Articles & Guides

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• Teaching Your Teens Situational Awareness
  A practical guide for parents with actionable strategies—like role-playing, observation challenges, and trusting instincts—to cultivate awareness in everyday teen life ( Teaching Situational Awareness to Our Teens ).

• Teaching Kids Situational Awareness with Gary Quesenberry
  A retired federal air marshal offers non-fear-based techniques (e.g., “I Spy” games) to engage teens in noticing subtle environmental cues youtube.com.

• Trusted Safety Organizations

  • Kidpower: A nonprofit offering workshops, curricula, and comics targeting personal safety and situational awareness for teens . (Teen & College Situational Awareness and Personal Safety Training, 

  • Pretty Loaded & ThinkSafe Seminars: Offer teen-appropriate workshops and online modules on situational awareness and personal safety.

 

Worksheets & Activities

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• Printable TIPs & Scenario Sheets
  Found on Teachers Pay Teachers, these include role-play scenarios and awareness quizzes to practice spotting hazards .

• “Situational Awareness Checklist” by Girl Security
  A teen-ready PDF to systematically evaluate personal safety in different environments: what to notice, how to stay alert .

• Observation Games (from GirlsWhoFight)
  Fun, accessible activities like scavenger hunts and memory quizzes that strengthen environment-awareness muscles .

 

Videos

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• "Teaching situational awareness to children and adolescents" (YouTube, 7 months ago)
  Offers clear, practical tips for teens distracted by devices to enhance real-time awareness.

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Programs & Workshops

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• ALICE Training®
  While aimed at schools, it's grounded in awareness, recognition, assessment, and response skills—valuable for families or educators .

• Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International
  Offers in-school and community workshops; evidence-backed and tailored to various age groups, including teens .

• Pretty Loaded & ThinkSafe Seminars
  Provide age-appropriate, customizable live or virtual workshops on threat recognition, intuition, and self-advocacy 

 

Putting It All Together: A DIY Plan for Teens​

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• 1. Start Light - Play observation games like scavenger hunts to build attention skills.

• 2. Use Checklists - Have teens regularly fill in situational awareness checklists (Girl Security).

• 3. Discuss Scenarios - Use “what if?” role-plays: late-night walks, crowded events, social media situations.

• 4. Watch & Reflect - Screen the recommended videos and debrief lessons learned.

• 5. Enroll in Workshops - Explore local Teenpower or Pretty Loaded seminars for hands-on training.

• 6. Model Behavior - Parents and mentors should verbalize their own awareness (“Notice how…”) to reinforce habits.