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Care Line: 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373)
What can I do to help?
Get a "Kids First" license plate.
Participate in the Kids First Council.
Support the Kids First Council.
Buy a Kids First Shirt.
Help in simple ways.
Get a "Kids First" license plate.
The Children's Trust Fund is a non-governmmental agency that sends your license plate contribution directly to local community programs that prevent child abuse and neglect. The program for at-risk children in the Brownstown Central Community School System is funded by the Kids First plates.
This is a great, easy way to help!
- Check the "Children's Trust Fund" box on your registration renewal form.
- For each Kids First plate you order, include an additional $37.00 to your normal registration and excise fees.
- Your plates will be mailed to you promptly.
If you already have a Kids First plate, the cost is included in the total on your registration renewal form.
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Participate in the Kids First Council.
We meet the third Friday of each month at the Seymour Elks Country Club at 12 noon. For more information call:
Brenda Labie 523-1352
President, Kids First Council
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Support the Kids First Council.
You may make a direct donation to the Kids First Council of Jackson County, 900 N. Park Street, Seymour, IN 47274
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Buy a Kids First Shirt.
Tee shirts, sweat shirts, golf shirts and denim shirts in adult and children's sizes are available. To order call:
Pat Sovern 995-2331
Treasurer, Kids First Council
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Help in simple ways.
The following ideas are simple ways to help prevent child abuse and neglect by being supportive of parents.
To support parents of infants:
- Offer respite care.
- Make a meal and carry it in.
- Model "positive" interactions with infants that encourage attachment or bonding. For example, teach parents how to talk "baby talk", how to hold and comfort a crying baby and how to bathe an infant.
- Answer questions about their parenting without placing blame on the parent.
To support parents of toddlers.
- Empathize with the "full time" nature of parenting at this stage.
- Praise consistency in parental behavior.
- Offer to play with their children and demonstrate how to be encouraging and set limits.
To support parents of preschoolers.
- Share your own experiences with your children at this age.
- Share your favorite parenting book, children's book or website.
- Invite parents to the library for a special children's program.
- Invite parents to share a meal, picnic or trip to the park.
To help parents of school-aged children.
- Offer assistance in transporting children to school or after-school activities.
- Offer to teach school-aged children your hobby or special talent.
- Volunteer as a coach, scout leader or Big Brother/Big Sister.
- Be a good role model.
To help parents of adolescents.
- Listen to parental concerns without judgement.
- Be available when parents feel like they might say or do something to harm their adolescent.
- Help parents decide what is "developmentally normal" for their adolescent and what seems dangerous.
For more information call the Care Line at 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373).
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Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
Prevent Child Abuse America
Kids First Council
900 N. Park Street
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 523-1352
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