This is Why You Should Keep Your Eyes on Children !!
Do your children know what to do if a stranger tries to lure them away?
Ask your child what he or she will do if someone is nice and offers some candy. Will you go with someone who needs help looking for their lost puppy?
Although many children know what to do. many others don't.
Children are not the only ones who don't know. Do you know how to protect your child? Would you know how to find your child if he is missing?
There are 3 reasons children become lost. Some may have simply wandered away, accidentally remaining gone longer than they meant to. Are there any parents who haven't experienced that panic.
Other children may leave voluntarily, run away.
But still others are abducted by someone.
Children, even older children and teenagers, don't have the judgement and experience of adults. So, it's up to us parents to take precautions to ensure the safety of our children.
Don't close your eyes to the danger. There really are people out there who want your children. The motive is usually sexual. Rarely are children taken because the kidnapper wants to love and care for the child. This is especially true of those who take in runaways. They offer what the teen wants, attention, acceptance, money, clothes but not without getting what they want in return.
One hundred and fifty thousand children are kidnapped each year (two thirds by estranged parents) in the United States.
Don't think it is only the "stranger in the park", you need to be cautious about people you and your child already know. The vast majority of child abuse is by someone the child already trusts, a relative, neighbor, even a teacher or someone else in authority. Know who your child's friends are. A child molester or a kidnapper is often someone you know.
When in public, always keep your young child in sight.
Never leave very young children unattended.
Know your babysitter.
Never send a young child out alone at night to run an errand or purchase some item you need.
Never leave young children in game areas in stores or shopping centers while you go shopping, or alone in an automobile-especially one that has the key in the ignition or the engine left running-while you attend to some business.
Always to take the same-and safest-route to and from school each day
Use the "buddy" system. Always to be with a friend when they play, go to a store or movie-and not to go off alone
Do not to let strangers touch them; do not to accept money or candy from strangers
Never go along with or accept rides from someone they do not know
Scream for help if a stranger tries to take them by force
Report any unusual or scary incidents to parents or teachers
Teach even young children how to use the telephone if they need help. (Do they know their own number, their full name and where they live?)
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