If your children must be left home alone, make sure to explain the proper way to answer the telephone and the door in your absence. Let your children know that you are willing to talk and listen to anything they may want to report. Never underestimate any fears or concerns they have. Children should trust their own feelings and know that your are always concerned for their safety. People who abduct children usually pick out a child who they thing will be an easy target.
Abductors usually select a child ahead of time.
They look for children who walk to school alone, take shortcuts, or seem to be alienated form other children. Quite often these people are found watching playgrounds observing children's play habits. Parents can help protect children by teaching them to become aware of these dangerous people and the lures they use to entice them.