Tips
Teaching children the proper use of 911 is very important. Some of the things you can do as a parent is to cover some these basic pointers:
- Teach your children their full name, parents’ full names, home address and phone number with area code
- Teach your children what an emergency is and when to call 911
- Teach your children that it is against the law to call 911 as a joke or prank
- Teach your children to remain calm and answer all questions they’re asked
- Teach your children not to be afraid to call 911 if they need to