14 tips to protect your child from kidnapping
Every year, thousands of kids get abducted all over the world. The kidnappers have all the skills of a good psychologist.
They know how to win the kid's hearts to manipulate their minds perfectly those walking
nightmares of every parent still succeed.
But there is something we all can do to stop them.
Bright side has put together a list of 14 signs of a child abductor you should never ignore.
Counting down, number 14 - Asking for help.
One of the most common tricks all kidnappers use is asking kids for help if
You ever hear an adult begging for help at a playground, It is a reason to be alarmed
Just think of it if something happened to you. Would you really ask an unfamiliar five-year-old to help you?
Something is telling me you wouldn't. Another adult can hold the door for you when you're holding more heavy bags than you can handle.
And when your dog or cat gets lost, you will more likely spread the word or ask
special volunteer groups to find it. Not take a little girl out of a sandbox and invite her to search the basements with you.
If you happen to witness an adult sharing his or her problems with kids,
It could be a good idea to jump into that conversation and confront the abductor.
Ask him or her what is wrong and could you possibly help out this should scare the abductor.
13. Crying kid
Now if you see a kid crying screaming and trying to escape
Pulling out his hand you might think that he is just being naughty and does not want to obey his mom or dad
We've all been there right? However if you feel like things have gone too wild and the hysterics is more than a regular
Grumpy attack it won't hurt to check on them ask the kid and the accompanying adult
If everything is all right
And how they are all related if it turns out to be a false alarm the parent will most likely
Thank you for caring and explained it was a really bad day if it's really the abductor that is taking away
The kid he or she will stumble and most likely reconsider doing the evil act
You most likely
remembered what the villain looks like so what's the point of taking the kid away when you were all ready to give this information to
the police?
Number 12 playground observers
Where do childless adults spend their free time concert halls stadiums museums bars
Somehow the playground is not on the list if you spot a suspicious adult watching kids go up and down the slides or building
Sandcastles let them know that you know take a picture of that stranger the abductor will most likely get scared and flee
Number 11 free stuff
Admit it we all love free stuff
We buy two shampoos to get the third one for free and collect stickers to exchange them for a Darth Vader mask
Hit like if you do that as adults
We learn to accept that nothing is actually free free so the enthusiasm fades a bit and we ask the question of why?
Why would someone give me anything for free?
Kids are very kind and trustful
When offered candy toys or cool gadgets like smartphones and tablets they will follow the kind stranger anywhere
Some abductors will let a kid play a demo game to invite them into the car later to continue. You can stop that from happening
Remember that no normal adult will offer gifts to unfamiliar kids in the playground or backyard
Or invite them to the parking lot
according to the National Center for Exploited Children statistics
12% of all abductors use candy or sweets as a lure
Number 10 puppies trick
Trick as old as time true as it can be puppies are so adorable
They make us forget about whatever we actually started browsing the internet for those big eyes and wagging tails
Now imagine what it does to the minds of kids
When they see a little dog and get an invitation to play with it privately they will most likely say yes, please
7% of abductors use this trick so next time you see a lonely adult demonstrating a puppy at a playground
You know what that means.
9 fake friend an abductor can do some serious research on the prospective victim
Today the social networks have all the information you can ever need to pretend that you know someone well
You can easily learn what someone had for lunch as well as find out some more useful details
The relatives names their room design and even what they received as birthday gifts this year all this
Information will make the kid believe the abductor is actually friends or colleagues with their parents
After winning the child's trust the villain can say they have to go to the hospital immediately
Because mom is in trouble if you ever overhear that kind of conversation between a kid and an adult
Take action ask
clarify offer help it turns out 9 out of 10 and Sue's are fake if
You are an alarmed parent watching this you can get more safety tips on what to teach your child to avoid trouble in this video
Number 8 the hero lure
This trick is similar to fake friends, but it requires less research work and so is easier to perform
molesters can invite kids to save local heroes popular celebrities coaches or school teachers
They don't even have to invent a fake name for themselves just say they were sent by that person everyone knows and loves
This trick is more likely to work with older kids trying to win popularity do something great for a hero
And you will also be one that's the logic behind it
Number seven using other kids
All parents teach their kids not to talk to strangers by strangers
We mostly imagine scary looking adults, though
What could a cute little child do - another cute little child a lot of harm actually if that child was sent by?
Kidnappers it is okay to explain where one kid is taking the other and how long they've known each other for
The same applies to friendly looking ladies
Number six asking for directions a
Slow-moving car stopping next to a child is an alarming sign, too.
Driver who is asking a child for directions and invites him or her to get into that car to guide them is
99 percent a child abductor when you get lost while driving you're more likely to ask a policeman or other adults for help
Right or maybe use that pure magic known as GPS navigation
Number five offering a ride
Motorcycles are a popular lure tool
There are known cases in criminal practice where children were taken away on motorcycles after they were offered a fun ride
No boy can say no to such an invitation
To trigger their desire to go for a ride the friendly biker might also say come on who is the bravest here?
It is an easy way for a kid to become a hero and prove
He is indeed the bravest of his friends if you ever see something like that going on just think of it with a regular
Biker the tough-guy offer an unfamiliar child to go for a ride. Why would he do that?
You can stop that from happening
For the fame lure
This trick will unlikely work on preschoolers
But will do its magic with 10 or 11 year-olds and teenagers
Hip Nappers approach them complimenting their looks and offering easy fame and success
All the future stars have to do is follow them to the parking lot to be taken to a casting spot
Newsflash real professionals do not look for acting and modeling
Talents in the backyards and playgrounds they organize official castings or look for talents at schools
Three fake policemen
The easiest way to win someone's trust is to pretend to be someone everyone trusts already
Someone everyone asks for help when something goes wrong
someone with certain reputation a
policeman for example
When a police officer or someone wearing his uniform comes up to you and says?
You did something wrong you just follow him at least when you're 5
however a real police officer will try to find the child's parents and not just take the little one away if
You confront the obviously fake policeman, and he refuses to show his ID try to take a picture of him
It will be of help if it turns out he was an abductor indeed
Number two sir or madam
If you hear a child call an adult accompanying him or her sir or madam
It is a warning sign as well kids. Don't normally address someone they know using these words
And number one the looks
If you see a well-dressed child being taken somewhere by a
Strangely looking adult dressed carelessly or even someone like a homeless person do not ignore it a huge difference in their physical
Appearance should also be alarming this might be an indirect warning sign
But it is still worth paying attention to if you keep this and other signs we shared in mind you have very high chances of
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