Child safety

I read a article about the best way to warn about the risks to children. The topic is related with the cases of sexual abuse and abduction that have been showed by various communication media in the last time.

The article criticizes a lack of public service campaigns, wich was very popular in the past. Also, the article collects recommendations of three specialists related with this topic. The first specialist said it is important that parents don`t overprotect to their children and reinforce the idea that not all strangers are dangerous. I agree with it, because when the children are overprotected they can develop a great dependence on their parents and this can affect them in the future. For other hand, a professor of Psychology said that the best instruction to give to children is "not to go off with someone unless they have first checked with their parent or carer". I consider that this point is very important if we consider  that the majority of children who are abused or abducted are done so by people known to them. Finally it is recommended that from an early age, parents should ask to their children "How you would react to a certain situation" and guide them to find the right answers. 

Personally, I think that to this information should be added a call to parents to be more aware of what their kids are doing at all times.

If you want more information, see this link http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/shortcuts/2012/oct/03/child-safety-warn-about-risks?INTCMP=SRCH

Regards