Wltx.com recently reported about protecting your child from a stranger. I include an excerpt: Like clockwork, hundreds of children pour out of schools on weekday afternoons. So, what if a person waiting outside is not a parent, but rather a predator? Would your child know how to react? “We try to talk about strangers,” said… Read More
Archive for ‘Child Protection’ Category
Keep Your Kids Safe from Strangers
Daniel Vasquez recently reported about free child safety classes in South Florida offered by John Peek, owner and head instructor of ATA Black Belt Academy, a Deerfield Beach Tae Kwondo studio. I have included some of the tips below: Saying NO: Peek says the way a child says it is key. A child should step… Read More
Child Abuse: Red Alert
Rachel Arora reports from Inda on child abuse: There are millions of children in the world who are victims of child abuse in one way or the other. What does it take for someone to carry out such a horrendous crime? Children are vulnerable and they easily bestow their trust in others. Do those villains,… Read More
67 Percent of Sex Assault Victims are Under 18
Chuck Plunkett and Jeffrey A. Roberts recently wrote an article about the sexual assault of children: …the most likely victims of sexual abuse — by far — remain young children. A review of about 55,000 reported cases of rape and sex assault in 2004 shows that about 67 percent of all sex victims are 17… Read More
Self-Defense Tips for Children
Michael Starr offers the following self-defense tips: What are the top 5-tips any parent can teach their child? Age 4-8: 1. No adult ever needs help from a child. 2. Stay close to your guardian (within eye sight). 3. If separated from your guardian look for a police officer, someone who works at the store… Read More
Five Simple Self-Defense Rules for Children
Five simple self-defense rules for children: 1. If in doubt, out. Always trust your instincts. If something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t. 2. My safety first, their feelings second. It’s OK to be rude sometimes. Do what you have to and make yourself safe. 3. Don’t be fooled. Adults don’t generally ask kids for… Read More
Internet Safety Group Broadens Mission
Dibya Sarkar wrote an article about an internet safety group broadening its mission: The explosion of social networking sites such as MySpace.com and Second Life, along with free video sharing sites like YouTube.com, is making it increasingly difficult to protect children surfing the Internet, says Stephen Balkam, who founded a voluntary website rating system seven… Read More
Child Protection Tips from Farrell’s
A self-defense and martial arts school from the Iowa Area provides child protection tips on their website monthly: Never let your child go into a public restroom by themselves. Little boys may have to go into the women restroom with their mothers and little girls into the men’s room with their fathers. There are evil… Read More
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