How to prepare your children if terrorism hits your neighborhood
“Are your children and family safe if there is a terrorist attack in your neighborhood?”
by Kevin Fobbs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2015 – With the recent apparent terrorist massacre by Syed Rizwan Farook, a U.S.-born citizen of Pakistani descent and his wife Tashfeen Malik in San Bernardino, California, millions of parents across the nation have to be wondering, “Can home-grown terrorism occur here?” The stark reality is yes.
The harsh reality of waking up one morning in a previously safe neighborhood under attack is a reality. As GOP presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stressed, “Every place in America is a terrorist target” and World War III has arrived.
What do you do to protect your children and calm their fear of harm, destruction of their way of life and even death when they have heard or seen recent terrorist attacks in Paris and now in San Bernardino?
According to Haaretz News, Israeli parents have to agonize over these real-life parental choices on a daily basis. In Israel, there are 13-year-olds stabbed on their bikes and random attacks occurring on buses and sidewalks. These parents understand it is important to keep their precious children safe without scaring them to death in the process. They admit the truth that terrorism does exist, and their children text when they have arrived at school and when they are leaving school.
The first step for parents is to understand that the threat of terrorism on your block, in your neighborhood and possibly at your school is very real. ISIS has supported going after “soft” targets, meaning civilian locations, and supporters appear to be taking that to heart. Secondly, as Haaretz News indicated “political correctness went out the window” when it came to demanding that any and all measures be considered in keeping their children safe, including profiling Arab gardeners and cleaners working in schools.
First published on http://www.commdiginews.com December 4, 2015
