Inspiring A Child Through Safety

I’m often asked just how kids feel better about themselves through safety.

Simple: confident kids are naturally less of a target for any type of childhood predator.  From bullies at school to the most dastardly criminal, kids that stand up tall, walk with purpose and hold their heads high are less likely to be victims.

Try this with your child:  play the “Feel Good, Feel Bad Game.”  It works with any age. Ask you child if they want to play a quick game, then ask them to remeber a time or incident when they were sick or upset.  Then, have them walk  around with that feeling for a moment.  Change the mood and happily say, “Feel Good!” and ask them to remember a good thing like a birthday or holiday memory as the walk around the room.  Notice how their posture changes.

When you teach even the youngest children to play this game, they can “Feel Good” and stand tall even when they don’t feel that way.  They can learn to project confidence at will.  It becomes critical for them to learn to do this if they walk fhome from school, trot to the store or even head to the playground without you.

Victims are chosen becuase they project and display vidual traits of sadness, unhappiness, problems and the unconscious notion of “I’m easy” too often.

When kids learn to play “confidence” they are more likely to internalize those feelings, too. We build confidence as an integral part of our safety program.

-Joyce Jackson

…keeping kids safe is my business

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