The number one concern of all parents is the safety of their children. Despite this fact, most parents are uncomfortable about talking to their children about safety. Therefore, safety discussions revolve around simplistic tips such as "Don't talk to strangers" and "Look both ways before crossing the street".The Safety Footprint is designed to make safety discussions fun and engaging to children while at the same time introducing them to the importance of being a safety conscious person. Having a large Safety Footprint corresponds to being safety conscious, while having a little Safety Footprint corresponds to being minimally safety conscious.
The animals footprints are used to provide children with a concrete measure of "safety consciousness". The Bird with it's tiny footprint is the least safety conscious. The Bird is also the most vulnerable of the five animals depicted. The Elephant on the other hand has the biggest and deepest footprint. It corresponds to being highly safety conscious. The Elephant with it's intelligence and huge size is the most impervious to attack of all the animals depicted.
The goal is to encourage young children to want to be safety conscious just as we encourage children to want succeed at sports, academics, and social situations.
Safety conscious elementary school children become safety conscious teenagers who become safety conscious adults and members of the community. As the person matures the concepts of safety follow an age appropriate linear progression.
The Safety Footprint bookmarks are a tools for encouraging and teaching pre-school and elementary school children the importance of being safety conscious.
