On this week’s episode of Keeping Kids Safe, Karen and Megan speak with longtime friend of The ZAC Foundation, Alan Korn. Alan is the Executive Director of Abbey’s Hope Charitable Foundation—an organization that prioritizes child safety and drowning prevention. Alan talks about his unique experiences practicing law, being a father, becoming an advocate, and the pivotal role he played in lobbying for meaningful water safety legislation.
Karen, Megan, and Alan discuss the complexities of parenthood as well as policing reckless behavior exhibited by the children of other parents. Megan recalls seeing a child riding his bicycle against traffic on a dangerous road without a helmet. Do you have an obligation to intervene? Alan explains that hundreds of municipalities across the country have helmet requirement laws for children. But how do you enforce them? City officials aren’t able to ticket children—sound parenting remains the preeminent solution.
