Thingschange,andastheworldbecomesmorechallenging,weneedtotakethetimetoprepareourchildren.Notinathreateningorscaryway,butinawaythatisfun,engaging,andwillgivethemthebestpossiblechanceofensuringtheirownwellbeing.SpottingDangerBeforeItSpotsYourKIDSisabookaboutpresentingtheconceptsofsituationalawarenesstochildren(ages5-12)inawaythatwillkeepthemengagedandhelpthemtakeanactiveroleintheirownpersonalsecurity.Thisbookwillshowyouhowtousefun,interactivegamestobuildsituationalawarenessskillssuchas:Howchildrencanidentifyandunderstandnormalenvironmentalbehaviors.Howchildrencanspotabnormalbehaviorswithintheirgivenenvironment.Howtogivechildrenaplanandameansofavoidanceorescapeshouldadangeroussituationpresentitself.Whetheryou’reaparent,relative,orworkinthechildcareindustry,thethingsyouimpartuponchildrenwillhavealastingimpactonthewaytheylivetheirlives.Nowhereisthismoreimportantthanintheareaofpersonalsafety.Ascaregivers,wehaveagreatresponsibilityforthesecurityandwellbeingofourchildren,andtoguidethemalongthepathtoindependence.Yourchild’sfuturesuccesswilldependontheirabilitytointeractwiththeirsurroundingsandmakesounddecisionsbasedonwhattheysee.That’sthefoundationofsituationalawareness.AuthorGaryQuesenberryhasspentnearlytwodecadesworkingasafederalairmarshal.Thetrainingmethodsoutlinedinthisbookarebasedonthelessonslearnednotonlyasacounter-terroragentbutalsoasafatherofthree.
