by admin on March 21, 2010
When your kids are out of your sight, you worry. They could be out with friends or down the street playing. What about school? It is a contained environment just like the workplace where your kids will interact with others.
School is where kids get to test those interpersonal skills that their parents taught them. For them, it is real life. They learn that everyone doesn’t think like them or look like them. It is a time of wonder and conflict.
Over the last decade, our world has seen violence in schools on epic scales. School shootings occurred on secondary school and college campuses. Kids must learn to prepare themselves for the worse.
Even before school shootings made the news, kids have dealt with difficult situations and physical bullying at school. Teaching your child to stay safe in the educational environment begins with teaching them how to deal with others. [click to continue…]
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KSA Defense,
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by admin on March 14, 2010
One way not to be robbed or burgled is the use of theft deterrents. Theft deterrents are not necessarily things that you buy but techniques that you employ that make you and what you own undesirable targets for criminals. Here are five theft deterrents that may work for you.
There are a few things to know about criminals. Most are not like you see on movies like “The Italian Job” or “Ocean’s 11.” They will not pursue your belongings relentlessly that is, unless you have several million dollars in a fortress of a house or a casino you own. For the most part, they ferret out people who are unaware of them and have something about them that says, “easy target.”
1. Post alarm system signs in plain sight. Thieves are reluctant to hit houses with alarm system signs outside or alarm stickers on windows. It is too big a risk to try and break into that home even if the signs are decoys. There are easier targets without alarm systems.
2. Remove all visible items from your car. Just because your car is in the driveway doesn’t mean a criminal won’t go for it. When you get out at night, take all of your valuables inside. Don’t leave laptops, GPS systems, keys, iPods or money in your car where it can be seen. If a thief can see it, they will go after it. By the time you hear the window break, they’ll be long gone.
3. Lock your doors and windows. The first thing a burglar will do is check for the easy way in. open windows or closed but unlocked windows are perfect entrances for thieves. Also, lock your garage door if it leads to the inside of your home. This advice extends to automobiles. Many people don’t lock their cars in their driveways or carports. Always lock your car doors. A thief won’t strike when you are awake and watching but asleep and oblivious. [click to continue…]
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breaking in,
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