Parenting Awareness Month

This image is disturbing isn't it? March is parenting awareness month. Here are some tips to remind us parents to be the best we can be to our children. Remember, they are watching every move that we make. Also we need to remember, that no matter how busy we are, we need to treat our children with respect and continue to watch out for their safety.
As you know, I've always been an advocate for children's safety here on my blog. I've written a few posts of children's safety in the past. Also, as you know, I have my Amber Alert! ticker on my side bar. And it is updated continuously. Maybe you would like one on your blog or web page. All you have to do to get started is just click onto mine and it will take you to the site so that you can get the java code to put a ticker onto your blog.
Also, you will see on my side bar that April is child awareness month. You can click onto that little pinwheel and it will take you directly to the site. It gives you loads of information about keeping kids safe from predators and a whole bunch of other stuff. So please, check that out to.
I seen a little list of good parenting skills in my child's monthly school bulletin and I thought I'd share that with you all.
Good Parenting includes....

1. Showing kids love, concern and respect at all times.

2. Giving kids a safe place to live and play.

3. Helping your kids express all their feelings appropriately and listening to what they are saying.

4. Giving your kids appropriate choices whenever possible.

5. Having responsible rules that are understood by all.

6. Being responsible and teaching your kids to be responsible.

7. Spending time together with your kids.

8. Setting an example by what you say and do.

9. Working with your schools and community to make them better for kids.

10. Asking for help when you need it.

Here's a checklist for healthy parenting:
~ Be consistent
~ Treat children with respect
~ Do away with double standards
~ Emphasize the positive
~ Be supportive
~ Set children up for success
~ Establish clear boundaries

* I hope this list was a reminder to you, as it was to me, to be great parents to our children. Hug and kiss your children today! And tell them how much you love them!
I'm signing off..........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

Amber Alert Ticker

Hello my fellow bloggers. I'm sure you noticed that I now have an Amber Alert Ticker widget on my blog in the upper right hand corner. If you would like to put one on your blog, it's really easy.

All you have to do is click onto my Amber Alert Ticker widget. There web page will appear. In there upper right hand corner on the above tabs, click on 'Get Ticker.' Then another window will appear. You can leave your e-mail if you'd like, but don't have to. You just click onto 'get code for your web page at the bottom of that page. Then your javascript code will appear. Copy that code by right clicking the code. Then go over to your blog to your layout. Click where it says to add gadget. Then scroll down until you find your javascript and click onto that. When the little box appears, paste that code into the box and click SAVE. Then click SAVE on your blog. You need to save it two times. Go to your blog and it should appear in your sidebar. If your having trouble e-mail me and I will talk you through it.

To my surprise, I received an e-mail from them and I thought I share it with you all.

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Hello Anne,
We will occasionally send you news about changes and additions to http://codeamber.com/ . To remove yourself from future mailings,please use the link at the bottom of this message. Do not reply to this email.
****** Code Amber Transitions to Code Amber News Service - CANS***
It has been since October of last year that I have sent you news about Code Amber. At that time we were struggling through a very rough time.To those of you who helped us through, we extend our heartfelt thanks.
Well, we made it and things are looking very bright for our future. In December, Code Amber was acquired by GTX Corp. You may have seen reference to GTX on the web site. With the resources of GTX behind us,Code Amber moved into 2009 bigger and stronger with new initiatives and services to expand our reach and enhance our abilities to find missing children.
Our goal is simple, we intend to become the "better people finder".
The first new initiative was to create the "CANS Missing Endangered Alert"for missing children that do not meet the strict criteria for an Amber Alert.You have probably seen the two recent CANS alerts on your ticker. We work directly with the local Law Enforcement Agency to collect the data we need to stay up to date with developments in each case. Due to the huge number of missing children reports, we will need to be selective of the cases we publish.
Also, in addition to our current XML feed which distributes Amber Alerts only (the Code Amber News Feed), we will be creating a new CANS Feed that will distribute CANS Alerts for missing endangered children who's cases do not meet the criteria for official Amber Alerts. For more information on the CANS Feed please visit http://codeamber.com/xml_application.php . There is also a link on that page to a PDF document with a thorough explanation of the current feed. Watch for the introduction of our new CANS Alert feed later this month.
We also initiated a new page on the site to recognize Government Agencies at the Federal, State and local levels that run our Ticker or link to Code Amber.In the past few weeks, we have identified over 170 of them. We know there are many more. Help us by letting us know of other agencies that run the Ticker or link to us by contacting us through http://codeamber.com/index-6.php
If you are affiliated with any Federal, State or local agency, please encourage that agency to add the Code Amber Ticker, or a link, to their web site.Then let us know so we can provide a link back.The current list is located at http://codeamber.com/lelinks.php
Do you Twitter? Now you can follow Code Amber at twitter.com, user Code Amber.
Stay tuned for more new and innovative initiatives and services from Code Amber.
Without you, what we have accomplished thus far would not have been possible.
Sincerely,Bryant HarperFounderCodeAmber.com
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So there you have it bloggy friends. If you would like to put this Amber Alert ticker on your blog just follow my easy instructions. Personally, I do think this is the best widget that I have ever came across. And the most important one, for sure.
I'm signing off........from Peek-A-Boo Street!