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🚨 🚨 SECURITY UPDATE 🚨 🚨

Please Note: We have received increased reports of children being kidnapped at restaurants and shopping malls in the Jhb Northern suburbs.

A suspect tried to take a couple’s 5 year old child at a restaurant tonight in Northcliff. Our security staff at the centre saw this suspicious activity and managed to get the child to safety, apprehend and arrest the suspect while the getaway vehcile sped off.

* Please ensure you know where your children are at all times and visa versa.

* Make sure your children know not to listen or talk to any strangers that approach them in a mall, restaurant or public area.

* Make sure your children know where you are seated before letting them go to the play area.

* Unfortunately, when children are unsure of their situation they tend keep quiet and follow instruction especially when talking to adults. let them know it is okay to shout or scream for mom/dad if they are pulled anywhere / told to follow or anything suspicious.

Keep safe!
Safeguard Security Team.

Emergencies: Please call 072 647 7464
General Enquiries: Please e-mail us at [email protected]

7 WAYS TO PREVENT CYBER -BULLYING

1. Talk

Every psychologist will tell you that the best way to help your child or student is to have a conversation first. Be patient and ask a child about the problem in general: what is cyber-bullying, does he/she know someone who is being bullied, what children should do if notice acts of bullying. This way you will see how much your child is involved in the situation and which side he/she is on.

2. Use celebrity card

Modern children are the same as we used to be. They choose role models and follow them in every way. Now they choose singers, sportsmen and actors. Nowadays, a lot of celebrities are supporting cyber-bullying victims. Many of them post numerous comments against online bulling on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus are the most popular teen singers who talk about this problem out loud.
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3. Monitor online activity

Luckily, cyber-bullying has one advantage: you can notice it and save the evidence. If taking their phone away is not an option, you can install iPhone monitoring app Pumpic. It allows monitoring social media activity, including Facebook and Instagram, view all text messages (even deleted ones), call logs and general online behaviour. You can block and control the child’s phone remotely through PC or personal cell phone.

4. Engage parents and youth

Create a community for adults and pupils to send a unified message against cyber-bullying. Establish a school safety committee that will control and discuss the problems of online bullying. You can create policies and rules, including cyber-bullying reporting system. It is important to make the main objectives known to parents, school and children.

5. Build a positive climate

School staff can do a big deal to prevent cyber-bullying. As a teacher you can use staff and parents meetings and even send newsletters. Use your school website to create a page and forum, where parents can discuss the problem. You can also engage bullies and victims by giving them mutual tasks, so they can try to see each other from a different perspective.

6. Volunteer in the community

As a parent, you can prevent bullying by working in the community. With your experience on the ground, appropriate strategies can help identify the victims and redirect bullies’ behaviour.

7. Restore self-respect

Remember that the ultimate goal is to protect and restore the victim’s self-respect. Act thoroughly; fast decisions can only make things worse. Talk to someone about the problem before responding. Collect the evidence and join with parents or teachers to figure out the possible best choice to stop cyber-bullying among children.