Preventing Child Abduction By David M. Bresnahan, Sat Dec 10th
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Every 40 seconds a child becomes missing orabducted, but parents can help their children prevent that fromhappening. The Vanished Children's Alliance reports that high statistic,meaning thousands of children disappear every day throughout theUnited States. Many of those abductions can be prevented,according to Dwight Trower, who has been teaching children andparents for 10 years. "The 'Child Safety Program' is designed for children of all agesand their parents," explained Trower. "I teach parents how totalk to their children about the dangers, and how to avoid them.The kids learn to identify dangerous situations, how to identifysafe places and responsible adults to help them, and how to usetheir most valuable weapon - their voice." Trower has beenteaching kids and parents at schools and through communitygroups, and now he is making his training available to anyone inthe country through a DVD and CD program available at at www.ChildSafetyInformation.com.
"Mr. Trower was awesome," said Kristy Roberts St. Marks SchoolPrincipal. "He taught the kids what to do if approached by astranger, how to identify a stranger and where to run for help.All the children and some
parents participated and had hands onlearning. It was a great reminder for all of us to talk to ourchildren." The "Child Safety Program" teaches children what to do and howto do it. Parents can work with their kids to practice what theylearn through role playing. Because the program is on both DVDand CD audio, families can listen in the car and watch at home. "These skills are so important for children to learn andpractice. Families should watch the DVD and listen to the CDsoften. The reinforcement goes a long way to help childrenremember what they should do," explained Trower. The "Child Safety Program" goes beyond just teaching kids toavoid abduction. Every day thousands of school children arevictimized by bullies. Trower teaches children some easy tofollow techniques to deal with such situations. Parents report that after learning the methods and techniquestaught by Trower their children have greater self-confidence andhigher self-esteem. Trower provides an informative web site at www.ChildSafetyInformation.com. About the author:David M. Bresnahan is an independent journalist and publicrelations consultant. He has a web site at www.ThatPRGuy.com. |