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Many precautions are as simple as lessons learned from the ex- perts. Others involve skills or pro- ducts. Either way, the more you know the better your family’s chances, The producers of the Fall Home Show realize that the reatities of life in the °90s can be quite sobering, but that doesn’t mean the learning process needs to be the same, From Oct. 14 to 17, at B.C. Place stadium, you and your fam- ily can take part in the enjoyable environment created for Family Safety First, an environment that ensures that lessons learned will be remembered. : Beginning with lots of activity and fun, Family Safety First adds an’ assortment of . celebrities, ex- citing contests and prizes and, most importantly, an assortment of companies and organizations who can help put your mind at ease. A free public service, 1OF For- esters ChildPrint is a child protec- tion program that provides critical identification information, in- cluding current photograph and fingerprints. With a ChildPrint identification card, police can. have a 24-hour head start in finding a child. The program is sponsored by the IOF Foresters, a _—not-for- profit family fraternal benefits association. “This is a crime prevention ’ program that. assists in the event of a missing child and gives the police an opportunity to act promptly. Tine is a vital part of the process. Every hour that goes by gives us less of a chance to find. the child,’ said Dennis Ray Mar- tin, president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Meet the new kid on the block. Presented by the Block Watch Society of .B.C., ‘“‘Bobby’’ is a small house designed to teach kids the importance of 9-1-1, Bobby’s eyes are actually video screens on which children can see a break-in occurring. Encouraged to pick up phone beside the: house, youngsters can call 9-1-1 and will the. 44 In a perfect world, we would all have time and energy for. everything .. .99 be coached on how to properly - and effectively place an emergency call. Children, as any-of us, can become wrapped up in a situation requiring. the police, fire or am- bulance, and it is in all our best interests that they. treat the 9-1-1 system as a tool and notatoy.” | -The other side of ihis is that while the youngsters’ attention is. . on Bobby, their parents will be ~ getting a crash course in. Block ‘ Watch programs currentiy in place in most Lower: Mainland and Fraser Valley communities. a In a perfect world, we would all have time and energy. for everything, but for many families, - balancing the demands of family - activities can result in high stress within the home. October is Child Abuse’ Preven- tion month and the IOF Foresters are spearheading a national public education program on effective. parenting and child abuse preven- tion. The need to Tecognize and manage stress within the -family unit is the first step to achieving a healthy balance. a Join: the. members: of the Van-. couver Fire Department as they take -kids on a tour of the Fire cy Safety House. ‘ake advantage of BC Hydro’s electrical safety. pro-: - grams. Talk with. the Block __ Parents. Society. and the B.C. ~ Crime Prevention Association.: Visit with: the security-focused exhibitors in the. area and ensure” your home’ becomes 4 deterrent to. | intruders rather than -an attrac- -: tion. Ail kinds of resources — all: kinds of helpful advice. a: Spend .some. quality. time with your: kids at the 1993°B.C..Fall*: Home Show .and put Family”. Safety First. ve FIREP LACE LTD. Since 1912, 3600 E. 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