UBER SAFE-SMARTS
UBER/LYFT RIDE SHARE APPS CAN BE SUPER CONVENIENT, AND MANY OF US LIKE TO HAVE THE OPTION OF USING THESE WHEN WE’RE GOING OUT, ESPECIALLY FOR A NIGHT ON [...]
Kids Helping Kids… Thanks to students Katie, Stephanie, and teacher, Ms. Rachel Martin!
So happy when kids take an active part in wanting to keep other kids safe. Thanks to Katie and Stephanie, and their teacher Rachel Martin, for sharing this important [...]
Florida School Shooting: What do we say to our kids?
Like every parent, I am sad, angry, frustrated, sickened by the events in Parkland, Florida yesterday. I want it to stop, too. That will be for another blogpost. But [...]
A Victim Impact Statement
To My Safely Ever After readers: Below, a family shares their powerful victim impact statement. Written by "C"., the victim's mother, as she faced what no parent should [...]
2016 Summer Camp Safety… 7 Tips for Parents and 7 Tips To Share With Your Kids!
Summer camp can be great fun and is often a rite of passage for many kids. Camps help our children experience new activities, make new friends, explore diversity, and [...]
“My Child Would Never Do That” Dateline NBC 6/7/15
Last Sunday's Dateline episode was a huge eye-opener for many parents. (If you missed it, click the Dateline link here.) Below is a checklist for parents to review with [...]
Keeping Up With Kids & Social Media!
Remember when all you had to do was "friend" your kid on Facebook and you could keep up with their online socializing. Those days are long gone. Once the [...]
The Sleepover Dilemma
(This one's a little long, but totally worth it!) Sleepovers?!? Personally, I’m not a huge fan of them, mainly because in my experience, no one ever gets much sleep! [...]
A Child’s Exit Strategy
TIP OF THE DAY! Set up a little "family code" between you and your child if they need to call you to pick them up early from a sleepover [...]
Thwarting A Would-Be Kidnapper
A scary thing happened last week in Westchester, CA, a lovely residential suburb on the westside of Los Angeles. The kind of place where you don’t expect bad things [...]