Tag Archives: kids and safety

Are Your Kids a Target for Abductors?

It’s a question most parents don’t like to think about… unless you live in Minnesota. A few months ago some parents in a quiet Twin Cities suburb were forced to consider how easy it was to have a stranger abduct their child. Not because there was a deranged kidnapper on the prowl, rather parents and children were unnecessarily frightened because a local TV station decided to take a hands-on approach to reporting the news. Or shall I say creating the news? Thanks to some bonehead news director at KMSP, the Fox affiliate in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, reporters were told … Continue reading →

Warning to Parents: Watch Your Kids… Especially at Chuck E. Cheese

At least that’s the message a TV station in San Antonio, Texas is trying to get out to parents. A local TV news crew there recently aired an investigative report illustrating dangerous lapses in security at nearly every Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in the city. At the heart of the investigation was the popular restaurant chain’s Kid Check program. Parents with young children are likely familiar with the service. Basically, when you visit the kiddie eatery, which is jam-packed with video games, indoor playground equipment and other toys, you get your hand stamped with invisible ink. When you visit in … Continue reading →

What’s a Parent to Do?

How often do you think twice about allowing your child to ride his bike to a friend’s home, around the block, or to the corner store? On a typical day (you know, the one that includes doing the laundry with one hand, carrying a cranky baby in the other, loading the dishwasher with your left foot while balancing on the right, and using your teeth to mend a stuffed toy) I would guess the majority of parents are simply happy that at least one child has found something to pass the time… and isn’t it a shame he can’t take … Continue reading →