GUIDELINE TO
STREETPROOFING CHILDREN

1- Does your child know what to do if lost?

2- Have you ever discussed peer pressure with your child?

3- Have you ever discussed with your child what abnormal behaviour is?

4- Have you discussed when your child should get out of a friend's car?

5- Have you discussed with your children what should be done if they find
__themselves at a questionable party?

6- Have you ever taken a walking tour of your neighbourhood?

7- Have you physically checked out the facilities your child attends?
___ Day Care or School____ Sports Facilities____ Social Areas

8- Does your child know when to reject adult authority?

9- Have you ever discussed emergency procedures with your child?

10- Does your child carry personal identification and medical information?

11- Is your child prompt?

12- Are you prompt?

13- Do you know if your child is a follower?

14- Do you know if your child is a wanderer?

15- Can you account for your child's whereabouts hourly?

16- Have you discussed with your child who might be the best people to
___approach if he or she needs help?

17- Have you ever done any public transportation training with your child?

18- Do you know specifically how much money your child has to spend?

19- In the presence of your child, do you display a positive attitude towards
___police and the law?

20- Is your home a gathering place for kids?
____ *Have you thought of why?
____ *Do you know whose house is a gathering place for kids

21- Do you know the telephone numbers and addresses of your child's friends?

22- Have you met the parents of your child's friends?

23- Do you feel you:
____ *Listen to your child?
____ *Spend enough time with your child?

24- Does your child know how and where to reach you at any time?


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
POLICE COMMUNITY SERVICES

986-6322
www.city.winnipeg.mb.ca/police

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