This past week has been very difficult for many people in Springfield. Hailey Owens, a 10 year old girl, was kidnapped and killed within a nights time. It breaks my heart thinking of how scared this little girl must have been during this time period. This terrible thing has encouraged me to help kids become more aware of safety awareness.
When I was a little kid, my mom drilled this into my head. She made up games that taught me the importance of being aware of my surroundings, never talking to strangers, etc. Many children don’t know the importance of this and many parents don’t either. Often, people think that incident’s like Hailey’s won’t happen to them because it seems so unlikely.
I intern at Macedonia daycare and I am going to find a way to help these children become aware of how important safety is!
I totally argee with the topic you have chosen to take on. good job!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea- my mom did the same thing, but unfortunately some people don't care as much!
ReplyDeleteKaitlyn,
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, some people don’t see safety the same as others. I think I wrote to Hannah that when I was in elementary school, I was often allowed to walk home alone from school, which was a little more than half a mile away. Sometimes my parents wouldn’t get home until a couple hours after I arrived home, even though my mom would always call. I lived close to Delaware Elementary School if you are familiar with that area—I think I would have actually gone to Parkview if my family hadn’t moved to Ozark way before I started high school. But anyway, my point in telling you this is that safety precautions have changed even more since then.
I am curious what exactly are you planning? How do you want to help these kids realize how important being safe is? More, more, more! ☺
I love how you're going to focus in on Macedonia since you are already involved there. I'm excited to see how you promote this child safety!
ReplyDeleteYou have a really great idea! I like that you care about not only the kids you work with, but the safety of all children. Setting something up at the daycare it brilliant, and who knows? It could always turn into something bigger than that.
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