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What You Can Do

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Child Safety: A PTA priority

PTA has a long history advocating for child safety. In addition to leading efforts to improve child nutrition, school safety, transportation safety and more, PTA has created and compiled information to prevent bullying, battle substance abuse, and provide guidelines for media use.

The following are links to resources for taking action on various child safety topics, arranged for both parents and PTA or parent group leaders.

What You Can Do: As a Parent

Take 25: 25 Things To Do as a Parent
Attend a Take 25 event in your community
Checklist to Help Prevent Violence in Schools (NCPC)
Sign up to receive free Wireless AMBER Alerts (in Spanish)
Subscribe to the U.S Consumer Product Safety Administration’s Recalls E-mail list (in Spanish)
Take a look at these resources for establishing a healthy relationship with your teenager from the National Runaway Switchboard.
Substance Abuse
- Explore The Partnership for a Drug Free America’s Time to Talk website
- Explore the Office of National Drug Control and Prevention’s Parents: The Anti-Drug website
- Join the Consumer Healthcare Products Association’s Five Angry Moms Campaign
Bullying
- Take a look at Discussing Hate and Violence with Children (ADL)
- Watch a Stop Bullying Now! webisode with your kids
Media Safety
- Television (in Spanish)
- Movies (in Spanish)
- Music (in Spanish)
- Internet (in Spanish)
- Video games (in Spanish)
- Cell phones (in Spanish)
- Exlpore Netsmartz Kids or Netsmartz Teens with your children
- Watch a short video about the ESRB Video Game Ratings
- Watch a short video about the Parental Controls on Video Games
- Watch a short video about Online-Enabled Video Games
- Subscribe to ESRB’s ParenTools e-newsletter
- Download the ESRB Rating Search Widget
- Check the ratings provided by Common Sense Media
- Learn how to Control Your TV
- Subscribe to the MediaSmart e-newsletter
- Subscribe to the Net Family News e-newsletter
- Visit the iKeepSafe Parent Resource Center

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