Child Safety
Overview
Child Safety Tips for stranger danger, personal safety devices, molesters, and Internet safety tips for kids. The murder victim's father said he was in shock. "That my daughter could no longer be with me is unbelievable. But the unbelievable has happened...
Excerpted from Reuters 02 June 2004 
Ten-year-old Rebecca Savarese, on her way to school one wintry morning in 1993, was walking on the sidewalk at a busy intersection in Pittsfield MA when a man suddenly grabbed and pulled her toward his pickup truck at the curb. She yelled and spun away, leaving him holding her empty backpack as she ran to safety. He dropped it on the sidewalk and casually drove away. Only one passerby noticed the kidnapping attempt and wrote down the trucks plate number. This led to the arrest of Louis Lent at his home with hidden cages built into the walls a murderer of dozens of children.
Rebecca was his only target who knew enough to defy an adult and escape. None of his other victims knew the simple lifesaving skills that spared Rebecca and led to the removal of a monster from society. "You know there are evils out there, but you never believe it will touch on you and yours. When it does, it is a lifetime's sentence of hell." mother of a girl murdered in 1973 quoted in The Guardian (UK) 18 January 2003
Personal Safety Devices
GPS Child Locator: a child tracking device. A variety of models are available. I highly recommend these if used with the utmost parental discretion.
Personal Security Alarm: a.k.a. screamer or noisemaker. An attacker wont likely chase a noisy target.
For complete child safety, follow the guidance throughout Crime-Safety-Security.com, especially Home Security.
Safety Tips for Kids
Child Safety Tips- Overview (YOURE NOW ON THIS PAGE)
Stranger Danger vs Stranger Safety FAQ.
Cyber Bullying: how to stop it FAQ.
Stop Bullying in school FAQ.
School Violence prevention FAQ.
911 Calls: how to do it right.
Child - Molester Safety: the subtle warning signs.
Child Safeguarding from molesters.
Child - Internet Safety Tips for Kids: the dangers & safeguards.
Internet Safety for Kids 10 things parents need to know FAQ.
Child - Outdoor Safety: staying out of harms way.
Child Kidnapping: dangers lurking at the Mall.
Child - Kidnapping Escape from a monster.
Recap & Resources: a summary of this section.
Free-Range Kids vs Myth Busters
GPS Child Locator: a child tracking device.
Personal Security Alarm: a.k.a. screamer or noisemaker.
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Child Kidnapping |
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Personal Security Alarm |
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