Missing Children

For PARENTS Only... 

TOP 10 Things You Can Do To Prevent A Missing Child

1. Make a copy of all your child's identification papers and photos in one convenient folder or location. This is especially handy if you bring it along during your travel with your children. The photos should be updated at least once every six months or a year due to the nature of child development.
2. Likewise, have your children's fingerprints or even DNA samples at hand like an old comb or toothbrush he/she has used before.
3. As soon as your child is ready, teach him/her their full name, address and phone number as well as your own full name. They can give this information to a kind soul or authorities in case they are lost, increasing their chances of being brought back to you.
4. When hiring a babysitter, make sure make sure they are trustworthy, mature, able, and experienced. They should be people who really care for children. Get good references before you hire. Any mistake is TOO EXPENSIVE!
5. Communicate with your children often. Establish a safe and trusted environment where your children feel free to speak to you so you might pick up any early warning signs. And more importantly, you want your child to listen to your advice and caution as they grow up.
6. Teach your children to say NO to any unwelcome, uncomfortable, or confusing action or even offers and gifts by others, especially strangers.
7. The cyberspace, though an efficient medium of communication for both personal and business needs, is the perfect place for would-be kidnappers to hide their true identity or even intentions. When your children are young, it is important to educate them as they interact with others on the Internet that there are indeed bad people out there - a harsh reality of life.
8. At public places, be sure to watch over your child all the time. It is easy to be distracted by the nice looking dresses, shoes, jewelry, things, food and lot of good stuff and not noticing when your child starts wandering off or when a planned abduction is about to take place.
9. Never leave your child alone even for a moment. There are horror stories of children left in the car for just a minute or so and the next thing the parents realize is that their child is gone...for good!
10. Increase your awareness and help to spread the word about the REAL dangers of missing children and the HORRIBLE consequences of both the child and the devastation it brings to the family. I found an extremely good resource you can access from:
    
    ==> http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC134.pdf

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