Comments on: Should We Jump to Help? http://writefromkaren.com/2009/08/20/should-we-jump-to-help/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Karen http://writefromkaren.com/2009/08/20/should-we-jump-to-help/#comment-7662 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:20:44 +0000 http://writefromkaren.com/?p=12212#comment-7662 Good point, Killpoke.

I think I’m used to being sheltered. Or I’m naive. Or maybe both. I hate to teach my kids to be afraid, yet they need to learn how to assess situations and react accordingly.

It’s finding that balance that I’m having a hard time with, I think.

]]> By: killpoke http://writefromkaren.com/2009/08/20/should-we-jump-to-help/#comment-7661 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:36:26 +0000 http://writefromkaren.com/?p=12212#comment-7661 Being in our late Twenties,oh o.k our late Thirties,,,Grr darn it, fine early Forties we grew up in a different some what safer time. This does bring to mind the picking up a stranger story were as Kevin has it right. Trust your instinct. Its really all we can do now a days, as kids or adults. One possible idea is a self defense course. Taking such a class does not mean ‘how to punch or kick’ but rather its learning how to recognize and assessing a situation. The worst thing that could happen to someone is turning stone cold in thought and unable to react depending on the situation. But Iam from Chicago and maybe I see things slightly differently however with the constant barrage of violence on T.V the Internet and the contact we have with our peers, Springfield is not so po-dunk anymore. The local news tells me that nearly every night sadly. Also if one brings up a hypothetical situation to them self or discussing it with your children every so often would create a sort of ‘comfort zone within one’s self, like a brain exercise. Repetition. 99.9 percent of people are good it’s the .1% that requires thought. A baseball player rarely finds him self in a triple play situation but with much practice the player knows exactly what to do! Almost with out thinking.

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