Be a Safety Kid is a fun, motivating, and effective way to teach personal safety to children. They need to learn how to make wise choices and to be empowered to object to or avoid things that are dangerous or harmful to their bodies. Over 85% of the children who are victimized know the perpetrator; therefore, the concept of stranger danger is ineffective! It puts a child in a position of feeling secure just because he or she knows the person; when in fact, this may lead to victimization.

Safety Kids, Inc. has replaced the antiquated stranger concept with Charlie Check-First. The mascot and Check First concept have been readily endorsed and used by educators, law enforcement personnel, and social service agencies across the country.

Charlie’s simple rule is “Check First before you go anywhere with anyone.”

This is not a fearful approach. It does not teach children to be paranoid or to distrust people, especially those the child knows. The program reminds children that most of the world is good, kind, and helpful!

Fourteen major topics are taught using three mascots:

Charlie Check-First Teaches children to "Check First before you go anywhere with anyone."	KC Koala reminds the children that "Kind and Caring is the Way to Be!"	Ima STAR says that "Students Together Are Responsible"