Thursday, November 12, 2009

Life saving technique for kids

Aiden had just finished watching a show off our DVR and when a show is over the TV plays the last channel it was on. In this case, Dr. Phil happened to be on. And I do not watch Dr. Phil. But this caught our attention pretty quick. They had girls on there demonstrating what a child should do if a stranger tried to take them. They were to get on the ground as quick as they could and start screaming "STRANGER STRANGER 911!" over and over again and go "chihuahua crazy" kicking and throwing a tantrum. The idea is if they are on the ground kicking it would be harder for a predator to pick them up and transfer them. Also screaming "HELP" may make other adults think the kid is playing rather than in real trouble, so they are to scream "STRANGER STRANGER 911" instead to get attention.
Aiden liked watching and imitating the girls and we role played as well. I thought this was soooo important since we really hadn't touched on the subject an awful lot yet. He practiced this over and over. We also practiced how you need to bite hard if someone tries to cover your mouth. Please, if you have kids, have them watch this video. Discuss and practice this with them-it could save their lives!

Aiden had been practicing this for awhile by the time I took this video, and had done a better job earlier...but he still did pretty good.


Devin was practicing this too...his way :) He would just kick his legs and yell a little, but I knew he was imitating the kids and Aiden. I had just missed him doing it again, but he did it a little standing up-it was cute!
If you click on the Dr. Phil link I posted in the top paragraph it will take you to the show I was watching. If you have any other tips or tricks please share them in the comments section. You can post as anonymous and not have to worry about signing in, and you can type your name at the end of the comment if you wish. Let's do what we can to keep our kids informed and safe.

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