We live in a pretty unique time. I feel like as a society we are pretty divided in parenting styles. I myself find myself flitting between being helicopter parenting and trying to stay old school. There is so much in our daily news reports which is unsettling, at times it can seem that there is a constant stream of information on all of the scary things out there. I have found that between school and home, despite that constant stream, I don't believe that we have the same focus on basic safety as there used to be when I was a kid. In our home we have done probably the bare minimum- We've covered the basics on stranger danger and fire safety, but I feel like we have barely scratched the surface.
I had started to seek out ideas on how to educate your children further and in my findings I came across Safety Sisters. They offer courses you can purchase focusing on educating yourself and children on all aspects of prevention, self defense, and the basics of how to keep your family safe in dangerous situations. I was intrigued, so I decided to chat with the founder Brittany Moore Schneider.
H:
What is the story behind your brand/ What drove you to create it?
B:
My mom is a rape survivor. She was raped and almost murdered by a man who lived in her apartment building, who had raped and murdered other women. If you've ever read the book "A Gift of Fear", her story and the story of Kelly's are quite similar. I grew up always knowing my mom's story and what she did to escape it. Her experience helped her instill awareness and prevention practises into my sister and I. When my daughter was born, her safety became the most important thing in my life. My mom and my daughter are what have inspired me to do what I do.
H:
Out of all the things your course covers, what do you think is the most important?
B:
Ooh, that's a good question. It's hard to choose just one. Personally, I think the sections about intuition and simple awareness are the most useful and easy. They teach people that you don't need to be trained in full self-defense or martial arts combat to protect yourself. You simply need to be aware of your surroundings and listen to your instincts.
H:
With the current state of the world, what is the biggest thing you are hoping people will walk away with after using your courses?
B:
If nothing else, I hope everyone walks away from one of my courses knowing that no matter who they are or where they are, who they are with, who they aren't with, ANY ONE OF US could be a potential target. Education and awareness will give you a sense of confidence in protecting in knowing how to protect yourself without causing you to live in fear.
H:
On your website you talk about prevention and awareness vs having to use self-defense; you also feature products for sale that can perhaps deter an attacker. What advice would you give to someone who might one day have to use the techniques you outline in your course? Out of all the products sold to aide in self defense, which do you recommend the most?
B:
I say this to all the people I teach and in all the courses I teach, as a 5' 1" woman, all the self-defense training in the world would make it difficult for me to fight of a 6'4" man. it's important to know a few basics of escaping a grab or a hold, but the only sure fire way to prevent being hurt in an attack, is to prevent it before it occurs, through that awareness and education. All of the safety tools work differently and work best for different people, but I recommend having ANY one of them over having nothing. They simply give you an extra way to fight back and defend yourself in case of an attack, just long enough to get away and get help.
H:
I love that your brand exists, I feel that there really is not as much of an emphasis on everything from stranger danger to body boundaries with children. I feel like there was more of a focus on this type of education back in the early nineties when I was a kid. I often wonder if helicopter parenting and increased exposure to technology has played a part in this. What are your thoughts on this, Do you feel like as a society we are slacking on educating our kids on this subject matter? If you could tell parents of today one piece of safety advice what would it be?
B:
100%, yes we are slacking and work needs to be done! Children are either A) completely shielded from the potential dangers of other people or B) exposed to it in the wrong ways which cause anxiety, fears, nightmares, etc. There is a happy medium and a way to teach children how to use their fear and their intuition in keeping them safe without exposing them to all the ugliness that's going on in the world. You can find me below at all the following links!
Website www.safetysister.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/safety-sister
Instagram www.instagram.com/safety_sister
-E-Courses & Packages:
"Personal & Family Safety" www.safety-sisters.teachable.com
"College Safety for Women" graduation package www.safetysister.com/college-safety-order
All Safety Products:
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