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Home › Articles › Safety Behaviors › Child Abduction

Child Abduction

Waking up to Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

By Linda Sharp

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  • Run home or go to the nearest public place and yell for help if they are being followed.
  • Learn to recognize suspicious behavior and remember a description of the person or vehicle to give you or the police. Write the plate number in the dirt or snow if nothing else is available.
  • If attacked for money, jewelry or clothing, give it up rather than risk injury.
  • Feel that they can talk to you and call you to pick them up at any time, any place.

    • Parents Should:

    • Avoid clothing and toys with your child's name on it. A child is less likely to fear someone who knows his/her name.
    • Check all potential babysitters and older friends of your child. NEVER leave your child alone in a public place, stroller or car. Not even for a minute.
    • Always accompany young children to the bathroom in a public place and advise them never to play in or around the area.
    • Always accompany your child on door-to-door activities, i.e. Halloween, school fundraising campaigns, etc.
    • Point out safe houses or homes with the Block Parent sign where children can go if they are in trouble.
    • Create an environment in which the child feels free to talk to you. Let him/her know that you are interested and sensitive to their fears.
    • Teach them that the police are their friends and that they can rely on them if they are in trouble.
    • Keep an up-to-date color photograph of your child, a medical and dental history, and have your child fingerprinted.

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