Inform your children that you have joined the SAFE HOMES Parent Network.
Know where your children are going, whom they are with, what they are doing, and when they are expected to return home.
Know ahead of time WHAT the consequences will be if they are not where they agreed to be or are late returning home.
Be awake (or awakened) when they return home at night.
Let your children know where YOU will be.
Assure your child they can phone you to be picked up wherever and whenever needed.
Get to know your children's friends and their parents.