What parents are saying about Safe KIDS for Kids:
Really enjoyed- really great content, some of which we never thought to cover. Good engagement with kids to keep them listening, found the “what if’s” very helpful. — Anonymous
Great tips covered and very engaging. Thank you! - Anonymous
Very informative and straight to the point. Thank you. Wish we could here more- time goes so fast. But you covered the topics very well. — Anonymous
Excellent program. Need more of these programs in schools. — Anonymous
It was a good program. Helpful and straight forward. — Anonymous
Safe Kids- was incredible info and new info about strangers- we will 100% practice those skills to observe safe people in situations. Thank you. Its a scary world full of creeps- this was an eye opened for me too as a parent. — Anonymous
Sheepdog is something that should be in the school system- this is our 3rd time through. Every child must learn this important information. Thank you. — Anonymous
This is such an amazing program. Instructor is funny, engaging, and full of important information about how to keep kids safe. The kids had so much fun learning. I really hope they make this course a regular part of the elementary curriculum. — Anonymous
This was a wonderful class that Kris put on and I think would be very beneficial in the schools to teach safety to our children. Thank you. — Anonymous
Amazing Class. We take our kids to this class each year to reinforce the lessons. — Anonymous
Loved the parts about calling 911 and how to tell the difference between authority figures. Loved the OK to say “no” to anyone. — Anonymous
Liked… reviewing 911 with cell phones, role playing is helpful and making the kids do it is helpful, scenarios were helpful, and your energy. — Anonymous
Active for kids- awesome. Repeating info- helpful. Phone info- great. — Anonymous
I like the interactivity. Keep repeating the key points…you do this throughout. We’ve been to this session 3 times over the years- like the new images in the slide and getting parents involved with the kids. — Anonymous
Very dynamic. Covers lots of good info and keeps kids engaged. — Anonymous
Loved the movement and role play. My daughter said she hoped she didn’t have to just sit and listen- really engaging. Great idea with the temper tantrum analogy. 1 hour- just the right length for this age. — Anonymous
Thank you! I know I learned some interesting supports/ details. I am sure my kids did as well. — Anonymous
Great scenarios to engage the kids. Hands on activities. — Anonymous
Enjoyed the presentation. I like how you repeated yourself twice each time something was important to remember. Great assertive approach. Fun. Good speaker. — Anonymous
Liked…Got down to their level physically when talking about more serious things. Getting the kids moving. — Anonymous
Liked… Everything. Engaging and the liked the demos. - Anonymous
Good coverage at a pace acceptable to varying ages of children. – Anonymous
Really good range of content. Great workshop- very important and valuable information. – Anonymous
Love how clearly you explain stranger by using yourself as an example (very easy for my 5 year old to get). Never thought to teach my child its ok to say no to adults. Excellent point that its ok to lie if it keeps you safe- will be reminding my child of that often. 2nd time through- Still very impressed. Thank you. – Anonymous
Liked kids practicing “loud voice”- having kids loud and shouting…finding their voice. Appreciate temper tantrum exercise. Great examples – cashiers/ check out people etc. Great enthusiasm from Kris. Kept kids engaged. I liked the side tips directed at parents during the conversation with kids. – Anonymous
Liked the facts I didn’t know. Eg. BC Transit and Enhanced 911. Tips on how to keep kids practicing (eg. point out landmarks). Great length. Screaming “no”. – Anonymous
Great speaking tone, pace, words, and engagement. Awesome towards the kids. You are amazing at engaging the kids in such an informative manner. Everything in the content and delivery is first rate. I want to register 10 more times! – Anonymous
Good balance of silly versus serious. Good breadth of topics. – Anonymous
Great step by step instruction. – Anonymous
Great presentation skills. Great games for kids. – Anonymous
Awesome content. Great delivery. Thank you! – Anonymous
Liked the… repetition… everything! This was great. Thanks! — Anonymous
My son I had a great time tonight at your presentation. I left feeling confident that what you put forth sunk in with my son. We will continue to reiterate what you taught and love your idea about making it a car game! I was impressed at how well you kept the attention of the room, involved the kids and made it exciting for them as well. My son thought it was especially cool to get to use his outdoor voice inside. Thanks again for a well put together and informative evening. — Christi
My son and I attended the Safe KIDS program you held at the end of March. I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed the program. The format was great for young children, to get the point across without scaring them. It led to many more conversations and questions and will be something we continue to talk about thru the years. In addition to teaching the children how to stay safe, it helped me as a parent to know how to properly talk to my kids about these situations. We will definitely be signing him up yearly to reinforce these skills and will have our daughter take the program when she is old enough. It would be great if these type of courses were offered in schools as well.- Michelle
Both of my children seemed to enjoy the session this morning as did I. Kris was very engaging and I thought she did a terrific job of conveying, in a short time, many fundamentals of how to be and stay safe. It is also important to note that there is much for us, the parents, to build on. I think it was also important for the kids to hear this stuff from someone else. So, it was most definitely worth it and I would recommend the program to others.- Dan
It was a great presentation from a great presenter! I loved Kris’ energy and way of interacting with the kids. — Mary
Thank you again for accommodating us! It was a fantastic course and my daughter has had lots of important questions since. It’s a scary subject that I get emotional talking about, but so important to discuss. I have already, and will continue, to recommend it to my friends with kids!- Kim
I could not be more impressed with this program — highly recommend it!! Kris Greffard did an amazing job of teaching the kids about the unthinkable, while somehow still making it fun! While Finley and I had talked about these things before, I thought it was incredibly valuable for her to hear it from someone else too. Thanks again Kris!- Meagan
The presentation was wonderful! High energy, kids were completely attentive; lots of learning points (for me & kids!) So glad I signed up- Sheilagh
We thought your course was brilliant! I was so delighted to observe how engaged (Son’s name) became, how many things he’d picked up from what we’d already taught him, and how those things were re-inforced through your course. Fantastic that you were able to bring so much more to the course besides what we already taught him, and we went away with plenty to think about. I think you did a brilliant job of enlightening not frightening so thank you again. — Sarah
I thought it was an incredible presentation, everything from Kris’s style and how she approached the kids to the content. New things like 911.. and transit buses…and undercover police. The tips…and situational awareness were great too. Thank you so much — I’ll be telling all my friends about this course. ‑Chris
Fantastic Drills. Really connected well with the kids. Looking forward to follow up classes. — Anonymous
Great program, very informative. I learned a lot and realized that are a few gaps in what we knew from before we came. — Anonymous
This was great! We will be sending our youngest when she is old enough. — Anonymous
Great program. 3rd times for our son and firs time for our daughter. Like the way you relate things and the way you explain. — Anonymous
Great Program! Thank you.- Anonymous
Great info and love that you talk to the kids at their level and let them get up and move. We have come a few times and we will keep coming. — Anonymous
Great! Thank you. — Anonymous
My kid is super socially hesitant. Good balance of preparing the children for what ifs without scaring them. Kid says it was fun. — Anonymous
Very thorough. — Anonymous
Interaction with kids was great. Good knowledge for parents. Broken down for kids to understand. — Anonymous
Lots of topics covered. Kids had a blast. — Anonymous
This was our second time here. It was juts as great and informative as the first time. Thank you. — Anonymous
Well controlled activities. Introduced big issues well. — Anonymous
The yelling was good! — Anonymous
I like how you engaged the children. You have a great style with young girls. I learned a lot about things I had never thought about. — Anonymous
Good information. Fun and interactive. Teach with authority (knowledge of subject). Positive. Age appropriate. Thank you for your work. You are truly appreciated. — Anonymous
How to interact with strangers. How to recognize a police officer. Screaming loud and universal sign for stop. — Anonymous
Very engaging. Excellent delivery. Helpful tips (eg. undercover cop) — Anonymous
Repetition is great for reinforcement. Energy level was great. Great encouragement. — Anonymous
I like the front end emphasis that most unknown people are good and kind. - Anonymous
Very engaging. Good tips and informative. — Anonymous
I liked the siren analogy. I like the directness of the questions with the creepy uncle and grabbing a child. Good tips for important conversations to have with our kids. — Anonymous
Covered lots of great information and scenarios. Good to have the kids stand up and act out. Engaging and fun personality. Great connection with the kids. — Anonymous
Interactive activities. Practising for dangerous situations. Help them to identify situations that make them feel bad. Really liked the wide variety of topics covered. — Anonymous
Great with kids. Engaging. Great Energy! - Anonymous
Energetic. Engaging. Good knowledge. — Anonymous
Great how much the kids were involved. — Anonymous
Great info. Appropriate for age. - Anonymous
Good energy. Kids engaged. Kept kids attention. — Anonymous
Great! Thank you! — Anonymous
Love the empowering ideas the kids were presented with! Great course. Thank you. — Anonymous
Very well done. Great energy. Lots of great points. — Anonymous
Engaging and allow children a space to speak and be heard. — Anonymous
Thought it was great, c lear, and easy for kids to understand, grasp, and remember. Thank you. — Anonymous
Great energy and connection. Awesome use of movement and involvement. Great balance; most strangers.. empowering to kids. Respect the level of participation. - Anonymous
You are awesome with kids. Covered all! Precise and to the point. Short enough as not to loose their attention. — Anonymous
Liked… The techniques, interaction, and information. — Anonymous
Liked… Was engaging, interesting, and contained great info. — Anonymous
Very well explained. So much great info. Thank you. — Anonymous
Liked… Energy and humour parts. Kids at ease and kept them listening. — Anonymous
Liked… Enthusiasm, high fives, engaging kids. Good info; strangers can help, not “stranger danger”. — Anonymous
Great energy. Excellent information. “Scary stuff” was presented well for age group. Yelling segments. Great work! — Anonymous
Informative for the kids to understand. — Anonymous
Wide array of topics. How you went into detail to explain everything to kids with lots of examples (visual pictures and auditory words). Loved them acting out what to do. — Anonymous
Liked… That the information was important and helpful for kids and parents. Useful to know some of the changes (ie. stranger danger to situational danger). - Anonymous
I really love everything about Kris’s program. Really great energy from the instructor. — Anonymous
Loved the activities for the kids. Keeping them active and holding their attention. - Anonymous
Amazing! Covered a huge amount of information. I liked seeing how my child reacted and responded. I learned a lot from that. — Anonymous
Excellent content. Well presented and good with kids. Managed interruptions well. — Anonymous
I love this class. It’s our second time and we will do it every year. I always invite friends too! - Anonymous
Great energy. Very informative. Kept children engaged. - Anonymous
Great variety of topics and involving the parents in the security knowledge. - Anonymous
Wonderful program. Very thorough and informative. — Anonymous
Very good information for parents and kids. — Anonymous
Amazing program, really and truly. Very informative without scaring kids. Thank you. — Anonymous
I liked the message that most strangers are nice and do not mean to harm anyone- I have made this point to my daughter but have never heard this advice in a formal setting. — Anonymous
I liked… talking to an adult when gone missing, go to a store, elaborate on safe paths and dangerous paths, overall.… great. — Anonymous
Take aways… short messages easy to understand and remember. Concise and firm and friendly. - Anonymous
Great info, thanks! Good discussion starters and skills to practice. - Anonymous
Great kid interaction. Good way of presenting without being scary. - Anonymous
Great program. Great information. Well presented at age appropriate ways. - Anonymous
Gave ideas/ concepts for parents to cover. Had kids practice concepts. Thanks- good starting point. — Anonymous
Taught important safety pieces in a kid friendly way. BC Transit- didn’t know. - Anonymous
Lots of great info! Like that it wasn’t about scaring kids. — Anonymous
Liked everything. Love, love, love. — Anonymous
Short and to the point. Good information. Good energy. Loved it! — Anonymous
Amazing info and great delivery. The interaction was awesome. Loved it! — Anonymous
Awesome pace/ interaction. Great coverage of the topics at hand. Everything was great! — Anonymous
Friendly delivery of info. Covered all of the material we were hoping. Wasn’t scary. Thank you! — Anonymous