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When we think of an ideal world the idea is where children are able to grow and learn without any danger but as child abuse is such a big reality we are unable to figure out what kind of world we are living in and thus we need to take protective measures to protect your child from abuse. Taking precautions will help you keep your child safe and also will the risk of abduction decreased. Also the report conducted by child help says that the statistic is alarming. So it’s high time we need to protect the future generation. Luckily we have measures to prevent, let’s discuss what are they.
Teach them stranger danger
- It is very important to make your child understand and learn to be careful with the people they find stranger. They should not be too trusting with strangers. Ask them to obey the following:
- To not enter in any strangers car alone or with a friend.
- Never to go someplace secluded or far from guardians to see any stranger.
- Never let anyone insist to promise something.
- Also teach them safety numbers and ask them to remember few to use in the time of emergency.
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Create Your Own Safe World
- It’s necessary for you to take some measures before you teach your kids anything and following are the things you should take care of.
- Never leave your kids alone, without any supervision.
- Make sure your child knows how to keep the door closed while they are home alone.
- Make them learn your phone number and also the home address.
- Take care of that they don’t wear their name tags in public as one can use it to establish false sense of trust in them.
- Use code words with them, say if you have sent your friend to fetch them let both of them know a code word to match.
- Make them aware of the safe places they can go for help like police station, hospital, good neighbour, institutions etc.
Be careful, be watchful
- Always be attentive to your kid’s daily life, question them if they encountered any stranger or met anything unusual.
- Monitor them internet use as often these days kids are exploited via online means.
Be prepared
- Keep emergency numbers with you all the time. Also the number of nearest police station. Worst of case make a move to file a missing report as soon as possible.
- Make you always carry a up to date photograph with you of different angles.
Teach them self protection
- Teach your kids hoe to protect themselves, this could be done by making them teach to how to refuse one asking them to do something unfamiliar.
- Also teach them that no adult needs and asks for a kid’s help.
- Also tell them difference between a good and a bad touch. Ask them not to get close to any stranger.
- Teach them to say no and also that it’s completely okay.
- Tell them that you are always there to listen to whatever they have to speak to you.
So the above were so ways you can use to protect your child from abuse. This these days is really important. These lessons are must to be given to kids to have a safe life. Our future generation needs to be smarter than us.
