Protecting kids from crimes

Were you able to realize the fact that your kids are silent observers and reciprocators of the influences surrounding them? Drugs, kidnapping, stealing, bullying, abuse and violence are among the several things threatening crime. Early influences play lasting roles in lives on their lives. New light is now being shed in this regard. Addictions to cigarettes, drugs, alcohol and chewing tobacco are among the several stuffs kids are learning by just looking at their elders. This is just another testimony to the fact that they are sensitively alert to their surroundings.

Hearing, seeing, speaking and thinking capabilities play a pivotal role in nurturing their growth. Spontaneous reactions trigger the unconscious messages of body language as we observe when we see kids pumped up with emotion while watching television or playing games. They experience thrills, ecstasy, fear and even horror.

Children are prone to anxiety, fear complex, being introvert and lurk at the edge of consciousness, arousing guilt and stirring up old fears of being punished and rejected. Often such kids slowly and gradually develop a complex that makes up from small lies to bigger ones leading to crime in extreme cases. Kids grow up in a contemporary society, which calls for an ever-increasing ability to endure anxiety, overcome doubts, tolerate tension, resolve conflicts, reduce frustrations, manage stress and avoid peer and external pressures.

Most people roll their eyes at the memory of a heinous kid and his boorish parent. Setting the stage for change is imperative to build pillars of character from the very start. In a rush of new age, the busy parental influence misses the warmth of their tender touch to the kids who demand attention and motivation. Some care to nurture their potentialities sorting to enhance their creative abilities along with educational follow-ups. However, they miss out the very basics of ‘Character ethics’ and ‘value-based education’. Aspects of ethics is Commitment to do what is right, good and proper, is often overlooked. Model the ethical beliefs to cultivate in the kids with truthfulness.

Parents, who can’t accept their child as a topper, often mislead to blame only the teacher. Sometimes, instead of punishing the child for violating the school policy, they challenge the school policy!

If the parents become demanding, aggressive or rude even at the slightest provocation, the child would adopt to create wrong notions and react to situations. Parents need to be vigilant in their own speech and actions, so as not to hear the things or acts they do, performed by the kids in longer run. Rude behavior in the kids is the result of thoughtlessness than of aggressive behaviour on behalf of their guardians. Parents and elders need to stand by the kids to build their characters, eventually pull them out from committing crime – at the least. Internet media has made a ‘free way’ for crimes on the net.

The following are some of the simple ways to protect kids from crime:

Protecting kids from crime is a major issue all over the world. There are websites for missing kids, which has too many kids who have become victims of crime, being kidnapped at a tender age. As you see the innocent faces on the web, one would realize the urgency to protect the kids from the Crime. The triggered crime assault shoot up with the kidnapping, drug and alcohol kind of vices. Investing time in development of kids is a factor, which should not be overlooked.

Frank communication, being on friendly terms, caring and teaching the basic of how to say no, cautioning them while talking to strangers, safety measures at school and friends influence are the many factors to be taken care of.

Kids get attracted to rosy things and the hard way of earning bread-butter should be taught to them to stop them from stealing. If some kid buys a costly pair of shoes or shows off having money on hand, the influence should not flicker the other kid demanding the same.

A child should be taught to realize his way of living. Some kids who are deprived of love, as they grow to be teenagers, out of deprival or due to adolescent instincts indulge in sexual crimes. These situations pose for calling attention and early influential attitude of parents and elders make kids to overcome criminal situations.

Stop the Crime – It’s in our hands. The Mob frenzy recently in Gujarat has directly or indirectly made many kids the victims of Crime. Let the Community flare influence last no long as they tremble in fear, shatter their faith and live in a state of anxiety with the environmental influence upon them. Let there be the right Parental influence, after all!

BUILD THE PILLARS OF CHARACTER

• Trust-worthiness: Teach the core values of trustworthiness. Cheating, deceiving should be scratched words from action dictionary. Build a reputation – ‘Do right, treat right’ Stand by principles. Be loyal and sympathetic.
• Respect: Show love and respect for all. Make them use manners, proper language and tolerant to differences. Make the kids respect the faith of others. Scratch off anger, insult and disagreements.
• Caring: Express gratitude and urge to forgiveness. Be kind, compassionate and helping nature.
• Be Fair and neutral: Teach kids to be open and broad minded. Blaming or criticizing should be avoided. Teach to share.
• Responsibility: Teach kids to be responsible for the acts they do. Let them understand their role in society, home and their life. Self control, perseverance, self-disciplined and dutiful. Be watchful of consequences of the acts they perform.