Mensa's Safe Kids Program

Saturday, April 3, 2004

Dr. Deborah Ruf: Deborah L. Ruf, Ph.D., from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area of Minnesota, works professionally as a specialist in gifted assessment and individualized interpretations and guidance for gifted children and adults. Dr. Ruf is the author of numerous articles and papers on school issues and the social and emotional adjustment of gifted children, particularly children at the highest levels of giftedness. In 2003, Dr. Ruf accepted a 2-year volunteer appointment with American Mensa as the National Gifted Children Program Coordinator and is working to coordinate the efforts of numerous gifted advocacy groups while making Mensa a more welcoming organization to young people. The parent of three highly to profoundly gifted young adults, Dr. Ruf has taught, supervised, and administered in elementary through graduate school education.; For additional information about Dr. Ruf, please visit her Web Site: WWW.EducationalOptions.Com (external Site).

Explain the differences among intelligence, experience, and wisdom.
Discuss some ways we know which strangers and acquaintances are safe people.
Explain why even our teenagers may not be left un-chaperoned for overnight conventions.
Explain that there are some people called predators, some who are inappropriate, and some who can make us feel strange and uncomfortable.
Talk about how to rehearse safe answers and behaviors.
Discuss ways to escape unsafe or scary situations.

Latest revision: 31 March 2004

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