SAFETY TOWN OBJECTIVES

“INTRODUCING safety awareness and preventive procedures at the preschool age is extremely essential towards developing a safety attitude in our children.

SAFETY TOWN accomplishes that aspect. It equally enjoys many other benefists. The participation of teenagers, parents, organizations, corporations, city and school personnel, senior citizens.

Of major concern is to thoroughly explain the purpose of the program to parents and explain how – child development relates to their safety capabilities. Such areas as coordination; motor skills; spontaneous behavior; mental and physical skills; perceptual limitations; short attention span; muscular development, limits in making decisions; eye-hand coordination; language-vocabulary development; general exposure MUST be considered before safety information, material and instruction is given to our children.

The above is relatively new to many parents; therefore, an orientation must be held for the parents to explain the relationship of these area to their child’s development. This is EXTREMELY important and necessary for the parents to be involved to understand the purpose of the program. We DEFINITELY do not want the parents to assume that their child, after attending SAFETY TOWN is capable of handling many of their daily encounters… such as crossing the street alone.

WE MUST REMEMBER THESE CHILDREN ARE 3-5 YEARS OF AGE THEY ARE CHILDREN… NOT… MINIATURE ADULTS.

“As children grow and develop, information they can comprehend should be introduced accordingly. Safety education must be looked upon and taught in proper sequential order, like math, reading, and any other subect” states Dorothy Chlad, Founder and President, National Safety Town Center.