It doesn't matter how old your children is or of he is a boy or a girl. At any age children can be vulnerable, and someone can take advantage of their vulnerability. But there is some simple information that could save their lives
1.Avoid strangers-this must be universal advice for any adults who might approach your child. Repeat these things often-don t talk to strangers, it doesn' t matter if they're the same sex, don ' t leave with them even if they make promises or use your parents name or for other reasons, don't get into their car , don' take anything from them , whether it' s food, sweets or drink, and don't open the door for anyone when you're home alone.
2.Cry for help-teach the children that if they are attacked or forced to do something or go with a stranger ,they should cry as loudly as they can for help. It is not enough to scream, because people might think he is just a child with a tantrum who is with his parents.To say explicitly :" Help!" , "He wants to take me!"' "It's not my mother/father!", "This man touches me!"
3 The method of clinging to the leg of the aggressor- is useful even for very small children.If a child is pulled towards the aggressors, teach him to immediately throw himself at the legs of the aggressor and to hold his arms tightly to one of his legs and possibilty to curl up and the legs around the other leg.
This method will make the aggressorlose control over the child , who will not be able to move Passers by will definitley notice that the little one is doing something unnatural.Laying down, child can cry for help.The child can also cling to a fixed object from around them or even at the feet of another passerby who will be noticed.
4 The slippery fish method- is useful when the aggressor grab the child from behind and covers his mouth or squeezes gim in the neck area.It is obvious that in this case he will not be able to call for help.What he has to do is let himself down , moving his hands and legs like a fish.Not the strength but more the force of gravity will act in this case.He got down to turn toward the aggressor with his face and hit with his feet, while also crying for help.
5. A similar techinque is that of swimming-when he notices that the aggressor is coming towards him and wants to attack or grab him , the child must not push him but move his arms quickly to the side as in swimming .This will prevent him from being grabed too easily in the chest or the neck and will give him a breack to cry for help.
6.Bite and hit-an adult will not die from hitting or biting a child , but he may temporarly lose co trol over him and may give the child the opportunity to cry for help or even run away. Teach the child to bite or scratch the hands or arms that hurt him when he grabs.To hit the aggressor with his fistsand feet in sensitive places: in the eye, in the area of the sexual organs, in the calf of the leg, in the neck under chin, in the breast pocket .He must take advantage of any weakening of the opponent 's strengh and run away.
7. In the case of car kidnapping you must make sure that he is not pulled into the car. If he is put in the back seat and his hand free, he can put his hand in the aggressor eyes, shout or make signs to the drivers in the traffic on the side or back windows. When the aggressor stop the car and openes the door to get out , it is a good chance for the child to open the opposite door and run away.
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