Keeping Your Children
Safe in a Post 9/11 World
by: Grant Carroll
On September 11, 2001 our world changed forever. Since that
day, we have been forced to live with orange and yellow alerts
and a constant sense that another attack could come at any
time. Security has been vastly improved since that day, and
the men and women defending our county work non-stop to ensure
it never happens again. There’s no point in allowing
yourself or, more importantly, your children to live in fear,
but it is unwise to not be prepared.
New safety suggestions have been drafted by the federal government
on what a family needs to keep on hand in case of a disaster,
but these do not take into consideration the unique situation
of city-dwellers. For instance, if you do not own a car or
live in an area that’s densely populated, it will be
very difficult to comply with government suggestions. Basically,
in a disaster you have two options if you are an urbanite
caught at home. You can either hunker down and wait for help,
or you can evacuate. To find help on the former choice, go
to www.redcross.org/services/disaster/
. If you plan on evacuating, mobility is the number one concern.
Put together a survival kit with a: flashlight/batteries,
radio, water, snacks, first-aid kit, meds, particle masks,
pet needs if applicable, local map, everyone’s I.D.s,
money, cell-phone and any other necessities you know your
family will need to survive. Plan with your family how to
get to safety the quickest and drill them on it. Also, you
should arrange a meeting place if the disaster happens when
everyone is out of the house. This can be a park or any public
area easy to find. Preparation is the key to safety.
About The Author:
Grant Carroll is the co-owner of http://www.littlepamperedbabies.com
and an extremely proud father. This article may be reproduced
as long as a Live link back to http://www.littlepamperedbabies.com
is is present on the web page.
©Little Pampered Babies 2005. All rights
reserved
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