A parent has many responsibilities in our modern world. There are toxic dangers, sometimes in food, other times in water. It is one thing when the child is at home with the parent. However, when he or she starts school, safety is not always under the control of the parent. One topic that is at the forefront of the concerns of modern parents is that child abduction awareness is now a necessary part of parenting.
There are law enforcement agencies, private and public organizations and lessons taught in school to try to keep children safe from sexual predators. There are parents who lost children to these predators who campaign for safety to prevent it from happening to others.
Publicizing the dangers present in modern life does provide some help. Announcements are made on television. Amber alerts are put out when someone is kidnapped. It is a difficult thing to impress children about the danger that can come from strangers. It is even more difficult to explain that a predator may be a relative or friend.
There was a time when parents felt no need to teach children about predators. How hard it is to explain that they cannot always trust religious leaders and teachers. Abductions are happening in epidemic proportions. Preparing a youngster to stay safe seems almost impossible.
Some protective measures can be put in place to provide a degree of safety. However, there is no one answer to cover all possibilities. Children can be warned not to approach a stranger in an automobile. They can be told not to trust a friendly person who asks them to search for their lost kitten.
They can be instructed not to accept a ride home, even from someone they know, or is a friend of the family. The schools will not release a young child from class to anyone but the designated parent or caregiver. However, these safeguards have been tested and do not always work.
For example, a test was conducted to see what children would actually do if someone told them a sad story about a lost puppy. Some of them ignored the warnings and went with the adult to look for the pet. In one scenario, children were enticed to climb into a van to see a litter of puppies that were allegedly inside.
Children cannot understand the reality of death. When told if they are kidnapped they will never see their parents again, they may nod their heads, but really do not understand. On television people die all the time and then come back to life in another episode.
Teen-age kids can be taught to rely on their own instincts. When they feel apprehensive about a situation, they should be told to get away from there as fast as possible. Unfortunately, the predator may not allow them to escape.
Parents are told to have a picture and lock of hair ready, along with fingerprints, if their child goes missing. These things will help the police to move fast to find the child. It is important to remember the color of the clothing he or she wore to school that day. It is a sad commentary on our society that families must live in fear of being abducted while the predators enjoy freedom without worry.
There are law enforcement agencies, private and public organizations and lessons taught in school to try to keep children safe from sexual predators. There are parents who lost children to these predators who campaign for safety to prevent it from happening to others.
Publicizing the dangers present in modern life does provide some help. Announcements are made on television. Amber alerts are put out when someone is kidnapped. It is a difficult thing to impress children about the danger that can come from strangers. It is even more difficult to explain that a predator may be a relative or friend.
There was a time when parents felt no need to teach children about predators. How hard it is to explain that they cannot always trust religious leaders and teachers. Abductions are happening in epidemic proportions. Preparing a youngster to stay safe seems almost impossible.
Some protective measures can be put in place to provide a degree of safety. However, there is no one answer to cover all possibilities. Children can be warned not to approach a stranger in an automobile. They can be told not to trust a friendly person who asks them to search for their lost kitten.
They can be instructed not to accept a ride home, even from someone they know, or is a friend of the family. The schools will not release a young child from class to anyone but the designated parent or caregiver. However, these safeguards have been tested and do not always work.
For example, a test was conducted to see what children would actually do if someone told them a sad story about a lost puppy. Some of them ignored the warnings and went with the adult to look for the pet. In one scenario, children were enticed to climb into a van to see a litter of puppies that were allegedly inside.
Children cannot understand the reality of death. When told if they are kidnapped they will never see their parents again, they may nod their heads, but really do not understand. On television people die all the time and then come back to life in another episode.
Teen-age kids can be taught to rely on their own instincts. When they feel apprehensive about a situation, they should be told to get away from there as fast as possible. Unfortunately, the predator may not allow them to escape.
Parents are told to have a picture and lock of hair ready, along with fingerprints, if their child goes missing. These things will help the police to move fast to find the child. It is important to remember the color of the clothing he or she wore to school that day. It is a sad commentary on our society that families must live in fear of being abducted while the predators enjoy freedom without worry.
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