Self-Protection Book for Minors

Author: Sun Yunxiao
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Stay Safe Alone at Home with Wisdom – Safety Precautions When You Are Home Alone
With the of people's life pace, many families have become dual-income households. Both parents are busy with their work, and you will spend more time at home alone. Being home alone may seem safe, but in reality, there are significant dangers and risks. This is because you have less social experience and find it difficult to recognize various scams in society. Bad people can easily take advantage of the situation and cause irreparable consequences. Therefore, it's important to learn self-protection skills so that you won't be afraid even when you are home alone. Have you seen the movie Home Alone? The little boy who stays home alone uses his wit and courage to deal with several villains, and his actions earn the admiration of everyone who watches the film. Are self-defense skills really that useful? The following two stories may help you think about it.
Dandan is a first-grade student. After school at 4 p.m., she stays home to do homework. Suddenly, someone knocks on the door. She stands on a small stool and looks through the small window of the security door, seeing an aunt standing outside. The aunt says kindly, "Little friend, I'm here to check the gas meter. Please open the door so I can read the numbers." Dandan opens the security door without hesitation. However, the person who enters is not the kind aunt but two burly men! It turns out they were hiding on the side of the security door, which Dandan couldn't see. The two men rush into the room, cover Dandan's mouth with their hands, and tightly seal it with tape. They then tie Dandan to a small stool nearby with a rope. After that, they rummage through the house and steal all the valuable items. At 5 p.m., when Dandan's father comes home from work, Dandan has already suffocated to death due to the tape sealing her mouth and nose for a long time. In just one short hour, both people and property are gone, leaving Dandan's parents heartbroken.
Another example had a different outcome. One day, Honghong's parents go shopping, and Honghong stays home to watch cartoons. She doesn't go with her parents. Just as Honghong is deeply engrossed in the show, the doorbell rings. Honghong gets up impatiently and asks, "Who is it?" The person outside says, "I'm your dad's friend. They went shopping and forgot to bring their bag. I'm here to get it for them." Honghong becomes suspicious and retracts her hand that was about to open the door. She thinks, "Why didn't my parents come back themselves to get the bag? Why do they need someone else to do it?" She then remembers what her parents told her before leaving: "Don't open the door for anyone." So she says, "Let them come and get it themselves. I'm watching TV and don't have time." The person outside says again, "Your parents are queuing there and didn't have enough money. They specifically asked me to come back quickly to get the bag for them." Honghong not only ignores them but also quietly picks up the phone and calls her dad's. Unfortunately, her dad's phone is off. Honghong then calls her mom's phone, only to find that her mom's phone rings on the table at home. It turns out her mom didn't take her phone with her. Even so, Honghong still refuses to open the door to the person outside and shouts, "My dad just called. He said not to take the bag anymore. They're not buying anything and will come back soon."
When Honghong's parents come back, she asks about the bag. Her parents are shocked and sweating cold sweat. Her dad says repeatedly, "Thank goodness I reminded her a few words. Thank goodness I..."