“Personal Protection Issues”Written by Gary L. Cunningham, C.P.O.
Publishing Guidelines: You are welcome to publish this article in its entirety, electronically, or in print, free of charge, as long as you include my full signature file. Please send a courtesy link or email where you publish to secuone@aol.com Thank you.“Personal Protection Issues” ©2004 Gary L. Cunningham, C.P.O. All Rights Reserved Worldwide In today’s society one never knows what may happen to your safety. Therefore you should follow some simple rules to help protect yourself from a possible situation that you could be harmed by. Now everyone knows that you can not protect yourself 100% of time. But you can follow simple guidelines that will give you a fighting chance if something does go wrong. 1.Always stay alert to your surroundings. Know who is around you and what they may be doing in your area. 2.When leaving stores, work or home, look around, see who is nearby, look confident and criminal will usually look for another target that is not paying attention. 3.Have your keys already out before you get to car. Fighting with packages, kids and keys at car is an invitation to distraction, then you become a likely target. 4.Don’t give blind trust to a stranger for any reason. 5.If you see something that doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t, go a different way to avoid situation. 6.If it is suspicious to you, then report it to police and have it checked out, don’t wait to be a victim. 7.Take a protection course for you and your family. There are a number of good ones out there. I recommend CDT™, Training For Life™ or a good martial arts program that you are interested in. 8.Keep doors locked when your home, keep curtains closed so criminal can not see what you have inside from street. 9.Make sure your lighting is adequate around you home and in use. 10.Landscaping can be nice or it can hide a criminal, check it out and make necessary adjustments to eliminate hiding spots.
| | Help Your Child Cope with StressWritten by Denni Gill
Has Johnny seemed a little frazzled lately? Today, kids have more worries and face more pressures than ever before. Here a few tips to help your child focus on and do well in school.1. Create a personal schedule Recording everything that must be done on a calendar or "to do" list will help him to keep track of important dates and deadlines. If he keeps it in a visible place he will have no problem acknowledging upcoming events and will be better able to plan how and where to spend his time. A "to do" list would also help him to prioritize his tasks. When it comes to homework, whatever is most important should be tackled first. 2. Watch clock Setting an alarm for morning is a must. I also recommend setting his clock or watch five minutes ahead since it’s always easy to run late. When it comes to something like catching a bus, just five minutes can make a significant difference. 3. Focus He should train himself to be able to concentrate solely on one specific task. This is much easier in a noise-free environment. No T.V or radio should be on to distract him.
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