• Make it a family rule to never give out identifying information-home address, school name or home and cellular telephone numbers on public chat Web Sites or bulletin boards; and be sure you're dealing with someone that both you and your child know and trust before giving out this information via e-mail.
• Get to know the Internet and any services your child uses.
• Never allow a child to arrange a face-to-face meeting with another computer user without parental permission and supervision.
• Never respond to messages or bulletin board items that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, threatening or make you feel uncomfortable.
• Encourage your children to tell you if they encounter such messages.
• Talk with your children about what they can and cannot do online.
• Check out blocking, filtering and ratings. Realize that filtering programs can't protect your child from all dangers in cyberspace. Filtering programs are not a substitute for good judgment or critical thinking. With or without filters, kids and their parents need to be Internet savvy.
• Consider keeping the computer in a family room rather than a child's bedroom.
• Get to know your children's online friends just as you get to know all of their other friends.

Free Child ID Cards are available. Parents or guardians need to provide a portrait photo 1" x 1" These cards will conveniently fit into wallets for quick access to parents in emergency situations. Schedule an appointment with the Community Resource Unit by leaving a message at 609.894.3273. *Cards should be updated yearly.

D.A.R.E. Resources

• Crime Prevention Tips
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• National Drug Abuse Referral and Hotline
• NIDA for Teens
• Partnership for a Drug Free America

Fun Stuff for Kids

• Coloring Books
• Create a Coupon
• Construct a Mobile
• Design a Poster
• Make a License Plate
• Mix-N-Match Daren
• Test Your Memory

Stay Alive . . . Enjoy the Drive

• Add five minutes to your normal drive time for unanticipated traffic congestion and road hazards that you may face.
• Stay Focused  Don't use hand held cell phones while driving! Pull over to take or make an emergency call!
• Always buckle up! Provide the proper child seat to all children under eight years old or under eight pounds!
• Be a courteous driver!
• Don't participate in road rage!

Links

• New Jersey Gang Free
• Gang Resistance Education and Training
• Gangs or Us
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Recalls

• New Jersey Legislature Kid's Page
• White House Facts and Fun
• Kids Portal for the U.S.Government
• New Jersey Sex Offender Registry