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Keep Your Children Safe during the Summer Months

Summer is just around the corner meaning more time for children of all ages to spend outside. While this is a good thing for their health and wellbeing, it's important to remember the risks involved of letting them remain out of your sight for long periods of time. All around the world there are cases of child abductions hitting the papers and as these abductions continue to feature in our day to day lives it's necessary for parents to think about their children's safety at all times.

By following these simple steps below a parent can ensure that their child is safe at all times even when they are playing outside out of the parent's line of sight.

Don't Talk to Strangers

This is something that should be drilled into your children from an early age. Explain to your children the importance of not talking to someone they don't know and the risks involved if they do so. While you don't want to scare your child into not speaking to anyone, explain to them that while they can talk to people they know they should still exercise caution in doing so.

Maintain a Safe Distance

If you live near a park then set a parameter for your children to play within so that you can keep an eye on them or easily spot them should you need them. If you live on a quiet street then set a distance for them to only play at the end of the road where you can easily locate them. While it's okay to let them go off and explore you should still think about setting a distance or landmark for them to stay within sight of at all times.

Teach them to be Self-Aware

Those individuals who are aware of what's going on around them at all times are able to avoid a dangerous situations from occurring. Even though this may be difficult for children that are enjoying their freedom of being outside, it is still necessary for you as the parent to educate them on how they can be self-aware of what is going on around them.

Portray a Sense of Confidence

A child who looks and presents themselves as confident is less likely to become a target of an attack or abduction. In order to make sure that your children aren't the subject of an attack why not enroll them in self-defense classes which will greatly benefit them in the long run. During the classes they will be able to learn techniques that will enable them to defend themselves in an effective manner.

By following these simple steps, you can ensure that your children are still able to enjoy their freedom outside while being safe. It's a parent's worst nightmare to be faced with the realization that your child is missing; nobody wants to go through that.

All it takes is the implementation of a few basic steps to ensure that everyone remains safe whatever they are doing. By doing so, you as the parent can have the peace of mind that you want while still giving your child their freedom of enjoying the feeling of being outside.

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