A Great Way to Teach Your Child Personal Safety

Safety Kids Vol. 1 Personal Safety Review

I would not consider myself a paranoid mother, but I am worried about the safety of my children. That is why I am so happy to share with you the Safety Kids program that literally saved my life when I was 7 years old.

When I was a child I was walking home from school when a car with some men pulled up next to me and asked me to come along with them to find the Ice Cream Man. I immediately remembered what I learned as a Safety Kid and started yelling very loudly and ran away from them. If I hadn't learned the program I probably would have gone with them in hopes of free ice cream, I shudder to think what could of happened to me.

I recently discovered that Brite Music was still around and they still offered the Safety Kids program. I was so delighted and immediately bought it to share with my own children. We listen to the CD along with the Sing-Along Activity Book and my children love it. The songs are catchy and easy to remember, and what is most important is that they teach valuable safety lessons. My children are proud to call themselves a "Safety Kid."

The first song goes through The Safety Dont's which teach children What Not To Do, such as don't play alone in a vacant park, stay outside in the dark, hang around after school, get in a stranger's car, take anything from a strangers hand, tell someone on the phone when you are home alone, say you are going one place then go another, and more.

The second song is called "The Togetherness Kids." It basically tells a story and teaches kids to use the buddy system wherever they go.

The third song named "The Telephone Song" tells the importance of memorizing your phone number and provides a very catch tune to memorize it with. I remember listening to this as a child and learning my phone number, it is amazing how long these songs stay in your memory.

Then it goes through the basic Safety Kid Rules which are: 1. Never Talk to Strangers, 2. Always Use the Buddy System, 3. Lock The Doors When You're Home Alone or Tending Younger Kids, 4. Know Your Telephone Number and 5. Don't Let Anyone Do Things To Your Body They Shouldn't Do.