Educating Young College Women To Safeguard Themselves

By Steevon D Barber


My youngest sister was thrilled to go off to college while papa was a nervous wreck. There was a report which he came across revealing that college children, particularly women, are the most at risk of being assaulted by different kind of bad guys. A father's horror story, I realize.

Father asked for my assistance to look for college freshman survival guide to equip my sister with, in order to minimize her chance of being a criminal statistic while in college. Although very concerned concerning my sister's safety, dad wants that she gets a college degree.

He wanted to learn how cases of sexual assault and other crimes directed towards college females were dealt with by the school securities thus he spoke with them before my sister went away. He was rather allayed the college was taking actions to address these matters.

Dana and I had a summer of basic self-defense courses. Dad had insisted. We had followed grudgingly so as not to become totally powerless when alone and faced with danger. Without practice and experience, would we really recall all that things and act appropriately when needed?

Then, pow! Father got to learn about the SafeFamilyLife Extreme College Survival Kit from a pal. This has products that can be utilized by college girls, just like my sister Dana, for safety as well as protection. It consists of personal defense items preselected by safety professionals, and also guidelines that a person just like Dana can utilize versus the criminals sneaking in college.

These are tools Dana could take for self-defense around campus, plus to ward off danger in the dorm. The security set also had special reports like the "College Rape Report" and "How To Secure Your Dorm and Apartment" so as to keep Dana on her toes. The special purpose set possessed a lipstick self-defense spray, 1/2 oz. defense spray with visor clip, 2 oz. pepper spray with wall mount as well as 1/2 oz. pepper spray keychain. A nap alert, motion sensor, door stop alarm system, cell phone flashlight, digital pocket whistle as well as diversion book safe were actually supplied, also.

It is all much like the college survival tips for freshmen which father would like me to look for, except we discovered them all in one sitting.




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