Guide to Protecting Your Child from Violent Kids: Part III

Your Child Knows Best

Ask your children who are the kids in their class or school that are troublemakers, "strange" or the ones everyone picks on. You will be surprised how much information they can give you. Children are much more in touch with their survival instinct and they do not rationalize away behavior. They are great allies in helping you identify whom to check into. From fifth grade up begin sharing these points with your children so they know what to watch out for. Knowledge empowers children. It does not create fear. In fact, it removes fear. You should have little doubt by now that our children live with a level of fear most of us never experienced growing up.

There is a fundamental lesson I have been teaching for more than ten years: "We don't keep secrets. If someone asks us to do something that makes us feel uncomfortable or unsafe, then we tell an adult we trust." This Yello Dyno Rule and The Yello Dyno Personal Safety Program builds a foundation that reinforces speaking up if kids are in danger. Because of this patterning the importance of their personal safety and the safety of their friends goes deeper than peer acceptance. This gives you a dramatic advantage in protecting your teen.


Read our review of the book, Raising Safe Kids in an Unsafe World.


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