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Article #361: Stranger Danger: Teaching Abduction Safety to Children

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Stranger Danger is one of the most stranger and have child say no.
important lessons for children to learn. What's the Secret Password?
We all know the catch phases like "Don't In the case of an emergency, create a
talk to strangers", "Never get into a car family password that only you and your
with a stranger", and "Don't take candy child know. A friend may need to pick up
from a stranger." The phases are simple your child at school or an activity. How
reminders for kids, but they can make the does your child know that you asked them
child insecure and fearful. How can we to pick them up and it's not a trick?
teach about stranger danger without Yes, you got it, the family password. The
scaring them or give them nightmares? child asks the friend for the family
Here's some quick tips to keeping your password and if they know it, the child
child safe. knows that you did send them and
What is a Stranger? everything's okay. Don't forget to change
The first thing to teach children is the the password once it is used.
difference between a friend and a Important Information your child should
stranger. Statistics show that casual know
acquaintances perpetuate most abductions. Teach your child some vital information
Children wrongly assume that because the will assist if they get lost. You should
parent says "hi" to the clerk at the quiz them periodically to ensure they
grocery store, that they are friends. remember it. Give them lots of praise and
Quiz your child in the difference between attention for answering correctly. The
a stranger and a friend. Ask them if… a vital information for the child to know
teacher is a friend or stranger, how is your full home address, home phone
about the cashier at Blockbuster, or your number, both parent's full names, and
neighbor that you have know for 5 years, cell phone numbers. Many kids are shy
etc.? This drill is an excellent start. around other adults so it's important to
Saying No to Adults build their confidence so they can repeat
We teach our children to respect adult the information to a police officer or
and listen to them so most children have another person trying to help.
difficulty say no to adults. Child Know thy enemy
Predators exploit this tendency to abduct Awareness is power in abduction safety.
children by telling them to get into a Parents should know if any child
car with a stern voice. The stern voice predators live in their area. Parents can
makes the child feel they did something go to to search for child predators with
wrong and comply with the demands. prior conviction in your area.
Teaching your child, that it is okay to Tim Rosanelli is a 5th degree Black Belt
say no to strangers and that they ALWAYS in Shotokan Karate and owns Maximum
need to ask parent's permission first Impact Karate located in Dublin,
before meeting stranger's demands. Pennsylvania.
Parents can role-play the parts of the






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