“A” is for Attitude

Attitude is the first key in the A, B, C’s of safety. A child must learn to be confident in themselves and project that confidence. If a child is confident in themselves, that they are loved, that they have a secure and strong family and that they belong in this world, it will show. They stand up taller, they keep their head up and shoulders back. Confidence exudes subconsciously from such a child.

When a child is confident they even exude a confidence “air” about themselves. This is that all important Attitude that quietly tells people “I’m not to be messed with” and “I’m not an easy target.” This attitude, by itself, can and will deter a number of threats to your child. Bullies seek weak and sick children to harass. Predators troll for victims that are easy targets. Criminals want no fight from their victims.

Attitude also means that your child, when taught a few safety techniques, will have the confidence in themselves whenever they need to use them. This is a critical part in child safety. If your child’s Belly Brain goes off, they have to have enough confidence in themselves and in their ability to know it is “talking” to them, to take action. A confident child will leave a situation that is not right when the Belly Brain goes off and go find a trusted adult for help. Kids that are not confident in themselves will always question whether their Belly Brain is even going off and if they should go bother someone with their problem.

Confidence is all about attitude and attitude is all about confidence.