MOMS Club Safety Tips!

We had such a great and informative monthly meeting ! I hope all the moms who were able to make it learned a little something from the safety talk presented by a police officer. Here’s just a few tips that I thought were worth sharing:

1. If you’re at home in your house and have everything closed (windows and doors), and there is a knock at the door, but you don’t want to answer it, it’s best that you do. This might sound a little crazy, but, by not answering it, a burglary could occur. The burglar assumes no one is home and then proceeds to break in through the window or door. There was one instance where someone knocked on a door while the mom was at home. She didn’t answer the door, and sure enough, someone was breaking in through the window right before her eyes. So, if you do hear a knock, look through the peephole if you have one and if you don’t recognize the person, just say (with the door closed) that you can’t come to the door right now and sure enough, you will have prevented a burglary.

2. If you are stopped by a police officer, and you have this *strange* instinct that the police officer is fake, you do have the right to just drive away and keep driving. I thought, for sure, if I didn’t talk to the police officer, that would be grounds for an arrest, but, it’s not. If you feel like you don’t trust the police officer, drive away and call 911 and tell them to send another police officer. 911 can track where all the police cars are and let you know if that’s a real police officer or not. Better to be safe than sorry! =)

3. Another last tip…the police officer mentioned that if you have a big purse and you’re shopping, never leave your purse in the shopping cart (of course that's a given, but sometimes our bag can feel a little heavy). There was this one instance at the local WalMart where a mom left her purse in the wagon with her toddler son. She was perusing the clothes aisle and she didn’t even realize that her purse was gone. When she got to the check out line, only then did she realize her purse was gone. So, *always* be wary of your purse when you are shopping!

So, just to be on the *safe* side, always be wary of your belongings and surroundings and always trust your instincts!