How to Keep Kids Safe in Crowded Places

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Common Sense Tips to Share with Your Kids

Summer is filled with family outings, summer camps and other fun leisurely pastimes like trips to water parks, amusement parks, seasonal community celebrations or even just out shopping. While these activities create lasting memories, busy public places can also increase the chances of children becoming separated from their parents or caregivers. Taking a few simple precautions before and during your outing can help keep everyone safe.

Talk About Safety

Before heading out, discuss the importance of staying close to parents or caregivers. Explain what your child should do if they become separated and reassure them that there are safe adults who can help.

Are you Inadvertently Shaming Your Toddler?

Are you inadvertently shaming your toddler?

Allowing Your Toddler to Make Mistakes Without Feeling Shame

If you’ve ever spoken about your child in front of other adults as if they weren’t there or insisted your child share a favorite toy with another child, there’s a good chance you are.

As parents, we shame our children out of love, concern and, yes, power:  by trying to assert who we think that child should be and how we think he should fit in the world, we inadvertently make our young children feel ashamed when they are at their most vulnerable.  Most of us don’t even realize when we’re inflicting shame, that horrible feeling of embarrassment and self-hatred.