Kids Safety Day in Folsom CA Sept.23
August 19th, 2009 categories: Folsom CA, Special Events
FREE event for families at California Family Fitness
Time again to teach the basics to our children and California Family Fitness is hosting a Safety Fair for that very reason. This is an opportunity to have your children finger-printed by the Folsom Police Dept. and meet the men in blue who ride on horseback and work with the canine unit. The Folsom Fire Dept. will also show up with one of their units and teach your children about how to protect themselves and others. Flu shots will be available from Med 7 which is welcome news especially with the advent of the bird and swine flu.
Even though Folsom is a great town it still has big city problems evidenced by the crime reports available on the police news city website. You can also check for registered offenders in Folsom at the same site. Another great site I found to help make parents more aware features Joe Rosner, Director of Best Defense of Illinois 
and author of “Street Smarts & Self Defense for Children.” His basic maneuvers list is simple to follow and helps keep you focused on the goal of staying safe.
Cybercrime is rampant and another standard in parenting procedures. Social media has opened up new avenues where predators can stalk children without their ever being aware of it happening. Watch this video put on by the Social Media Club of Sacramento to help you identify areas of vulnerability. This is a great reminder to check your children’s MySpace and FaceBook accounts because you never know who is posing as a friend. One last resource to check is the Netsmart Workshop which offers a variety of websites and free safely publications. This event should help parents remind their children to be leery of people who seem a bit too friendly and prevent tragedies.
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