| The purpose of this article is to address
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| | stranger if they don't know them
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| some of the key points parents need to
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| | well.What if a stranger wants you to come
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| know in order to keep their children
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| | to his car or house?If a stranger pulls
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| safe.Let them know who can help them:When
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| | over and asks for help or wants to show
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| I was an officer I participated in
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| | you something in his car, don't go to the
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| something called "Safty Town". What they
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| | car. Stand back and be ready to run. You
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| did was educated very young children
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| | should explain that while it's OK for a
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| (ages 4 to 5) on safety matters. My role
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| | child to ask a grownup for help, grownups
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| was to visit the children while in
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| | shouldn't ask children for help. They
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| uniform, then the instructor and myself
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| | should be asking other grownups.
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| would educate the children on how to
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| | Abductors will use many lures to draw
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| identify a police officer. We would point
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| | children to them:They ask for help, like
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| out things on my uniform like my badge,
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| | directions for finding a pet.
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| radio, big belt with all sorts of stuff,
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| | They seduce children with gifts, candy,
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| and the color of my uniform. The purpose
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| | money or jobs.
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| was to get the children to understand
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| | They make threats.
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| what a police officer would look like and
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| | They pretend to be authority figures,
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| more importantly to let them know that we
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| | like police and clergy.
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| are there to help them if they need
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| | They say its an emergency. "Your parents
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| help.Often times when I was on duty and
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| | are hurt. I'll take you to the
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| having lunch in a restaurant, I would
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| | hospital."What do you do if a stranger
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| have some parent who was having a problem
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| | says he's come to pick you up?For the
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| with their young child, say something
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| | safety of your child, you should have a
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| like "If you don't sit up straight I will
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| | secret code word that just the family
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| go tell that police officer to arrest
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| | members know. If you ever send someone to
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| you." Or, we would have parents bring
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| | pick up your child, give them the code
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| there children into our police station
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| | word. Your child should not go near the
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| and want us to threaten to arrest their
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| | car unless the stranger knows the secret
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| child if they do not wear their seatbelt
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| | word.What do you do if you think that
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| or for some other discipline problem the
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| | someone is following you?Don't be alone.
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| parent was having that day. This is a
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| | Immediately run to a friend's house or
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| very counter productive thing to do. What
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| | the nearest store and tell them. What if
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| these parents are telling their children
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| | a stranger ever threatens you or tries to
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| is that the police are in a sense the
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| | grab you? Shout "HELP" and "I don't know
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| boogey man and someone to be fearful of.
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| | you" and "call 911". And get away fast.
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| The major problem with this is; if
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| | Make a big scene so people will come.
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| something happens, the child will be
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| | Carry and use a personal attack alarm.
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| afraid to seek out a police officer for
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| | Most abductors and molesters will run
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| help.If you are having a discipline
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| | away if their victim fights and attracts
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| problem with your child be the parent and
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| | attention with noise.What if you're home
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| deal with it. Do not put it on the police
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| | alone and someone calls for your mother
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| department's shoulders, it is not their
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| | or father?A child should never tell
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| child, nor their problem. Attempting to
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| | anyone they're home alone. Just tell them
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| have the police department dicipline your
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| | "My parents can't come to the phone right
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| child will do more harm than good. If you
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| | now. I'll take a message." And never open
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| have had a bad contact with the police
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| | the door to any stranger.What if you get
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| you need to through that over the fence
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| | separated while you are shopping or in
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| when it comes to protecting your child.
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| | another public place?Whenever you go
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| Because like it or not if your child
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| | shopping, set up a meeting place. If you
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| becomes missing the first organization
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| | get separated, don't search for each
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| your going to contact will be the police
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| | other. Immediately go to the meeting
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| department, no matter how you feel.What
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| | place. Or ask a police officer, guard, or
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| is a stranger:It is common for parents to
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| | employee for assistance.Encourage
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| tell their children the danger of going
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| | children to walk and play together, to
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| with strangers. The problem is what is a
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| | watch out for each other. Young children
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| stranger. What adults view as a stranger
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| | should not be out alone, especially in
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| is different then what a child may view
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| | the evening.Explain that if they're ever
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| as a stranger. Instead of addressing what
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| | lost or abducted that you will look for
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| a stranger is, you need to address things
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| | them until you find them. No matter what.
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| a stranger may do and address dangerous
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| | This is critical. Most abducted children
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| situations your child may have to deal
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| | are told by the abductors that their
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| with. This makes it much easier for your
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| | parents don't want them anymore. If they
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| child to understand. Below is a list of
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| | believe it, they have no place else to
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| common issues your child should be made
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| | go.Know the basics:Another thing that we
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| aware of.What if an adult wants you to do
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| | did at safety town was to make sure the
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| something you don't want to do?First,
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| | children memorized the following:Their
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| every child should know that he or she
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| | first and last name
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| has a right to say "No!". We have a
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| | Their age
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| tendency to tell children to obey adults.
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| | Their street address
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| This makes them vulnerable to every
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| | Their full telephone number with area
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| adult. There are only certain adults they
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| | code
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| should obey. And you should tell them who
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| | Their parent's first and last
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| they are. Teach your child to protect
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| | name(s)This information is very important
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| their personal space from unwanted
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| | and not very hard for even a young child
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| intrusion.What if an adult asks you to
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| | to remember as long as someone helps
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| keep a secret from your mother or your
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| | them. It would be a good idea to make it
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| father?No adult should ask a child to
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| | a daily practice of having your child
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| keep a secret from their parents. If an
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| | repeat the above listed information to
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| adult, even someone they trust like a
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| | you on a daily basis, that way they
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| babysitter or a relative, ever tells them
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| | should get it memorized pretty quick. As
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| to keep a secret, they should tell you
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| | a police officer I had come across lost
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| immediately. Molesters depend on the fact
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| | children who were unable to give me their
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| that a child will keep their
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| | basic information, which made getting
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| secret.Definition of a strangerChildren
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| | home a lot harder.There are more dangers
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| should know that a stranger is any adult
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| | then just strangers:Another thing that
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| they don't know well. That doesn't mean
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| | was addressed in safety town was letting
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| they're bad. It just means they haven't
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| | the children understand what dangerous
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| earned your trust yet. Even someone they
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| | things they might find and what to do.
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| see every day, like a neighbor, is a
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