Personal Safety for Kids - Gunderson Group

920 South Holgate St,Seattle WA 98134

08 October, 2022

Description

Children will practice the ‘five fingers’ approach: think, yell, get free, run, and tell. In the first part of class your child will practice some basic safety rules and skills in a safe and non-scary way. We focus on strengthening your kids’ ability to determine whether they feel safe and respected, what to do about it in the moment, and how to seek help afterwards. They will learn about boundaries, practice recognizing when boundaries are being violated, and using their voice and body language to address those boundary violations. The final 10-15 minutes is oriented towards parent education, focusing on risks facing your kids, how to frame the discussion with children, and recognizing when someone may be targeting members of your family. Parents learn tools to continue the conversation, as well as to sort through all the information and misinformation on keeping their children safe. This is a parent and child class, children must be accompanied by one adult.  Cost is $55 per child/parent pair. At this time, we require all participants be fully vaccinated against COVID, and masks are required. Financial assistance is available -- please contact Strategic Living.