Three SOS 4 Kids instructors were recently certified by the Canadian Red Cross to provide Bullying Prevention Education workshops. Sue Perry, Velma Ganassini and Ally Turner-Sommer completed “Beyond the Hurt” training, a resource workshop of the RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention program. “Beyond the Hurt” enables youth and adults to educate peers on how to define,…
My name is William. I am 14 years old and have been living with Type 1 diabetes since I was 4 years old. Diabetes is a life threatening disease. Let me tell you about the disease and living life with it. There are three main types of diabetes; Type 1 diabetes where the pancreas produces…
Many parents will be relieved to learn that leaving a school-aged child at home without adult supervision is not illegal in Canada. A Winnipeg mother was found not guilty today for leaving her six-year-old son home alone while she ran errands for 90 minutes. The judge said that while leaving a six year old alone…
Babysitting lessons come to the rescue With quick thinking and remembrance of her Babysitter Training a young teen found herself in the center of the effects of Murphy’s law. See how she was able to control the situation, calm things down and kick Murphy to the curb … Murphy’s law states that anything that can…
There comes a point in time when a parent faces the decision to leave a child at home alone. In most cases, it’s for short periods of time, mostly before and after school. Families might even find themselves in a situation where parents or the childcare provider are delayed unexpectedly, leaving children to care for…
Leaving an older child in charge of younger siblings has many advantages for parents. It can make life a lot easier, it can be very convenient and it probably offers the most economical solution for parents. But do siblings really make good babysitters? The answer to this question is: well, it depends. It depends on…
It’s easier for children to understand “stranger danger” than it is to understand “not-so-stranger danger”. A stranger is someone they don’t know. We, as parents, are constantly reminding our kids not to talk to strangers or not to let a stranger in the house when adults aren’t home. This is an important message that needs…
SOS 4 Kids of Oakville was recently featured in Snap Brampton, where the Home Alone Safety for Kids Program was offering fire safety, injury prevention and first aid for 9 – 12 years olds. The program consisted of new and more innovative solutions to ensuring their safety in ways some people may be unaware of….
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