We’ve heard it a thousand times, “Children are the future.” “If we hope to solve the world’s major problems — achieving world peace, healthy lives, economic development, and global sustainability — we must provide richer learning opportunities for the world’s children. An educated and creative population is, without a doubt, the best path to global health, wealth, and peace.” MIT. Children have been learning about crime prevention by taking part in a police poster competition. A neighborhood police team fostered an anti-burglary message that will be on display in their community. Their Sergeant stated: “We launched this competition at the school last month as a way of increasing awareness of the simple measures people can take to protect their home from burglary. We were delighted with the standard of entries and hope that the children will be able to pass on to their parents all the tips they have learnt and used in the posters.” Brilliant! Children teaching parents. Children often display a very intuitive common sense to issues that parents sometimes complicate. They see things as they are opposed to whatever blinders or filters parents see through due to life experience, or life’s baggage. “The winning posters will be used in the local community so you will soon see them in places like the library and shops.” Traveling though Logan Airport in Boston I was drawn to a similar campaign that involved drug and violence prevention education. Children expressed what they viewed in their local communities as penciled and water colored art. Consider this kind of strategy to bring attention to personal security in your community. Keep in mind too, children may not always have the answers. Today, a 4 year old I know and love when asked if she wanted a banana for breakfast responded “It’s foggy today, I don’t like bananas on foggy days.” Or maybe she knows something I don’t. Robert Siciliano personal security expert to ADT Home Security Source discussing Home Security on NBC Boston. Disclosures. Related content BrandPost The future of trust—no more playing catch up Broadcom: 2023 Tech Trends That Transform IT By Eric Chien, Director of Security Response, Symantec Enterprise Division, Broadcom Mar 31, 2023 5 mins Security BrandPost TCS gives Blackhawk Network an edge with Microsoft Cloud In this case study, Blackhawk Network’s Cara Renfroe joins Tata Consultancy Services’ Rakesh Kumar and Microsoft’s Nilendu Pattanaik to explain how TCS transformed the gift card company’s customer engagement and global operati By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 31, 2023 1 min Financial Services Industry Cloud Computing IT Leadership BrandPost How TCS pioneered the ‘borderless workspace’ with Microsoft 365 Microsoft’s modern workplace solution proved a perfect fit for improving productivity and collaboration, while maintaining security of systems and data. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 31, 2023 1 min Financial Services Industry Microsoft Cloud Computing BrandPost Supply chain decarbonization: The missing link to net zero By improving the quality of global supply chain data, enterprises can better measure their true carbon footprint and make progress toward a net-zero business ecosystem. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 31, 2023 2 mins Retail Industry Supply Chain Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe