After Attempted Kidnapping, Solon Police Give Child Safety Tips

(Megan Rozsa)- After word spread about last Friday's attempted abduction of a 7-year-old Solon girl on Aurora Road, parents in the Solon Early Childhood Parent Teacher Association wanted to know what they could do to protect their children.

They asked Solon Police Lt. Bruce Felton to speak at their first meeting of the year about how to educate children on the topic of strangers and how they should respond in what is considered a strange situation.

Felton said the police department is following up on leads and won't stop until this man — described as a 5-foot-tall black man with a bushy mustache and wearing some sort of mask to conceal his face — is found.

It's important to teach children about scenarios that are wrong rather than telling them to run from any stranger, because there will be times when a child may need a stranger's help, Felton said. Read more here…

Parents can know where their children are

(Times of India)- KOCHI: Now onwards parents need not worry about the safety of their kids at school. They can just check the SMS in their inbox and ensure that their children are safe at.

The Safety First program introduced at the Edappally Centre of Sam Kids International Pre School alerts the parents about the whereabout of their kids. As a part of the program the school buses of Sam Kids are equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS), which will track the movements of the school buses.

Through this the parents can trace the movements of their children right from then time they leave home. They can also check the activities of their kids and the places visited by them. Read more here…

Mother of Amber from 'Amber Alerts' launches social network

(DigitalJournal.com)- Remember when neighbours sat on the porch watching over their street while the kids played? Last month a new social media network, Porch Patrol, launched and it focuses on those older times and family values.

Porch Patrol is a passion project of Donna Norris, the mother of Amber Hagerman (the girl behind "Amber Alerts") and Angie Camp. The site gives adults and kids a place online that encourages a positive experience, just like the neighbourhood of days gone by. Read more here…

GPS Tracking Apps Help Parents Keep Kids Safe

(World Market Media)- GTX offers a variety of applications that offer GPS-enabled technology. LOCiMOBILE GPS Tracking Apps has been downloaded by more than a million users, and might be at the top of back to school shopping lists as a way to help ensure children’s safety. After downloading the app to their smart phones, users can easily find exactly where friends or family are. Users have control over adding contacts they’d like to track through LOCiMOBILE, helping users maintain privacy. After hitting the "LOCi" button for friends and family who have agreed to be tracked, their location appears within seconds on a Google map. In addition to the requirement to agree to be located by the user, there are other options to maintain privacy and security for children. Read more here…

Father Who Abducted Son Arrested; Boy Safe

(WHIO Dayton)- A father accused of abducting his 2-year-old son was arrested late Thursday and the boy was found unharmed.

DeWayne Wills Sr., 39, was taken into custody about 11:15 p.m. when he came out of a house on Otterbein Avenue nearly 11 hours after an Amber Alert was issued for his son, DeWayne Wills Jr.

Police had surrounded the house and had used a bullhorn to communicate with Wills.

Once Wills surrendered, his son was also taken into custody and taken to the hospital as a standard precaution. Read more here…

Encouraging Your Children’s Independence While Keeping Them Safe

(Patch.com)- It’s perfectly normal for young kids to beg for independence, many times in the form of being able to ride their bike to a friend’s house or perhaps to be able to roam the mall alone on the weekend. But, when you hear about the horrific tragedy like the one in New York City a couple of weeks ago, you question whether or not you’ll ever let your child leave the yard, never mind be allowed to take on walking a few blocks anywhere until they’re 40. Read more here…

Children's safety is a concern in hot summer weather

(Global Winnipeg)- When hot summer weather finally arrives, it can also bring with it some seasonal summer safety concerns, and BC Children’s Hospital and the BC Ambulance Service is reminding everyone to keep windows and doors properly secured during the hot weather. Read more here…