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Steps for Protecting Children's Safety |
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Recently, we often see news on television and newspapers about crimes that
involve children as victims. This issue is concerning for all parties because
children are a gift from God entrusted to parents to shape them into individuals
who are useful to their family and country. Due to too many cases of crime
against children, the country's judiciary has established the Sexual Crime Court
for Children in the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. Therefore, we need to identify
the best ways to address the issue of child safety so that they are protected
from any crime.
The main initiative in addressing this issue is the role of parents towards
their children. Most crimes that occur involve children who do not know how to
assess their situation as safe or not. Thus, parents are responsible for
monitoring and paying attention to children whenever they are together.
Negligence and shifting attention due to looking at smartphones and others must
be avoided because the perpetrators of crime are becoming younger and more
intelligent to achieve their disgusting goals. Parents must always lead their
children's hand when they are outside the home and always accompany them
wherever they go. According to the Malay proverb, a one-year-old child is like a
stalk of corn and has only a drop of blood, meaning that children are still
young, less intelligent, and have no opinions, so parents play an important role
in guiding and monitoring them.
Another way to ensure that children's safety is guaranteed is by exposing them
to self-defense arts. Nowadays, various types of self-defense arts can be
learned and there are many classes that offer learning for children. With the
self-defense knowledge that children learn, they can practice what they have
learned if they feel threatened and in danger. In addition, children can not
only learn self-defense techniques but they can also appreciate and continue the
art tradition such as silat and taekwondo. Proper and comprehensive guidance
from teachers will shape children who are more disciplined and prepared to face
safety threats.
Moreover, the mass media also play an important role in raising public awareness
about the increasingly threatened safety of children today. The media should
broadcast advertisements or programs related to this so that our society,
especially childcare entrepreneurs and parents, are aware and take drastic
action to prevent children from becoming victims of crime. Broadcasts from the
media can attract attention and cooperation from society to provide assistance
to save lost or kidnapped children. |
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