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Going shopping with your children can be a safe, enjoyable experience
if you follow a few simple rules:
- Make certain your children know
to stay with you at all times while shopping and to always check
first before going anywhere.
- Never leave your children alone at
stores, video arcades movie theaters or playgrounds as a convenient "babysitter" while
shopping.
- Always accompany young children to the restroom.
- If
your children become separated from you, teach them to look for
someone in the store who can help them (such as a uniformed security
officer or store salesperson with a name tag).
- Do not
allow your children to wear clothing displaying their names.
It can bring unwelcome attention from inappropriate people.
- Teach
your children how to use a public telephone, locate adult sources
of help within the mall or a store, and practice having them check
first with you before going anywhere within a mall or store.
- If
you become separated from your child, immediately notify the store's
management. Most stores have a plan in place to locate missing
children. The "Code Adam" alert program is a
response plan used by many retailers.
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