Child & Family Safety
Staying Safe & Reporting Crime in Prospect Park
- Details
- Parent Category: The Hood
- Category: Prospect Park, Safety in the Slope, Child & Family Safety
What you need to know about staying safe and reporting a crime in Prospect Park
Resources for Ticks and Tick Bites
- Details
- Parent Category: The Hood
- Category: Prospect Park, Safety in the Slope, Child & Family Safety
What you need to know about ticks in NYC and Prospect Park.
Top 10 Safety Reminders for Children
- Details
- Category: Safety, Child & Family Safety
Things to remind your child about safety.
Talking to Your Kids about Safety
- Details
- Category: Safety, Child & Family Safety
How to talk to your kids about staying within the parent's sight.
Is my son being abused. What YOU Should Do
- Details
- Category: Safety, Child & Family Safety
Is my son being abused. What YOU Should Do
Hey All,
Last week someone wrote about suspected abuse possibly occurring at a local daycare. I have talked to many of you who were worried for the children but also wondering, "What IS the right answer about what to do?" We've checked with our team of professionals (thanks to Safe Horizons, Dr. Gordon and Dr. Gold) and here is their advice...
Baby Safety and Grandparents
- Details
- Category: Safety, Child & Family Safety
How to handle “rusty” grandparents who might not be as fully informed of child safety issues and laws like lead paint, car seats, cradles and more.
Join Us: Neighborhood Forum on Street Safety in Park Slope
- Details
- Category: Safety, Safety in the Slope, Child & Family Safety
What do you think when you hear the phrase “public safety?”
What to do if you Witness or are a Victim of a Crime
- Details
- Category: Safety, Safety in the Home, Safety in the Slope, Child & Family Safety
Park Slope Parents outlines the steps you need to take...
How to Do Background Checks on a Nanny
- Details
- Parent Category: Safety
- Category: Safety in the Home, Child & Family Safety, Hiring a Nanny
You may want to run a background check on your potential Nanny. Here's how...
Pedestrian Safety Tips
- Details
- Parent Category: Safety
- Category: Safety in the Slope, Child & Family Safety
As parents, we have an especially crucial obligation to teach our kids to walk safely. Walking in the city presents many challenges that parents in more rural or suburban communities don't have to deal with. There are many NYC-centric problems pedestrians and drivers face. From one-way streets to bike lanes, stop and go buses and speeding taxis – the bustle of the city traffic can make for complicated walking.
DOWNLOAD THE PSP PEDESTRIAN SAFETY GUIDE HERE
Sledding Safety Tips
- Details
- Parent Category: Safety
- Category: Safety in the Slope, Child & Family Safety, Winter Fun
Sledding can be A LOT of fun. But it can also cause A LOT of injuries. Each winter, almost 21,000 children or teens end up in the emergency room because of a sledding accident (source: NBC news). Park Slope Parents has pulled together some tips to help you sled SAFELY.
Talking about Safety: Basic danger rules your child should know
- Details
- Parent Category: Safety
- Category: Safety in the Slope, Child & Family Safety, Safety, Tween/ Teen Safety
The information below came from a letter that went home to parents of PS 172. There is some great information here. Please take some time to discuss with your kids...
General Safety Reminders about Drowning
- Details
- Parent Category: Safety
- Category: Child & Family Safety
As parents, we can do our best to stay safe to protect our children's health and safety. When it comes to drowning and secondary drowning, here are some reminders.
Emergency Preparedness 101: What is in Your GO bag?
- Details
- Parent Category: Safety
- Category: Child & Family Safety, Safety in the Slope, Safety in the Home, Safety
What to have a "Go Bag" ready in the event of an emergency.
Street safety and crossing the road with a two-year old
- Details
- Parent Category: Safety
- Category: Child & Family Safety
PSP parents share what they know about crossing the steet with a toddler.
PSP Announcements
