How Moms Can Keep Children Safe | Classical CM Home Education | Interview with Rick Seigmund
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
- I shared a video about some safety habits we use on the trail that have helped us in frightening situations. Now, we take the conversation further with Rick Seigmund.
Rick served as a U.S. Border Patrol agent before leaving to found his own private security firm. Child safety and family preparedness are his passions; he shares wisdom and helpful practical tips in this interview.
Rick's new Family Readiness Project (launches soon!): familyreadinessproject.com/
Resources mentioned:
The Gift of Fear: a.co/d/btRxfLn
Verbal Judo: a.co/d/0nddu5d
On body language: a.co/d/1uG2NvK
Dryfire training: • How to Train When Ther...
I Said "No!": shorturl.at/71neN
Cover painting: Judith Beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio, c.1598 - 1599
Thank you for this! We also decided against sleepovers when we heard the statistic that those who predate children are often people you know 😮 Instead we organize group camping with other families a few times a year, so the kids still feel like they get to do a lot of the fun stuff of sleepovers, but at the end of the night, families go back to their own tents 👍
Will NEVER do sleepovers. Ever! I lost my innocence when my mom allowed me to sleepover at my cousins house. So not even family is safe.
Also, it’s a good reminder that we don’t have to plan for every eventuality, but the more we practice (and train our children to practice) planning, the more we (and they) can plan “on the go.”
Autumn, I first want to say how sorry I am that you and your children experienced such traumatic experiences while out on the trail. That isn't how many common moms imagine their out of doors experiences going at all, and I can totally understand why your were so shaken by that. I also want to acknowledge how amazing God is for using all our experiences, even the rotten ones, and allowing good fruit to grow from them. Without your encounters with these tricky people, you may have never had this conversation with Rick, and I can see that it has blessed so many women and their families already! It may possibly saves lives. Praise God! And thank you for working so hard to help your community. Prayers for safety for you and all the other common moms bringing their kids out of doors!
In the book Crime and Punishment, the main character who commits the crime goes over it in his head obsessively beforehand, even to the point of imagining what it will sound like when he commits his act of violence, because he doesn’t want to be caught off guard and make a mistake. It’s difficult to read. But if the bad “tricky” guys are preparing themselves, then I guess we need to prepare, too, to be defensive. Thanks so much for opening this conversation.
As a homeschool mom living in Los Angeles, I thank you for this priceless information that you’ve shared! There is so much homelessness and people on drugs everywhere we go, that having this knowledge could be a life saver. God bless you all!🙏🏻
As a homeschool mom of four little ones, this was so helpful for me! We have had so many encounters with “tricky” people in the park. Increasingly, more recently, it has been homeless people asking us for money. I’m always torn, because I want to be compassionate, But some of them are legitimately dangerous, and my priority is my children’s safety. They also sometimes get very angry if I say no. After talking with my husband, I’ve decided to always have packaged food and water in my car available for them. If I feel like they aren’t a threat, I tell them my husband will not allow me to give them money, but I do have food and water. They are much less likely to get volatile/angry with me if I say “I’m not allowed” to give you money.
I love this episode! I’m a new mom and this has been on my mind a bit. I trained with Krav Maga before my pregnancy and I miss it so much, but I try to keep running mental practices through my mind to remember everything I learned.
Yes! My mom did this stuff with us, and I do the same with my girls.
It's like Harry Potter! They needed to learn how to use their skills to fight and protect themselves and each other.
This was an excellent conversation. Much needed today. Thank you so much for sharing this. Thank you sir, for being on here too.
I love that you are talking about this issue! Sometimes it disturbs me how little my mom friends are paying attention to our surroundings.
Love hearing this preparedness mindset from your homeschooling perspective. Gentle as doves, shrewd as vipers.
As a mom of 3 littles who used to be a Muay Thai fighter, trained jiu jitsu, and grew up in the hood with lots of "tricky people" (so I became very aware at a young age), I still learned a lot from this guy! This was really informative. I love the walking stick idea. Much better than trying to grapple in the woods ha ha.
He was excellent! Thanks for having him on!!
I looks forward to listening!
Autumn, these are FABULOUS for practically equipping us! I will be sharing these far & wide with friends.
Great discussion. Thank you!
I'm going to watch this several times. The language you shared about tricky behaviors is so helpful. Thank you!
Thank you, this was astounding! Going to have to watch again and take notes.