Adults and children should always hang up immediately on obscene phone calls and report the incident to the police. A child should never open the door to someone they do not know. If the child is alone, at times it is better not to answer the door at all and simply dial 911. A child is always safest in their own fenced backyard. Safety decreases as you go into the front yard and move further away from the home.
Apartment complexes offer little opportunity for a safe playing environment.
The only safe playing area in an apartment complex is inside your own apartment or in a playing area that is attended by an adult. If your child is the first one at the bus stop wait until other older children arrive before you leave your child unattended. Wait until the bus arrives or other adults take over. Oregon law allows children 10 years old to stay home alone. You are violating the law if you leave a child under 10 years old alone for an unreasonable amount of time.