Your family can be a positive example for others regarding healthy relationships and great childhoods. Get involved to ensure kids in your community are safe.
Ask your place of worship or child’s athletic organization what steps they are taking to ensure children are safe from child predators.
Educate yourself and your family on child sexual abuse prevention.
Minimize situations that put your family at risk of abuse or harm. Check out the Home Safety Check List.
Talk to your children about body safety, boundaries and privacy.
Teach your children their rights. Teach them to they are special and have the right to be safe.
Find out if you are choosing a safe caregiver for your child.
Obtain a free background check on nannies, babysitters or love interests watching your children when you are not around.
Participate, as a family, in the annual Lexi Memorial® 5K Run/Walk.
Organize the planting of a pinwheel garden in your community.
Understand child development, and age-appropriate behaviors.
Share your experiences with positively handling stress with families facing similar challenges.
Help your child learn healthy conflict resolution skills by teaching or modeling them.
Never discipline your child when you are upset. Give yourself time to calm down. Remember that discipline is a way to teach your child. Use privileges to encourage good behavior and time-outs to help your child regain control.
Look for opportunities to encourage and reinforce positive behavior.
Get involved with other parents in your community.
Start a playgroup.
Talk to members of your worship community, civic organizations and/or youth serving organizations about involvement in child abuse prevention.
Get involved. Volunteer and financially support organizations that prevent abuse. Learn more about volunteer opportunities with PCAK
Donate toys, books or other items to participants served by local youth and family serving organizations.
Donate resources to families in need – clothing, food, shelter, furnishings, job search information, toys, etc.
