Saturday, August 23, 2008

Kid Safe Quick Highlights

Kid Safe
Kid Safe is a nationally recognized self defense safety and awareness program for children ages 5 an above. It is available GRIFFIN Martial Arts Centers as a complimentary community service.
No one likes to think about it but it can happen to anyone. Expect the best but be prepared for the possible worst. As a parents we know the value we place on our children.
Your child will learn safety, awareness, child prevention abduction and self defense techniques, such as the 3 zones of caution and awareness , stranger danger, safety zones and touches, sounding out and what a child can do to minimize danger with self defense if contact does occur. In addition, parents will learn about the 10 common lures used by child abductors.
Kid Safe Quick Highlights
Summary:
The FBI estimates that 90% of missing persons are juveniles.
There is an average of 2,100 reports of missing children per day.
Since 1990 missing person reports have increased 32%.
75% of children are willing to share personal information about themselves and their family.
Summary of Topics and the 5 Points of Child Safety
1. Green, Yellow, and Red Lights of Safety
By teaching children there are different levels of safety and those levels depend on the situation we are in and the decisions we make in those situations, we can better train them to use their instincts, intuition, and even fear as safety tools.
2. Stranger Danger
The old saying that we tell our children “Don’t talk to strangers”, really is not effective, because we teach our children to be polite and nice to others. We even reprimand them if a person says hello and our child does not respond. So we need to educate our children on detail about strangers.
3. Safety Zones and Touches
It is very important that our children know the ranges that are appropriate and safe to be from different people. This will make them become more aware when they are approached by a stranger and let them understand what distance is appropriate for any adult in their lives.
4. Sounding Out
At this point the child has made the decision to defend themselves. The next tool that should be used is for the child to back away and sound their alarms.
5. Contact Occurs
If contact actually occurs between our children and a stranger, now is the time that your child must move into some physical techniques and principles.
This class is great for:
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops
Kids interested in martial arts
Little League and Pop-Warner Teams
Day Cares
Children's and Youth Church Groups
Elementary School Classes (Public or Private) and School Assemblies
MOM's clubs and play clubs

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