Kidz IDz

Taking a major step to improve child safety in America, Kidz-IDz opened in 2002 and has grown to be a leader in the child safety movement across the nation. Encouraging parents to take preemptive steps to keep their children safe, Kidz-IDz provides guidance and easy-to-use tools. Headquartered in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, Kidz-IDz offers information online at www.kidzidz.com. The organization posts a list of products on its website with instructions on how to use and update Kidz-IDz child identification kits and other items specifically designed for child protection.

Kidz-IDz wants parents to picture their children safe and has provided the research and resources parents can follow to establish safety rules with their children. At the company’s website, parents are encouraged to click on resource links to download free safety literature. A link to AMBER Alert information allows parents to gather specifics about their state’s activation process and to learn the importance of finding a child within the first three hours after abduction. A Common Tricks link helps parents understand the most frequently used child predator tactics and teaches children about personal safety. Kidz-IDz emphasizes that many predators are not strangers and are actually people that children know.

Included in the Kidz-IDz educational materials is a poster with daily basic safety rules to study with your child. The poster can be hung in a visible place where children can review it frequently. The rules listed are as easy to understand as “Always buckle up for safety while riding in a car” and “It is okay to say ‘no’ to an adult who makes you feel scared or uncomfortable.” Kidz-IDz also provides a registry of kid-friendly search engines.

Using a fun board game as a vehicle to deliver safety tips, Kidz-IDz established Safetyville. The game provides non-scary tactics to educate children on how to respond to various situations. Children get absorbed in the game without realizing they are actually learning how to stay safe. At $40, the Kidz-IDz board game provides an in-home, educational activity for the entire family.