College Safety Tips Every Parent Needs to Know (Security Expert Reveals All)

Sending your kid off to college this year? Before move-in day, watch this. I sit down with campus security expert Ross Thorpe to talk about the college safety tips every parent and student actually needs — not the generic checklist, the real stuff. Ross has spent his career protecting university students on the ground, and in this episode we get into why "no" is a complete sentence, how to stay safe at parties and concerts without living in fear, the oversharing habit that turns your online presence into a physical safety risk, and what to actually do when someone won't take a boundary seriously. We also break down Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and why you can't expect anyone — student or otherwise — to thrive if they don't feel safe first. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Part 2 goes even deeper into the online side of safety — subscribe so you don't miss it. In this episode: 🔒 The #1 campus safety mistake students make in their first semester 🔒 Why physical safety and online safety are now the same conversation 🔒 What to say (and do) when someone won't respect a boundary 🔒 Simple habits that make you a harder target — without paranoia 🔒 The safety framework I now use with my own family Ross Thorpe works with NGS Security, the UK's leading security provider for universities and student accommodation. 🔗 NGS Security: https://www.ngssecurity.co.uk/  🔗 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (referenced in this episode): https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html  If this helped you — or made you think differently about how you or your kid shows up online and in the real world — share it with someone heading off to campus this year. Subscribe for Part 2. Stay safe out there.