Almost every day we come across news of child abuse, verbal and non-verbal violence against children, and abduction, and it breaks our hearts. Alright; As a parent, how can you educate your child about basic safety rules without increasing his anxiety level but at the same time raising his awareness?
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-First of all, the most important thing is to prevent your child's anxiety level from increasing, so prevent him from being exposed to such news.
-Create a safety net for your child. What is this safety net? Ask him to form a team of 3-5 adults he can trust. And state that he can tell anything to the people in this team and that those people will believe him every time he tells it. Tell him that he should share it with these people when he is worried or afraid in any situation.
-Teach him about his private parts. For example; These are the areas where your private parts are covered by your swimsuit or underwear. Only your mother and father can touch these. No one else can touch them and no one can ask you to touch their private parts. If such a thing happens, tell them immediately that they should tell the people in their safety net about it.
-Regardless of age, do not forget to wear a swimsuit in summer. This will ensure that your child fully understands the importance of private area and privacy. Do not dress him in front of others.
-Explain that he should not allow strangers to kiss and hug him. (In such cases, you can tell them no, shake hands or give them a high five instead of kissing and hugging.)
-Explain that there can be no secrets between people in the security network. (An outsider may ask you to hide something you don't like. When you encounter such a situation, tell it to one of the people in your safety network)
- Your child can memorize a phone number starting from the age of 4. Have them memorize mom or dad's number in the form of rhymes or songs.
-Teach your child about places to seek help such as the police, police station, hospital.
-To help your child understand these better and reinforce them. Play mutual games to find out. Let's say determine a scenario and start; Someone behaved something you don't like, what do you do? –I call my mother. –I share it with people in the security network. –I feel like screaming. Have him give the answers and have him try it, for example, dial your number from another phone.
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