety Tips for Parents of Teens

1. Know your kids friends (names and phone numbers)
2. Know where they are going and who they are with 3. Have a plan for the time they are away
4. Agree on a curfew time
5. Check up on them from time to time

Safety Tips for teens

1. Never go alone - take a friend
2. Let an adult know where you will be
3. Call home if late or plans change
4. Follow your curfew for more privileges
5. If uncomfortable in a place leave
6. Follow your gut feeling about right and wrong situations
7. When in doubt don’t
8. Keep ID with you at all times.
9. Put your family contact phone numbers in your wallet
10. Put ICE and emergency contact number in your cell phone.

Articles written by Kay Green, Christian homeschool mom to Melissa 26, Jordan 23, Allison 21, Haley 8. Kay and Russell, her husband of 29 years live in rural Oregon. Kay’s first granddaughter MADISON KAY was born December 2006. Twin grand children will join the family in June 2009