What is an unknown it … What is your child doing? For them, it is not always easy to know how to react. Jean-Christophe Couvy, national secretary of the Union SGP Police FO, delivers the good reflexes to teach the youngest.
A child can easily be confronted with a stranger, whether by going alone to school, sport or bakery. Besides, parents often fear the moment when their child asks to go alone to the local store or stay outside with his friends. To protect it without anxious, Jean-Christophe Couvy, national secretary of the SGP FO FO Police Unit, explains to us above all that his children must be aware of the possible dangers “Without scareing them or blocking them”. It is also important to explain to them clearly what an unknown is, because children give their confidence too quickly.
“A stranger is a person we have not presented to him, who is not part of those around us and in whom we do not trust”declares the expert. To avoid risky situations, some essential reflexes are to be learned like never responding to a stranger, even if he seems nice, not to accept candy or to follow someone who claims to know his parents, and be wary of adults asking for help, because an adult requests another adult, not a child.
But for Jean-Christophe Couvy, another fundamental advice is to be taught. It is a question of teaching his child to react when he feels a danger. He must be able to shout hard and try to flee to a safe place he knows. “If he cannot, he must try to get closer to a stop sign to be visible. The idea is that the more he makes noise and that he manifests resistance, the less the RAVVEUR will endeavor to want to take it. In general, these people do not want to waste too much time with their victim, or even be noticed “, details the policeman.
If the child has a mobile phone, he must also know how to compose 112, the European emergency number which allows you to locate calls if necessary. Parents can present to him people of trust towards whom he can turn in the event of a problem, such as a local merchant or a police officer. Another useful precaution: make him wear a whistle, which he can keep in his pocket and use if he feels followed or in danger. There are also small portable alarms, easy to take away and which are triggered by a simple press on a button. So many accessories that reassure parents and children, in search of autonomy.
