Thu, Jan 22
|Center at 10 Elm
CHILD-SAFE: Personal Safety Principles, Skills & Habits for Promoting Free-Play & Growing Independence
Adults who understand personal safety principles and practice safety habits with children, help them become confident and more self-reliant as they grow older and learn to exercise caution without fear.
Time & Location
Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Center at 10 Elm, 10 Elm St, Boxford, MA 01921, USA
About the Event
Adults who understand personal safety principles and practice safety habits with children help them become confident and more self-reliant as they grow older and learn to exercise caution without fear.
The Child-Safe program will address these questions:
How do situations involving risks differ from those involving hazards?
Why is it important to encourage active play that involves age-appropriate risks?
What types of risk-taking can children learn to handle over time?
Why is “Never Talk to Strangers” dangerously misleading for children? What common sense skills can be taught instead?
What personal safety habits and skills help to lower risks of harm by predators? How can these strategies be adapted to the growing independence of pre-teens and teens?
Presenter: Stephanie Meegan
As a consultant and author, Meegan developed the personal safety principles & prevention education strategies for the programs and resources of the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. www.missingkids.org