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Registered nurse promotes message of child safety through internet radio.

By Anonymous

Edmond, OK June 23, 2004 -- Tamara Walker, R.N. took the opportunity to spread the word about the value of having up to date child identification as a guest on the Work at Home Moms Internet Talk Radio program - http://www.wahmtalkradio.com this week.

After a few years as a pediatric nurse, Tamara chose to work at home to be with her children full-time and opened a child daycare. Working with children on a daily basis and with her hospital experience, Walker sees very few children carrying child identification products and wants to encourage parents to make it a priority. She recommends that parents teach their children to carry an ID card or wear other forms of identification, such as an ID bracelet or a Kid ID Scope. She also recommends having an ID card attached to your child's car seat, inside diaper bags and book bags, and in your own purse or wallet. “Most of us put ID tags on our pets, and almost all adults have some form of identification with them, but kids need it even more. According to the FBI, approximately 600,000 children are reported missing each year but only 2 percent have any form of identification with them. In the event that a child wanders away and is lost, having his or her own child ID card makes it so much easier for the parent and child to be reunited," Walker says.

In addition to her recent guest spot on WAHM Talk Radio, Tamara is a regular guest on Oklahoma City's KOKF 91FM. She appears the first Tuesday of each month on the "Lunch Break" program. Tamara also teaches child safety classes and abduction prevention classes to parents and children in Oklahoma.

For more information and tips for using child and family identification products, please visit http://www.MomRN.com.

Contact:
Tamara Walker, R.N.
205 N. Lockeport Dr., Edmond, OK 73003
405-340-8429
momrn@momrn.com
http://www.MomRN.com




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LifeLynx Launches New Child Safety Technology in Ohio - Device Helps Speed Up the Search for Missing Kids

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Springboro, OH September 15, 2004 -- On September 11, Powell, Ohio became the first city in America to pilot an innovative new child safety technology known as the LifeLynx Child Safety Key. The Powell Police Department hosted a Child Safety Event in cooperation with software and hardware developers LifeLynx, in order to demonstrate how the LifeLynx Child Safety Key works to provide police and other authorities with almost instant access to photos and other critical information about missing children. More than 120 families attended and data was gathered and uploaded for over 200 children from Powell.

“In the case of a missing child, the most important piece of information to any law enforcement professional is a recent picture of that child so we can distribute it quickly,” said Chief Gary Vest, Powell Police Department. “The LifeLynx product does just that. We ran a test with our Armada software in our cruisers, and the scenario went flawlessly. If a child is discovered missing in Powell, the parent hands an officer the LifeLynx digital device and in a matter of seconds the officer can open up the Child Safety Key software, submit a missing child report, and get that child’s picture and other important data to every cruiser in Powell.”

The LifeLynx Child Safety Key is a digital storage device that houses proprietary software. The software is easy to use, and walks a parent through the process of inputting 21 data points that have been determined critical by the authorities in the event of a missing child. The information contained within the Child Safety Key includes age, height, weight, address, and recent front and profile pictures. Through many interviews with law enforcement professionals it was determined that the profile picture is critical. If a child has been abducted by car, a police officer may only have a side view of the child.

“When a child is missing, the most important tool for the authorities conducting the search is to get a recent picture out as quickly as possible,” said Andy Haag, vice president, LifeLynx. “The LifeLynx software has the ability to submit the data instantly, including photos, to our server. At that point, any person with internet access can get that data including the picture of that child creating a quick link between the parents and the authorities to help find that child quickly and safely."

In the case of Powell, all of the police cruisers are equipped with Windows 2000 Mobile PC’s running Armada iLincs Software. Powell officers have the ability to insert the LifeLynx Child Safety Key into any police cruiser and instantly post that child’s picture to their network. By linking the LifeLynx server with Armada’s iLincs software, that picture could be in over 14 other communities with a list of many additional communities in the near future. In addition, any vehicle or device with Internet access, including a cell phone, pager, or PDA, could have that picture. This is all possible within minutes, even seconds from the abduction. In the event of an Amber Alert, the media will now be able to access the picture instantly.

About LifeLynx
LifeLynx is a software and hardware development company based out of Springboro, Ohio. The company was formed in 2004 and its first product is the LifeLynx Child Safety Key, launched September 11, 2004 in Powell, Ohio. The LifeLynx Child Safety Key is a digital device that brings the child ID kit into the 21st century, electronically storing a child’s photos and other information in a keychain format that is easy for parents or guardians to keep with them at all times. The software also allows the parent to update and print a Wallet ID Card and Child Rescue Card as often as desired.     For more information about LifeLynx company founders Eric Wilms and Andy Haag, or about the LifeLynx Child Safety Key, contact 937/748-0767 or visit www.lifelynx.net




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APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH *Protect Children From All Forms Of Abuse*

By Anonymous

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For more information, contact Lea Conner, Conner Dudley Communications LLC, 1-877-604-6516.


April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Protect Children from All Forms of Abuse

TAMPA, Fla. (March 31, 2003) – Our nation’s children find themselves increasingly in harm’s way and there is much parents and other members of the public can do to prevent such incidents, says forensic legal consultant and author Dean Tong.

April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, a month when all Americans are called to look for ways to better protect our most precious resource: our children. According to Tong, parents, law enforcement officials and the public at large, could be doing a better job of ensuring the safety of young people.

“Children have virtually no legal rights in America, and as a result, they oftentimes end up mistreated, used and abused by those entrusted to care for them,” Tong said. “We know that children are abused, yet we allow for laws that have muddied the waters and allowed abusers to go free. We have stood by and watched as child welfare authorities have left children in abusive situations, sometimes causing their deaths, yet none of these governmental officials face charges. Conversely, we have seen overzealous prosecutions where innocent people have been wrongly charged with physical or sexual child abuse.

“It’s time to clean up the system and get down to the business of protecting our children and families 100 percent of the time. We must afford our children and families the ability to live in a safe and sane world.”

Tong noted that the media has reported dozens of high-profile cases of child abuse just in the past few years, including:

·     Forced to take up arms: Saddam Hussein has forced children to take up weapons against invading coalition forces, according to Gen. Vincent Brooks of the U.S. Central Command;

·     Caught on videotape: Madelyne Gorman Toogood’s alleged abuse of her 4-year-old daughter Martha in a store parking lot;

·     Abducted from her bedroom: Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, are charged with kidnapping then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smart from her bedroom at knifepoint. The couple allegedly sexually abused the teenager during her nine-month kidnapping ordeal. Authorities now believe Elizabeth fell victim to Stockholm Syndrome and may have come to aid her captors;

·     Lost by child protective services: Rilya Wilson, a 5-year-old girl who has been missing since February 2001, when state child-welfare workers lost track of her in February 2001; and

·     Taken at gunpoint: Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father by gunpoint after relatives who had held the boy captive refused to turn him over to authorities. Tong consulted on Elian's case.

“Each of these cases illustrates an abuse of children,” Tong noted. “We as a society could have – and should have – done better by these young people.”

In many states, people can file anonymous complaints alleging child abuse, opening an investigation of such crimes. Tips given to law enforcement through other anonymous tip lines only result in investigation when the caller offers up substantiate evidence, Tong noted. Because of this, law enforcement officials find that more than two-thirds of all child abuse tips are false or unfounded.

“Law enforcement resources are being squandered, leaving children unprotected from those who would cause them harm,” Tong said. “What we need is a system built upon accountability and swift justice. We must fully prosecute child molesters while protecting the innocent from false and unfounded accusations.”

Dean Tong said there are four crucial steps that states can take now to protect children:

·     Nationwide Amber Alerts. “The first few hours after an abduction are crucial to ensuring that child’s safe return,” Tong said. “We must ensure that perpetrators cannot evade justice by fleeing to another jurisdiction or across state lines.”

·     Implement a national task force aimed at effecting changes in public policy. “Requiring people to give their names instead of calling hotlines anonymously will allow law enforcement to cull out frivolous allegations made by parties bent on revenge and anger and dramatically decrease the number of false and unfounded reports,” Tong said. "Revision of CAPTA (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act), and better education and training for social workers and law enforcement are necessary," says Tong.

·     Add a friendly parent provision to divorce laws. “We need to encourage parents to limit their child’s involvement in the conflict of divorce,” Tong said. “Requiring states award majority residential time to the parent more likely to encourage their child to have a relationship with their ex-spouse accomplishes this goal.”

·     Strengthen prosecution standards for child abduction. “We must not reward abductors with lighter sentences when they spare the lives of their victims,” Tong said. “Abolishing light sentences sends a clear message that unlawfully taking a child is a crime that we as a society will not tolerate.”

·     Protect the rights of children regardless of national origin. “Our duty to protect the human rights of others must extend to children as well,” Tong said. “We must protect children from being forced into the sex industry, from being forced to take up arms for their country, and from female genital mutilation. We know these crimes are being committed, yet we stand by and treat them as a cultural difference. Allowing these crimes to continue is antithethical to human rights.”

Dean Tong calls upon parents to take action on behalf of children in their own communities, to call their legislators and representatives, throughout the month of April. “We owe it to our kids to help them to the fullest extent of our abilities,” Tong said. “We must act today and not rely on others to do our bidding.”

Dean Tong is a nationally recognized legal consultant and author on child abuse, custody and abduction cases. He may be reached for interview at DeanTong@aol.com or toll-free at 1-800-854-0735. His website is http://www.abuse-excuse.com



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