Kids Self-Defense: Using the Voice

Video Transcript

"Hi, today we're talking about kids safety and I'd like to address the power of words. The power of words is really an amount of energy that you give out when you are using your voice and in the self defense factor or mode that can be extremely important. It can make the difference between everything working and it not being very successful. So you want to expend, expend a lot of energy when you are defending yourself. Using your voice can be a very powerful tool because not only does it give the information out to the person that you're addressing but it also maybe get attention from other people around you and in today?s world with the cell phones handy, so close, then anyone who sees something because of your voice they might recognize that you're in trouble and call for help. So that's always something to remember. When you are speaking and when you're telling your kids how to interact and you're teaching them social graces and those types of things, it's very important to explain to them how you need to speak clearly, loudly, with some confidence and that only comes with practice. As your child grows and develops and they go through all these changes it can be difficult for them and they might tend to shy away and get really timid but you need to let them practice with you. Encourage and show them how it's done. That you need to look at the person in the eye. You need to greet them, extend energy forward and then if it is in a defensive mode then you need to say, using your words, nice and loud. "No, Stop, Leave me alone." Any type of phrase that they can come to mind. It needs to be said with some energy. So keeping yourself safe will a lot of times come down to the power of your words."