They don't have to "beat him". They have to have the confidence to fight back, run away somewhere safe, and contact an adult.
I had a kung fu teacher who's daughter could fuck my ass up with pressure points even though she was half my size. He used to have her demo them to prove a point.
The other thing the kids should learn is how to get out of a grip. That and getting out of locks would be the most beneficial, imo.
And hows a kid going to have a gun at school anyways!?
True but also not entirely. Speed and skill can trump power depending on how you use it.
But my contribution is also that the problem with Disneys is that they don't often groom children by force.
A lot of this stuff starts by social engineering and other tools of manipulation, to make the kid rely on them or care about them or want to please them in one way or another.
The real takeaway other than teaching your kids to defend themselves physically is that they need to understand from an early age how to resist their manipulation.
I'm not a psychologist so I can't speak to the specifics of how to achieve that though.
Be accessible to your children so that they are comfortable relying on you. Interaction with your children develops natural self esteem and compentency in them. It's shocking, but wide swaths of parents fail that basic level of involvement and make their children easier prey.
Pedophiles are called predators, and it's good to remember it's literal. They pray on the weak. They can sense weakness because OFTEN they themselves were abused and "it takes one to know one".
When I was a kid, my parents reviewed safety videos with us from the bookstore at church.
It taught us how to identify strange behavior, stay in a group, memorize your address and telephone numbers, don't accept gifts from strangers, things like that.
I don't think you guys understand what "grooming" means. It means the child is manipulated to the point where they accept and welcome the sexual acts. Physical strength doesn't matter, because the child doesn't fight back.
yes that's true. but the tough kids can't be groomed, they just fight back. I was one of those kids, had a couple of creepers try, but I was too ornery. sure it wasn't worth the trouble. point being, teach kids to believe in themselves/have confidence and then they can't be groomed
Predators go after low hanging fruit. Aside from the rare, random snatch and grab what parents need to worry about is their own general involvement in their children's lives.
Making your child "ungroomable" is really just making your child YOUR CHILD.
I thank God I spent literal years listening to the radio show Loveline every night at work, it's almost all they talked about. Almost every single screwed up, abused or addicted young person they talked to had the same back stories: shitty, absent or actively abusive parents.
This and also top right picture has NO technique, as in it literally is not a technique.
Edit:- Someone on here thinks grabbing someones FOREARM with both hands in an over under grip (and crossed up) in a manner that prevents you from applying more than a few degrees of rotation in any direction is a technique. Lol.
Martial arts are great for kids, but there's no way an 80-lb kid is going to beat a determined grown man unless his technique incorporates gunpowder.
Teaches them to be more aware of their surroundings as well
THAT'S MY PURSE!
https://youtu.be/1u4oXXL1a5A
They don't have to "beat him". They have to have the confidence to fight back, run away somewhere safe, and contact an adult.
I had a kung fu teacher who's daughter could fuck my ass up with pressure points even though she was half my size. He used to have her demo them to prove a point.
The other thing the kids should learn is how to get out of a grip. That and getting out of locks would be the most beneficial, imo.
And hows a kid going to have a gun at school anyways!?
And they'll learn to see and feel when someone is lining up against them.
Learning that fighting back OK is a important skill.
Exactly! It would make them more aware of their surroundings.
Exactly
True but also not entirely. Speed and skill can trump power depending on how you use it.
But my contribution is also that the problem with Disneys is that they don't often groom children by force.
A lot of this stuff starts by social engineering and other tools of manipulation, to make the kid rely on them or care about them or want to please them in one way or another.
The real takeaway other than teaching your kids to defend themselves physically is that they need to understand from an early age how to resist their manipulation.
I'm not a psychologist so I can't speak to the specifics of how to achieve that though.
Parenting.
Be accessible to your children so that they are comfortable relying on you. Interaction with your children develops natural self esteem and compentency in them. It's shocking, but wide swaths of parents fail that basic level of involvement and make their children easier prey.
Pedophiles are called predators, and it's good to remember it's literal. They pray on the weak. They can sense weakness because OFTEN they themselves were abused and "it takes one to know one".
Unfortunately it's the law of the jungle.
P.s. very good comment btw.
When I was a kid, my parents reviewed safety videos with us from the bookstore at church.
It taught us how to identify strange behavior, stay in a group, memorize your address and telephone numbers, don't accept gifts from strangers, things like that.
Im sure we could use a revised vision for 2022.
I don't think you guys understand what "grooming" means. It means the child is manipulated to the point where they accept and welcome the sexual acts. Physical strength doesn't matter, because the child doesn't fight back.
yes that's true. but the tough kids can't be groomed, they just fight back. I was one of those kids, had a couple of creepers try, but I was too ornery. sure it wasn't worth the trouble. point being, teach kids to believe in themselves/have confidence and then they can't be groomed
This, and...
Predators go after low hanging fruit. Aside from the rare, random snatch and grab what parents need to worry about is their own general involvement in their children's lives.
Making your child "ungroomable" is really just making your child YOUR CHILD.
I thank God I spent literal years listening to the radio show Loveline every night at work, it's almost all they talked about. Almost every single screwed up, abused or addicted young person they talked to had the same back stories: shitty, absent or actively abusive parents.
The predators already know how this works.
Now all of you do too.
This and also top right picture has NO technique, as in it literally is not a technique.
Edit:- Someone on here thinks grabbing someones FOREARM with both hands in an over under grip (and crossed up) in a manner that prevents you from applying more than a few degrees of rotation in any direction is a technique. Lol.