Valuable info from self defense class:

I went to a free self defense class offered by our local swat team and it was wonderful and I learned some valuable info that Id like to share . If you ever get the chance to take one of these classes I highly recommend it and take your children. There were a lot of little girls around the age of 7 last night who learned how to protect themselves from strangers which I thought was the best thing their mothers could of done for them.

Most of you know to put ICE (in case of emergency) in your cell phone address book instead of a name along a phone number, but the police also mentioned that you should also put ICE 2-a second emergency contact in case they cant get in touch with the first person. For those that don't know about ICE, here is an example: Instead of listing my husbands name I would put ICE and put his phone number in so that if in a wreck the police would know who to contact.

Most cell phones have a built in GPS system that you can set up on your own for emergencies only. This would be used so that the police can find your location should something happen. They can call your cell phone and find the nearest tower close to you. We have all seen this on TV before where someone went missing and the police called their cell phone to pinpoint their location near a tower but its not something your phone will do automatically for you. Not all phones have this capability ,but if yours does it is worth changing it and your kids cell phone. You can also take your phone to your nearest cell phone dealer and they can change it for you. Its called ALI (automatic location information). Go to SETTINGS and then scroll down till you find LOCATION from there you want to change it from 911 ONLY to LOCATION ON.