When your kids are with you, does your defensive plan change? I hope your kids are integrated into your Active Self Protection and that you consider what needs to happen when they’re with you if you have to defend yourself! This lady got lucky that her kids weren’t hurt.

Original video of the thief with news story available here: https://get-asp.com/ctah

What does this video teach us about getting involved in third party incidents?

1. Parents must consider their children in their defensive plan. The younger the child, the more the parent(s) must consider how holding or dragging their child will affect their ability to protect both of them. Naturally, the more children you have the more you’ll be constrained in retreat or running, and the more you’ll have to “stick your foot in the ground” and defend yourself without retreat. The thief here targeted the mother not the kids, but the kids were very much in danger. Having a plan for what your kids will do if you have to defend yourself, communicating it, and practicing it with your children is indispensable.

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