Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your KIDS - Gary Dean Quesenberry

Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your KIDS

Teaching Situational Awareness To Keep Children Safe
Buch | Hardcover
168 Seiten
2022
YMAA Publication Center (Verlag)
978-1-59439-891-9 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
Things change, and as the world becomes more challenging, we need to take the time to prepare our children. Not in a threatening or scary way, but in a way that is fun, engaging, and will give them the best possible chance of ensuring their own wellbeing.

Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your KIDS is a book about presenting the concepts of situational awareness to children (ages 5 - 12) in a way that will keep them engaged and help them take an active role in their own personal security.

This book will show you how to use fun, interactive games to build situational awareness skills such as:



How children can identify and understand normal environmental behaviors.
How children can spot abnormal behaviors within their given environment.
How to give children a plan and a means of avoidance or escape should a dangerous situation present itself.

Whether you're a parent, relative, or work in the childcare industry, the things you impart upon children will have a lasting impact on the way they live their lives. Nowhere is this more important than in the area of personal safety. As caregivers, we have a great responsibility for the security and wellbeing of our children, and to guide them along the path to independence.

Your child’s future success will depend on their ability to interact with their surroundings and make sound decisions based on what they see. That’s the foundation of situational awareness.

Author Gary Quesenberry has spent nearly two decades working as a federal air marshal. The training methods outlined in this book are based on the lessons learned not only as a counter-terror agent but also as a father of three.

Gary Quesenberry is a US Army veteran and a career Federal Air Marshal. As a defensive tactics trainer for Federal and civilian services, he has devoted his life to studying the areas of violence and predatory behavior. Gary serves as the CEO of Quesenberry Personal Defense Training and has developed numerous basic and advanced level training courses focused on mental toughness, marksmanship, and defensive tactics. As a competitive pistol shooter, Gary has been featured on the History Channel’s hit television series Top Shot - Season 3 and Top Shot All-Stars. He has an extensive background in domestic and foreign counter-terror training and has worked in both the private and corporate sectors to help educate others on the importance of situational awareness, and personal safety. Gary resides in Hillsville, Virginia.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


FOREWORD


INTRODUCTION


PHASE ONE: What parents need to know


Chapter 1: The parent’s role




The basics of awareness
The pros and cons of technology
Avoid teaching fear


Kids in action: Landon Clemmer saves his mom


Practical exercise


Key points


Chapter 2: How children learn new tasks


Kids in action: TJ Smith stops a kidnapping


Practical exercise


Key points


PHASE TWO: What kids need to know


Chapter 3: Teaching the basics


Kids in action: Braydon Smith stops a home invasion


Practical exercise


Key points


Chapter 4: Game night – Building a foundation for awareness


Kids in action: Eyas Tran saves his neighbor


Practical exercise


Key points


PHASE THREE: Teaching and reinforcing the specific aspects of situational awareness


Chapter 5: Situational awareness for children




Understanding normal behaviors
Spotting abnormal behaviors
Creating a plan
Taking action


Kids in action: Dylan Paul saves his teacher


Practical exercise


Key points


Chapter 6: Give your children options




Communication
Avoidance
Escape
Confrontation


Kids in action: Little Roman rescues his mom


Practical exercise


Key points


Chapter 7: Common encounters


Kids in action: CJ Saulsgiver performs CPR


Practical exercise


Key points


Chapter 8: The “what if game” – Putting it all together


Kids in action: Virgil Smith rescues his neighbors


Practical exercise


Key points


Chapter 9: Working together


Kids in action: Lexi Shymanski saves the day


Practical exercise


Key points


CONCLUSION


APPENDIX: Situational awareness checklist


BIBLIOGRAPHY


INDEX

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Head's Up
Vorwort Loren W. Christensen
Zusatzinfo B/W Halftones
Verlagsort Rolindale, MA
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Schwangerschaft / Geburt
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-59439-891-7 / 1594398917
ISBN-13 978-1-59439-891-9 / 9781594398919
Zustand Neuware
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