Child Safety Tips

ATI Martial Arts Child Safety Tips!

Our child safety education relies on continued repetition both in our school and at home in discussions with parents. The aim is to educate children through repetition on to avoid dangerous situations as well as physically how to fight back if an abduction attempt occurs

Conversations to have regularly with your children

• They are safest staying in groups, if they are younger, with an adult you select.
• To always inform you of plan changes and who they are going with and to get permission from you always.
• That a stranger is someone they don’t know and can be friendly, polite and kind but may still be dangerous.
• That not all strangers are bad but you must still be cautious because you don’t know who is good or bad by the way they look and act.
• If a stranger approaches they must keep distance, stay out of reach and not give any personal information to the stranger.
• To move away towards safety if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
• How to get help if they are in trouble, from staff at shops, or businesses or banks etc or from safety houses on their routes. 
• To tell a trusted adult every time someone approaches them or makes them fell uncomfortable.

Walk with your child to determine

• The safest route for your child to follow to and from school or activities, avoiding isolated areas, difficult streets to cross, and other hazards.
• Where to go and who to ask for help if kids have a safety problem on the route. As mentioned before, safety houses, people you know, businesses such as shops, banks, police station.
• Your child’s level of safety awareness to be walking on their own, if you feel they are ready or not.

Practice together to prepare your child to:

• Use their awareness to notice and avoid problems from people, traffic or other possible trouble.
• Move quickly out of reach from a stranger who approaches them or makes them feel uncomfortable.
• Follow their safety plan even if a friend tries to persuade them to do otherwise.
• The anti abduction drills outlined here.
• Memorising your phone number and address so they may call for help and how and when to call 000 for help.