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Part One
Parents can increase their ability to keep their child safe when they understand more about the threats that are real to their child. Predators, anyone who preys on our most precious and vulnerable children, are real threats to any child.
Understanding who these predators are and how to teach your kids the most basic skills to prevent being caught by them, is a great prevention safety technique. It’s part of teaching your child how to keep themselves safe.
First, a predator is anyone that preys on innocent children. Bullies at school are kids that prey on other kids. Drug dealers are predators that approach kids with, “Want to make some money?” and hook kids on drugs. Gangs prey on kids with promises of status, self-esteem while engaging in anti-social and criminal behavior. Sexual predators seek out children they can sexually abuse.
First, regardless of the type of abuse, predators are very difficult, even for us, child safety experts, “to prevent.” They are cunning, driven and devious individuals. They are also difficult for most of us to recognize.
Frankly, you really can’t. If there is one message for you to understand, it is this
one: predators look like everybody else.
They look like your neighbors.
They look like the people at the grocery store.
They look like everyday, normal individuals.
They look like you and me.
COMMUNICATION IS KEY!
Talk to your children. Explain to them what a stranger is without getting them afraid or intimidated. Explain to them the importance of staying focused and confident even if they feel afraid.
Role play with your children…
Help them practice talking and acting CONFIDENT. If your children are shy or afraid, it may be a good time to enroll them in a self-defense class or confidence building program.
Graf’s ATA Martial Arts child safety and self defense classes covers important safety lessons in a straight forward, non-threatening way including break away techniques, stranger warning signs, and tips to deal with bullies. Enroll your child today!
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Great post. There is another program out there called Safety Kids which helps children learn to say no to strangers, drugs and the like. Thanks for sharing these excellent tips and helping children have the confidence to stay safe. We do something similar wth women.
Starting them young is the smart way to go in helping to learn instinctive moves that could one day save their lives.