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Unfortunately, every parent knows the fear of losing a child. Some parents go to extremes to keep their children safe, while others keep a looser leash in order to allow them to grow and learn responsibility. Too many kids get abducted each year, either by estranged family members, acquaintances, or total strangers.
There are several things you can do as a parent to assure a measure of safety for your child. Nothing is infallible. There is no total crime-proof method of protecting your children, but by using these methods, you will be as close as you can get to protecting them from the dark evils of this world.
- First of all, know where your children are at all times. Be sure they understand the importance of letting you know where they are going, when they will be back and who they will be with. If possible, have them leave you a phone number where they will be. Relay to them that you are not just being a control freak, but rather it is their safety you have in mind.
- Have your children learn important phone numbers. Help them learn by reciting their own phone number and address, your cell phone and even your work phone. If they have trouble remembering these, write them down on a card for them to carry in a pocket. Always let your children know where you will be and what the best way to reach you will be.
- Let your children know where they can go in the neighborhood. You might not want them crossing a busy street or playing near a house you feel uncomfortable with or playing in an abandoned building.
- Pick a safe house in your neighborhood where your children can go in an emergency. Talk to the owners and be sure your children know they can trust them and can go there for help. Also point out other places they can go for help, such as a convenience store, the library, the police station.
- Get to know your child's friends. Meet the parents or at least talk to them on the phone. Ask them what the kids do when they are there and if their play is supervised.
- Form a neighborhood watch program with your neighbors, keeping an eye on each other's homes and families.
- Teach your kids to use personal alarms in an emergency. If they feel threatened by someone older and stronger than they are and can't get to someone they trust for help, they can use a personal alarm which will attract attention with its high pitched scream. Either the threatening person will leave or someone will come over to see what's going on, rescuing the child from the situation.
These actions will insure your child gets the utmost in protection and will give you peace of mind if they are followed to a tee.
Be safe out there and give your kids a hug every day.
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