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Five Ways to Make Emergency Drills Fun and Effective

It is important to have your family practice what to do during an emergency. Schools are required to have fire drills on a regular basis, and you should too. If you live in an earthquake prone area you should have earthquake drills as well. The goal of these drills is to help your children know what to do during an emergency. You should avoid scaring your children or making them worry unnecessarily. Here are five tips to help make the drills effective and fun. 1) Before your first drill teach your family what you expect of them. This can include … Continue reading →

Home and Family: Safety

Keeping our families safe is one of our greatest duties, and is often one of our most pressing concerns. Unfortunately, there are so many things to take into consideration, that safety can become an overwhelming job. These tips will help simplify some things: Check Your Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector Regularly To help you remember when your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector were last tested or when the batteries were last replaced, perform these tasks at each Daylight Savings Time change (if you observe Daylight Savings in your area). Change your reminder to “spring ahead, fall back, check … Continue reading →