radKIDS is a program is a safety program to help children protect themselves against violence that goes way beyond the trite and practically useless “don’t talk to strangers” strategy. One graduate of the program, Candy, managed to escape an attacker by fighting her way free. Attackers rely on kids to cooperate simply because they are adults.
radKIDS: Children’s Safety Education
The radKIDS Program is providing children with hope, options, and practical skills to RECOGNIZE, AVOID, and, if necessary, ESCAPE violence and abuse.
The radKIDS program teaches many topics including:
- Safety in the home and vehicle safety
- School safety, including bullying
- “Out-and-about safety,” including water- and pedestrian-safety education
- Realistic defense against abduction
- Good, bad and uncomfortable touch
- Stranger Tricks, including physical defense against abduction
- Self-realization of personal power