How to Teach your Child About Safety/Abuse
I recently had a gut renching, heart stopping, prickly feel it in your throat experience regarding safety with my five year old daughter this past weekend. I was doing four loads of laundry with my daughter at the neighborhood laundrymat and just as I was about done and ready to load the car, a stranger takes it upon herself to sit my daughter on her lap and begin to whisper to her. The moment it happened I quickly felt some type of way and because of that I removed my daughter from the situation and politely yet sternly told the lady that she had no right to do what she did. We left the laundrymat soon after and that is when it dawned on me that I never really had a formal sit down talk with my little one about safety and child abuse. I mean when really is it a good time to have talks as such…my answer, especially after that day, was now and is now. After doing some research I have some tips that I wish to share with you about how to teach your child about safety/child abuse.
- Teach your child(ren) the meaning of PANTS
Privates are private
Always remember your body belongs to you
No means no
Talk about secrets that upset you
Speak up, someone can help (www.nspcc.org.uk)
2. Teach your child(ren) the formal words for the male and female anatomy. The reason being, if something should happen when the incident needs to be retold, there will be no misconceptions about what part of the body was violated.
3. Ask your child(ren) to play in areas where they can be seen and supervised by a parent guardian at all times. Anything can happen at any time…so it is important to know that a responsible adult is not far away to help if needed. (that number is what really helped me during the laundrymat incident)
4. Teach your child(ren) how not to disclose personal information like their full name, address, phone number, etc to strangers.
5. Teach your children their personal information in the case of an emergency so that the proper authorities may be notified.
6. Play “what if” with your child(ren) to test their knowledge about safety and child abuse. ie. What if a stranger offered you candy, would you take it? What if a stranger asked you to go with them somewhere, would you go? etc.
7. Keep the lines of communication open with your child(ren). He/she/they should always feel like he/she/they can come to you to talk about anything.
I hope you have found this story and these tips to be helpful to you and yours. Until next time.
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