children’s safety education

In today’s hectic world of working parents, busy school schedules, extra-mural activities, being there to protect our children every minute of every day is simply just not possible. Statistics are showing that attacks on children are on the rise and there has never been a more important time to discuss children’s safety education with our little ones.

They should be taught basic children’s safety education - how to develop their instincts and judgment to avoid dangerous situations and how to get away safely if they unfortunately find themselves in one. Being tuned into their surroundings and aware of what is happening around them rather than just tuned into their I-pod. Knowing a few basic but effective self-defence techniques could make the difference between a happy child and one who has a life long bad memory to deal with. Statistics also suggest that there is a registered paedophile living within walking distance of most suburban families (and even closer if you live in a city)!

Your child needs to be shown exactly what to do if somebody grabs him by the wrist, the neck, or the shirt. Children’s safety education covers areas like how to answer the door or the phone; walking alone in public places; talking to adults and rules for staying safe. Tips for how to protect themselves from predators on the Internet, what to do if they find a weapon or witness a crime and how to cope if they come home to a burglary

They need to be shown the most sensitive vital points on the human body and how to strike them to effectively disable an attacker long enough to run away. Even a four year old can learn to incapacitate someone temporarily to gain time to hide. This kind of children’s safety education needs to be covered in every school curriculum to arm our children with the knowledge and skills to defend themselves and keep them out of harm’s way. Prevention is just so much better that a cure that is often unobtainable.

Children’s safety education should also include learning how to handle playground bullies, how to avoid kidnapping in various places, for example, a parking lot, the mall, and while out walking in the neighbourhood. Mastering a few skills of simple self defence techniques is far better that waking up crying at night from nightmares and will instil a deep seated confidence in the child that in it will protect him or her from attack.

Children can learn how to use their playthings as weapons such as a skateboard, a bicycle and how to deal with a demand on the street for their cell phone or money. Through children’s safety education they are shown that it OK to fight back when their own safety is in danger.