Safe and Secure: Stranger Danger
Four year old Eddy is playing at the
park while his mom sits on a bench and visits the other mothers. He sees her
nodding and smiling at him occasionally and feels safe. A nice man looks
worried and seems to be looking for something. Suddenly he stops and asks the
boy.
“Have you seen my puppy? I lost him.”
“Have you seen my puppy? I lost him.”
“A puppy? Oh no!”
Eddy like most
children loves animals.
“Can you help me find him?
I saw him over behind those
bushes.”
The man points to some tall shrubs nearby and Eddy scampers off to
help him. As soon as the two are out of sight the man covers Eddy’s mouth, picks
him up and runs.
Unfortunately all too often children are snatched up by strangers, and families are left shattered by the tragedy. Some may think it is not wise to educate a child in the area of abduction as it may make the child fearful or thinking there aren’t that many children taken; or simply that it wouldn’t happen to anyone they know.
According
to the National Crime information Center, there were over
four hundred, sixty-two thousand
children missing in 2013.
Teach your
child in a calmly and matter of fact on what to do, or not do with strangers.
DO
A.
Always let your parents know where you are.
B.
Always travel with a friend.
For example:
At the bus stop, wait with a friend.
Walk home from the bus with a friend.
In an attempted abduction
C.
Yell, “I’m being kidnapped. Help!”
“I don’t know you! Help me!”
“I don’t know you! Help me!”
D.
Run towards people, police, employees etc.
DON’T
A. Don't Go close to a car even if the people call to you or use your name. If near a
store go into it and tell them what is happening.
B. Don't Ever get
into a car with a stranger. Even if they say your parents sent them.
C. If a stranger approaches you and wants you to go with them to get ice cream, candy, or
find a pet. Don’t go!
D. Get away
from the stranger as quickly as possible and call for mom or dad, holler that
you don’t know this person.
E. Don't go with an unknown person to a second location. (Codes
can be dangerous for many reasons.)
F. Don't promise ‘not to tell’, about anything.
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