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Safe Summer Travel with Kids

June 15, 2010

School is out for summer and we are all ready to get out of town, blow off a little steam and relax with our families at destinations far and wide.  In order to ensure a safe trip, InstantAmber... more

Teaching Child Safety One Book At A Time

June 15, 2010

 

Discussing child protection issues with your child, particularly difficult and scary ones such as sexual abuse or abduction, can be a daunting predicament for many... more

Identity Theft - A Real Danger for Kids

June 14, 2010

When we leave our house, we lock the door.  When we park our car, we lock it up and set the alarm.  We tell our children to lock their bicycles when they’re in school.  We don’t want people to take our possessions.  The... more

Mother Finds Missing Kids on Facebook

June 14, 2010

A California woman has located her two children on Facebook fifteen years after their abduction.  The children were two and three when their father kidnapped them following the breakdown of... more

The Fitness, Child Safety, Self-Esteem Connection

June 1, 2010

We cannot always be with our children.  As they get older, the opportunity for them to be with other people and families increases:  they get invited to birthday parties and play dates; they... more

Runaways: Why They Run and How We Can Prevent It

May 17, 2010

The statistics on runaways in America are sobering.  Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth will run away from home this year![1]  One... more

InstantAmber and Social Media

September 11, 2009

With the new Social Media tools at the world's disposal, it has become even easier for InstantAmber to connect with parents, grandparents, and families concerned with their children's safety. Many of our Fans and Followers have asked about our visibility on other social networking sites... more

Twitter Official Amber Alert Profile Hijacked

April 8, 2009

Twitter phishing scams are quickly becoming a new trend in cyber attacks. Because of the service’s promotional potential, hackers are targeting Twitter account logins for theft. The website TwitterPowerSystem.com describes a twitter phishing scam... more

How to Get Free Parenting and Children's Books

March 20, 2009

If your average day is anything like my day, there is little time to sit back and read a book. Between family and work responsibilities time just disappears.

What if you could read a book, a little bit a day, for free?

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Breaking News: Erroneous Amber Alert Spread Via Twitter

February 17, 2009

If you didn’t know already, we at InstantAmber have a Twitter account that allows us to keep in contact with the parents whose children we have been tasked to protect. We monitor the service for any news related to missing children in the... more

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