{"id":141072,"date":"2017-01-02T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141072\/make-sure-your-children-are-back-to-school-safety-savvy\/"},"modified":"2017-01-02T07:02:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T05:02:37","slug":"make-sure-your-children-are-back-to-school-safety-savvy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/02\/make-sure-your-children-are-back-to-school-safety-savvy\/","title":{"rendered":"Make sure your children are back to school safety savvy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new school year is about to kick off and with it brings much preparation \u2013 new uniforms, stationery and sports gear.<\/p>\n<p>But have you taken the time to prepare your child on how to stay safe when heading to and from school?<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Theunis Kotze, general manager ADT inland region, said it\u2019s important to share safety tips with your children and to encourage them to use them every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many working parents there is a lot of anxiety around getting their children to and from school and home safely,\u201d he said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Here are a few tips worth sharing with children to ensure they stay safe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always walk to or from school with a friend or friends. Stick to streets you know and never take shortcuts through quiet areas or empty parking lots.<\/li>\n<li>If you get picked up at school, never leave the school premises but always wait inside the school grounds for your lift to arrive.<\/li>\n<li>Never get into a stranger\u2019s car, even if the stranger claims that someone you love is hurt and that they are supposed to pick you up. Remember that your parents would never send someone you don\u2019t know to fetch you.<\/li>\n<li>If a stranger approaches you, don\u2019t talk to them no matter how friendly they may seem. If someone tries to grab you, fight, kick and scream that the person is not your parent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For some families, a tight budget may mean that a domestic helper or au pair is not an option.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases children have to keep themselves occupied until mom and dad return home in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very important that children know how the alarm system and panic buttons work and when and how to use them,\u201d said Kotze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso make a list of important telephone numbers \u2013 such as the emergency services and mom and dad\u2019s work and cellphone numbers \u2013 stick it on or near the telephone and explain when these should be used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmphasise how important it is not to let anyone into the house without your permission. If you are going to be late let your children know as soon as possible and give them an idea of when they can expect you to be home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLastly, if the children are quite young, make sure that they understand that certain items in the house are dangerous and are off limits, such as the stove, kettle, heaters, candles and so on.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='f60533f178547ea21f230bb5ce4c9efc'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is important your children follow safety rules with regard to getting to and from school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":128007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[13297,977,989,979,969,2734,3036],"class_list":["post-141072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-crime-news","category-news-headlines","tag-back-to-school-safety","tag-children","tag-crime","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-melissa-hart","tag-safety-tips"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Crime News"},"tag_labels":["back to school safety","children","crime","germiston","germiston city news","melissa hart","safety tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}