Stranger Danger rules to keep your child safe

http://www.examiner.com ^ | February 16, 2010 | Kevin Fobbs

[Kfobbs]

Jarred Harrell, 24, who had lived in Orange Park, Florida last year according to AP reports has been named a “person of interest” in the abduction and murder of 7-year-old Somer Thompson after he was arrested last week on federal child pornography charges. Somer’s body was found in a south Georgia landfill last October, and her suspected murderer is reportedly fighting...

[bgill]

There is never a lost puppy.

[Spudx7]

One more good tip:

If you are on a bike, cling to it. Wrap your arms and legs around the bike, even if lying on the ground. It’s easy to pull a child into a car, very difficult to place a child and bike into a car.

[Qwackertoo]

Very good tip. Thanks.

[camle]

yes, we need to look at every person that we don’t know with a jaundiced eye. we need to never trust other people because they are all dangerous, and evil. we need to teach our kids that people are mean and do bad things. especially males.

what a life are we giving our kids?

[DollyCali]

BTTT

[TwoSue]

I taught my sons that, too. And if they’re grabbed in a store, grab onto and pull down merchandise & displays to create a scene.

[Spudx7]

I hadn’t thought about teaching them to do that in a store—good idea.

[mrs. a]

Thanks for that!

I told my nieces and nephews that they should ALWAYS smell a rat when an adult asks a kid for help, and get the heck away. Adults should only be asking for help from other adults.